Million Writers Short List

The top ten selections for the Million Writers Award are in. Congratulations to all the finalists with special Snoopy Dances going out to ThugLit and Eric Beetner!! Great to see a crime story crack the short list! Public voting begins tomorrow and ends on May 31. You can find all the details at http://www.jasonsanford.com/jason And here are your finalists:

"Secondhand Objects" by Renee Simms (from 42opus)
"I Am My Rooster" by Taylur Thu Hien Ngo (from Blackbird)
"The Library" by Jolie Braun (from BluePrintReview)
"Non-Zero Probabilities" by N. K. Jemisin (from Clarkesworld Magazine)
"A Song to Greet the Sun" by Alaya Dawn Johnson (from Fantasy Magazine)
"The Moose Head Haus" by Tom Burkett (from Storyglossia)
"Ditch" by Eric Beetner (PDF download, from Thuglit)
"Eros, Philia, Agape" by Rachel Swirsky (from Tor.com)
"This Program Contains Actual Surgical Procedures" by Roxane Gay (from Twelve Stories)
"Hospitality" by Summer Block (from Wheelhouse Magazine)