2025 Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award Winner

March 25, 2025 locusmag 0 Comments

Gustavo Bondoni is the winner of the 2025 Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award for his short story, “Space Monkeys”. Tiffany Smith won second place for “Lights in the Void” and Jason Crawford won third place for “Atlas’ Shoulders”.

Bondoni and the runners-up will be honored in a ceremony at the 2025 International Space Development Conference in Orlando FL, June 19-22, 2025. Bondoni will receive a trophy and membership in the National Space Society, and “Space Monkeys” will be offered publication on the Baen website at professional rates.

For more information, see the official press release or the Baen website.

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