It’s a snowy day here in Wisconsin. I got my tea, I got my blankets. And as promised, here are all the stories we published in 2024 for your award consideration.

This year, we’re also indicating each story’s eligible award category. We are going by the Nebula Award categorization rules: short stories are less than 7500 words. Novelettes are 7500 to 17500 words, and novels are 17500 to 40,000 words.

• The Nine Lives of the Door Spirit by E.A. Petricone (short story)
• A Dance for the Dead by R. J. Howell (novelette)
• The Fake Birdhouses of Springville by Amy Johnson (short story)
• The Grandmother Hypothesis by J. S Richardson (novelette)
• Lacquer Cabinet Trick by Eris Young (short story)
• Underdragon by Diana Dima (short story)
• Samba do Espaço by Gustavo Bondoni (novelette)
• Elves in Illinois by Sarah J. Wu (novelette)
• Here in the Glittering Black, There is Hope by Monte Lin (short story)
• To Sacrifice Others by R. Z. Held (novelette)
• Remnants by Lauren Triola (novella)
• Dead Reckoning in 6/8 time by Sabrina Vourvoulias (short story)

GigaNotoSaurus is also eligible for awards under the semi-prozine category, and yours truly is eligible for short-form editor.

Quick reminder: we will be open to submissions January 1 – 15, 2025, so be sure to get your stories ready! Also, we’re also looking for a social media volunteer, so if interested, please send an email to editor@giganotosaurus.org.

I hope everyone has had a wonderful and eventful 2024, and many blessings and well wishes to you as we enter 2025.