Finalist, Best Novella, 2025

The Brides of High Hill

Nghi Vo (opens in a new tab)

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The cleric Chih travels with a young bride to her wedding at an old lord's estate, and learns what became of the wives who came before her.

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The ballot

The Tusks of ExtinctionRay NaylerTordotcomWinner
The Butcher of the ForestPremee MohamedTordotcomRunner-up
What Feasts at NightT. KingfisherNightfire
The Practice, the Horizon, and the ChainSofia SamatarTordotcom
Navigational EntanglementsAliette de BodardTordotcom