‘Tis the season…for award eligibility posts!

Thanks to everyone looking at fiction for this award season. I couple of things from 2025 for your consideration. I appreciate you taking the time for these–hope you enjoy. And if you need copies, drop me an email or find me on Bluesky.

I had two stories published in 2025. They are eligible in the Best Short Story categories for the Aurora, Hugo, Nebula, Locus, World Fantasy, etc. I also edited one anthology which is eligible for some awards, too. All the details below.

SHORT STORIES

“For the Rectitude of Our Intentions”

• Blood magic, human sacrifice, the founding of the American republic, and the price of not sacrificing one’s ideals. 4800 words
• Published in Intergalactic Rejects (Calendar of Fools, June 2025)
• Read it online here.

“The Billy Goat’s Bluff”

• Light-hearted fantasy about a goat, a troll, and avoiding a one-way trip to the Nine Hells. 5800 words
• Forthcoming in On Spec #134 (December 2025)
• Check back here to read it in December!

ANTHOLOGY

If you’re reading for the Best Anthology category for the Locus, World Fantasy, or Aurora Awards (where it’s called the Best Related Work), I hope you’ll keep in mind Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume Three, edited by me and published in October 2025.