Jones Wins Eugie Award
“The Sound of Children Screaming” by Rachael K. Jones (Nightmare 10/23) is the winner of the 2024 Eugie Foster Memorial Award for Short Fiction for “stories that are irreplaceable, that inspire, enlighten, and entertain.”
Other finalists were:
- “Tantie Merle and the Farmhand 4200”, R.S.A. Garcia (Uncanny 7/23)
- “The Year Without Sunshine”, Naomi Kritzer (Uncanny 10/23)
- “Even if Such Ways Are Bad“, Rich Larson (Reactor 2/8/23)
- Falling Bodies, Rebecca Roanhorse (Amazon Original Stories)
Jones receives a plaque and a $1,000 prize. The award was presented at Dragon Con, held August 29-September 2, 2024 in Atlanta GA. It honors writer and editor Eugie Foster, who died in 2014.
Speculative stories up to 20,000 words published in the previous year are eligible for the award, with nominations made by a panel of editors, reviewers, and select readers, and the winner chosen by a jury.
For more information, visit the award’s website. [Thanks to Sean CW Korsgaard @SCWKorsgaard for tweeting the winner.]
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