FYI

A quick update to the editors and authors who have nominated stories for the award, I'll be making an announcement about the award soon. I'm talking to some people about the award and what can be done with it to more effectively promote sword-and-sorcery fiction. You'll hear about it here first, and hopefully elsewhere.

Eligible Stories

I've decided not to list the eligible stories. The list is too fluid, what with stories that seemed eligible at first being deemed ineligible later, either because they were published in 2008 or because they are heroic fantasy. Also, some authors have asked not to have their stories considered for the award. I'll have more to say about that later.

Eligiblity for nominated stories will be determined once we reach the deadline. Once I have a list of finalists, I'll post them to the site.

Award Featured

The Ham-Sized Fist Award has been featured on Fantasy Magazine. Do check it out and read some of my thoughts on the heroic fantasy and sword-and-sorcery genres.