The
2015 Dwarf Stars Anthology: The Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and
Horror Short Poetry of 2014
Editor: John Amen
Cover Art: Two Crows, a Ghost, and the Moon (detail)
8" x 10" oil on panel © 2011 Kelli Hoppmann
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Layout: F.J. Bergmann
Publisher: Science Fiction Poetry Association
Our thanks to Written Image for their donation in support of Dwarf Stars 2015.
2015 Award Winners
Winner:
“abandoned nursing home” • Greg Schwartz • Tales of the Talisman 9:3
2nd Place:
Princess: A Life • Jane Yolen • Mythic Delirium, 2014
3rd Place:
The Square Root of Doppelgängers • Robert Borski • Star*Line 37:2
63 members voted.
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Greg Schwartz fixes copiers and occasionally writes. Some of his stories and poems have appeared in Talebones, Horror Carousel, and Tales of the Talisman. He is very honored to win the Dwarf Stars Award and enjoyed the chance to read all of the poems that were nominated. |
Anthology Table of Contents
- Nonfiction • Jonel Abellanosa • inkscrawl, March 2014.
- Their Nature • Francis W Alexander • Space & Time 122.
- Witch’s Primer, Lesson 4 • Erik Amundsen • inkscrawl, March 2014
- “jupiter a pixel …” • Joseph Salvatore Aversano • Modern Haiku 45.1.
- the explorer • Ross Balcom • inkscrawl, March 2014.
- The Square Root of Doppelgängers • Robert Borski • Star*Line 37:2.
- Pink Unicorns • Robert Borski • Star*Line 37:4.
- Surreal Shopping List • Bruce Boston • 2014 SFPA Poetry Contest winner in the Dwarf category.
- Not Only Thoats • Bruce Boston • Outposts of Beyond, June 2014.
- “her perfume” • David Boyer • Frogpond 37:1.
- “thunderhead losing …” • Mark E. Brager • moongarlic 2.
- Song for Otter • Alicia Cole • Eternal Haunted Summer, Summer Solstice 2014.
- Shellac • P.S. Cottier • Prowlings 3.
- “through icicles” • Septimiu M. Cristian • Scifaikuest, August 2014.
- The Fate of Worlds • William Cullen, Jr. • Asimov’s Science Fiction, June 2014.
- “moment of peak oil” • William Cullen, Jr. • Scifaikuest, May 2014.
- “it's recycling day” • William Cullen, Jr. • Star*Line 37:2.
- “Valentine’s Day” • Rebecca Drouilhet • Modern Haiku 45:2.
- “building my first clone” • Angel Favazza • Star*Line 37:3.
- “a long look” • Angel Favazza • Scifaikuest, November 2014.
- “new galaxy” • Lorin Ford • tinywords, July 2014.
- The Lonely Future of Philip K. Dick • Adele Gardner • Child of Words: Science Fiction & Fantasy 1.
- “fangs in a glass” • LeRoy Gorman • Star*Line 37:4.
- “a new bridge” • LeRoy Gorman • Atlas Poetica 18.
- Pro-Life • K. L. Hasell • Space & Time 120.
- “garbage in—garbage out” • C. William Hinderliter • Space & Time 122.
- “martian greenhouse” • Carolyn M. Hinderliter • Star*Line 37:4.
- Dragon Girl • C. E. Hyun • Ideomancer 13:4.
- Restoration • Herb Kauderer • The Mo'Joe Anthology (Beatlick Press, 2014)
- private source • Herb Kauderer • The Book of Answers (Written Image, July 2014)
- “Fermat’s last theorem” • Deborah P Kolodji • The Heron’s Nest 16:4.
- “drones the year of the horse nebula” • Deborah P Kolodji • Commended, 2014 HaikuNow Contest, appears on the Haiku Foundation website.
- Roadkill • Michael Kriesel. Star*Line 37:4.
- The Holly King • Sandi Leibowitz • Eternal Haunted Summer, Winter Solstice 2014.
- “cyborg surgery” • Sandra J. Lindow • Star*Line 37:4.
- First Encounter” • Lauren McBride • Star*Line 37:4.
- Cosmic Choice” • Alan Meyrowitz • The Tower Journal, January 2014.
- Zatanna’s Haiku” • P. Andrew Miller • Drawn to Marvel (Minor Arcana Press, 2014)
- Bone Song • Mari Ness • inkscrawl, March 2014.
- Queen of Cups • A. J. Odasso • inkscrawl, March 2014.
- “before the great upload” • Eric Otto • Scifaikuest, February 2014.
- “beside the forlorn robot” • Eric Otto • Scifaikuest, May 2014.
- “her fingerprints” • Eric Otto • Scifaikuest, May 2014.
- dream • John Reinhart • Silver Blade 24.
- scent of a corpuscle • Terrie Leigh Relf • Star*Line 37:3.
- “abandoned nursing home” • Greg Schwartz • Tales of the Talisman 9:3.
- Everyone was stealing ... • Claudia Serea • Ideomancer 13:3.
- Trinket Earth • Anna Sykora • Star*Line 37:2.
- In Conclusion • Sonya Taaffe • Ideomancer 13:1.
- Downstairs Up • Neal Wilgus • Pablo Lennis 325.
- “by chance” • James Won • Take-Out Window: Haiku Society of America Anthology, 2014.
- “Cthulhu partners” • Greer Woodward • Halloween Haiku II (Popcorn Press, 2014)
- Princess: A Life • Jane Yolen • Mythic Delirium, 2014.
| 1 | Asimov’s Science Fiction | |
| 1 | Atlas Poetica | |
| 1 | The Book of Answers (Written Image) | |
| 1 | Child of Words: Science Fiction & Fantasy | |
| 1 | Drawn to Marvel (Minor Arcana Press) | |
| 2 | Eternal Haunted Summer | |
| 1 | Frogpond | |
| 1 | 2014 HaikuNow Contest, Haiku Foundation | |
| 1 | Halloween Haiku II, ed. Lester Smith (Popcorn Press) | |
| 1 | The Heron’s Nest | |
| 3 | Ideomancer | |
| 5 | inkscrawl | |
| 2 | Modern Haiku | |
| 1 | The Mo'Joe Anthology (Beatlick Press, 2014) | |
| 1 | moongarlic | |
| 1 | Mythic Delirium | |
| 1 | Outposts of Beyond | |
| 1 | Pablo Lennis | |
| 1 | Prowlings | |
| 6 | Scifaikuest | |
| 1 | 2014 SFPA Poetry Contest | |
| 1 | Silver Blade | |
| 3 | Space & Time | |
| 11 | Star*Line | |
| 1 | Take-Out Window: Haiku Society of America Anthology | |
| 1 | Tales of the Talisman | |
| 1 | tinywords | |
| 1 | The Tower Journal |
