There are two more weeks to vote in the storySouth Million Writers Award. So far we've already had around 800 people vote in this year's contest. Don't forget the winning stories will receive nearly $1000 in cash and prizes.
As of yesterday, here are the vote standings for the ten finalists:
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"The Oracle" by Diana Abu-Jaber (From Guernica Magazine) — 8% of the vote
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"Home for the Holidays" by Kevin Carey (from Apple Valley Review) — 2%
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"On Familiar Terms" by Kelly Cherry (from Blackbird) — 29%
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"Awesome Like Us" by Elizabeth Ellen (from Barrelhouse) — 8%
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"Comedy Central" by Alicia Gifford (from Frigg Magazine) — 5%
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"The Butcher's Chimes" by Micah Dean Hicks (from Menda City Review) — 7%
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"Remainders" by Jess Lacher (Kenyon Review Online) — 4%
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"Mix Tape" by Jeff Landon (from Barrelhouse) — 5%
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"The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees" by E. Lily Yu (from Clarkesworld Magazine) — 5%
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"The Mill Pond" by xTx (from StoryGlossia) — 33%
Based on the results so far, this means "The Mill Pond" by xTx (from StoryGlossia) and "On Familiar Terms" by Kelly Cherry (from Blackbird) are battling neck and neck for the lead. However, it doesn't take that many votes to change the dynamics of the race. So be sure to read the stories and vote for your favorite.
Voting ends on Monday, August 6th. To vote, go here.
And don't forget Spotlight Publishing has released two retrospective anthologies of Million Writers Award stories. For complete information, including how to order, go here for the SF/F anthology and here for the New Online Voices anthology.