The Raven Arrives
The time has come to announce the longlist for this year’s Raven Short Story Contest!
Find the longlisted authors, listed alphabetically by first name, below. Those with a (2) beside their name have two stories under consideration for the shortlist!
The 2024 Raven Short Story Contest Longlist
Becky Slate-Liu
Chris Fash
Ciara Gordon
Claire Lawrence
Dave Bartlett
David Jensen
Debbi Hofsink-Borst
Emily Groot
Emma O’Driscoll
Epiphany Ferrell
James Mathews
Jennifer Moss
Katie Lawrence
Kelli Etheridge
Kevin Sandefur
KT Wagner
Laura Kuhlmann
Laura MacLeod
Leslie Wibberley
Margot Spronk
Melanie Mayer (2)
Melody Sundholm
Mitchell Toews
Paul O’Neill
Rhea Rose
Richard Arbib
Riley Zhang
Shanley Kearney
Shruthi Budnar
Sophie Ganic (2)
Spencer Keene
Stephanie Grella
William Robinson
Zack Johnson
Congratulations to all!
Stay tuned to see which of these stories will appear on our shortlist, and for the announcement of the winners this November.
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Thank you to all of our submitting authors for sharing your words and supporting Pulp Literature!
Joining us again as final judge is Kelly Robson, an award-winning science fiction, fantasy, and horror writer. She won the 2018 Nebula Award for Best Novelette and her short fiction won the 2022, 2019, and 2016 Aurora Awards. She has also been a finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, Theodore Sturgeon, Locus, Astounding, Aurora, and Sunburst awards.
Kelly grew up in the foothills of the Rockies, competing in rodeos and gymkhanas. From 2008 to 2012, she wrote the wine and spirits column for Chatelaine. ‘Good for Grapes’ appeared as our featured story in Pulp Literature Issue 23, Summer 2019. After twenty-two years in Vancouver, she and her wife, fellow writer AM Dellamonica, now make their home in downtown Toronto. Visit her at kellyrobson.com.
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