The public vote for the 2011 storySouth Million Writers Award is now complete. We had nearly 1150 votes. Here are the winning stories, along with their percentage of the vote:
- "Arvies" by Adam-Troy Castro (Lightspeed Magazine) – 18%
- "The Incorrupt Body of Carlo Busso" by Eric Maroney (Eclectica) – 16%
- "The Green Book" by Amal El-Mohtar (Apex Magazine) – 15%
The prizes for this year's award are:
- First place: $600 plus the $100 gift certificate from ThinkGeek
- Runner-up: $200
- Honorable mention/third place: $100
Thank you to everyone who votes and nominated stories. Next year's award will kick off in early 2012.