Several stories from Lightspeed, Nightmare, and the Destroy special issues have also been selected for reprint in several best-of-the-year volumes. They’re listed below, with the original venue and then the best-of-the-year editor(s)’s name following in parenthesis:

1. “RedKing” by Craig DeLancey (Lightspeed | Horton, Dozois)
2. “I’ve Come to Marry the Princess” by Helena Bell (Lightspeed | Horton)
3. “A Good Home” by Karin Lowachee (Lightspeed | Clarke)
4. “Those Brighter Stars” by Mercurio R. Rivera (Lightspeed | Dozois)
5. “Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea” by Sarah Pinsker (Lightspeed | Clarke)
6. “The Jaws That Bite, The Claws That Catch” by Seanan McGuire (Lightspeed| Guran)
7. “Fifty Shades Of Grays” by Steven Barnes (Lightspeed | Horton, Dozois)
8. “Red Dirt Witch” by N.K. Jemisin (Fantasy | Strahan, Guran)
9. “Whose Drowned Face Sleeps” by An Owomoyela & Rachael Swirsky (Nightmare | Guran)
10. “Wish You Were Here” by Nadia Bulkin (Nightmare | Guran, Datlow)
11. “The Finest, Fullest Flowering” by Marc Laidlaw (Nightmare | Guran)
12. “The One Who Isn’t” by Ted Kosmatka (Lightspeed | Dozois)
13. “The Bad Hour” by Christopher Golden (What the #@&% is That? | Datlow)

I’ll update this list if we uncover any additional such honors!

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Locus Magazine released their annual recommended reading list, and we’re pleased to report Lightspeed has fifteen stories on the list, Nightmare has five stories, and my anthology What the #@&% is That? has two stories:

• “I Was a Teenage Werewolf” Dale Bailey (Nightmare)
• “Fifty Shades of Grays” Steven Barnes (Lightspeed)
• “Salto Mortal” Nick T. Chan (Lightspeed)
• “Ghost Pressure” Gemma Files (What the #@&% Is That?)
• “Little Widow” Maria Dahvana Headley (Nightmare / What the #@&% Is That?)
• “Red Dirt Witch” N.K. Jemisin (Fantasy)
• “The One Who Isn’t” Ted Kosmatka (Lightspeed)
• “The Finest, Fullest Flowering” Marc Laidlaw (Nightmare)
• “Sparks Fly” Rich Larson (Lightspeed)
• “A Good Home” Karin Lowachee (Lightspeed)
• “Those Brighter Stars” Mercurio D. Rivera (Lightspeed)
• “Angel, Monster, Man” Sam J. Miller (Nightmare)
• “Unauthorized Access” An Owomoyela (Lightspeed)
• “The Red Thread” Sofia Samatar (Lightspeed)
• “Vulcanization” Nisi Shawl (Nightmare)
• “Wednesday’s Story” Wole Talabi (Lightspeed)
• “Dragon Brides” Nghi Vo (Lightspeed)
• “Secondhand Bodies” JY Yang (Lightspeed)
• “Welcome to the Medical Clinic at the Interplanetary Relay Station | Hours Since the Last Patient Death: 0” Caroline M. Yoachim (Lightspeed)

Congratulations to all of the above, and to everyone who made the list!

The release of the Recommended Reading List also means that voting for the Locus Awards is now open. Anyone is eligible to vote. Visit locusmag.com to cast a ballot or learn more. Voting closes April 15, 2017.

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