The 2017 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award finalists were announced this week and I’m very pleased to say that two stories from Clarkesworld are on the list:
- “Things with Beards” by Sam J. Miller
- “Touring with the Alien” by Carolyn M. Gilman
The other finalists are:
- Nina Allan, “The Art of Space Travel,” Tor.com
- Amal El-Mohtar, “Seasons of Glass and Iron,” The Starlit Wood: New Fairy Tales
- Victor LaValle, The Ballad of Black Tom, Tor.com
- Ian R. MacLeod, “The Visitor From Taured,” Asimov’s
- Dominica Phetteplace, “Project Empathy,” Asimov’s
- Catherynne M. Valente, “The Future is Blue,” Drowned Worlds
- Kai Ashante Wilson, A Taste of Honey, Tor.com
The winner will be announced next month at the Campbell Conference at the University of Kansas.