The following publications were published in 2024 and are award eligible. Please consider them for the following awards (and any others not listed here that you are aware of): Hugo, Nebula, Locus, BSFA, Ignyte and Rhysling. Social media shares and recommendations to friends and family are also helpful.
Any paywalled stories can be requested via my contact page.
Short fiction
- “Empty Nest” (6,400 words, March 2024, published in DreamForge Magazine): In a future where humanity coexists with advanced artificial intelligence, a scientist and her AI partner work with uplifted cuttlefish. The experiment is nowhere near its end when all AI on Earth suddenly depart, leaving behind a stunned human species, a grieving scientist, and a legacy of inter-species communication that may save us all.
- “Nelly’s World” (4,800 words, April 2024, published in Divergent Realms): After the loss of his wife, a father struggles to connect with his neurodiverse daughter through an immersive video game, the only world she knows that was built for her.
Poetry
- “Now You Know” (April 2024, published in Strange Horizons): A son struggling with anxiety inadvertently uses joint-pilot neural interface technology to connect with his father.
If you’re a member of SFWA, you can add/upvote these stories on the Nebula reading list.
Finally, I am also eligible in the coming year for the Astounding award for Best New Writer.