• “Not a Fish”, Andrew Dykstal (Beneath Ceaseless Skies 6/12/25)
• “Half Life”, Stephen Harper (Skull X Bones)
• “The Last Mardi Gras”, Raven Jakubowski (DreamForge Anvil 6/1/25)
• “The Teleporting Disaster Fairy”, Rati Mehrotra (Uncanny 11-12/25)
• “Blackrock”, R.M. Olson (Skull X Bones)
• “Billionaire’s Tears”, Vanessa Ricci-Thode (Escape Pod 7/24/25)
• “Guardians of the Well”, Rose Strickman (In Another Time 6/25)
• “Bag of Holding”, Liz Westbrook-Trenholm (On Spec 10/25)

The award, recognizing “the best original short fiction published by small presses in the previous year,” will be presented at Capclave, to be held October 2-4, 2026 at the Rockville Hilton in Rockville MD. The winner will be chosen by members of WSFA. For more, see the WSFA Small Press Award website.