Here are the next two nominees that can be read online for free.
Nominee for Best Novelette
“Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of Being” by A.W. Prihandita (2024) — 8,730 words (about 35 minutes for the average reader)
Originally published in Clarkesworld magazine issue #218, November 2024.
Nominee for Best Short Story
“Five Views of the Planet Tartarus” by Rachel K. Jones (2024) — 549 words (about 3 minutes for the average reader)
Originally published in Lightspeed magazine issue #164, January 2024.
