Hello, science fiction fans! It’s awards season in the science fiction community, in which the Hugo, Nebula, and other awards collect eligible works for consideration – generally, stories and novels published in the previous year.

This year, Thinking Ink is proud to highlight the authors in The Neurodiversiverse: Alien Encounters, which was published in 2024, making them eligible this year! Among the pieces which are eligible for awards are:

Art

• “She Weaves Her Web 1A”, an illustration by Edward Michael Supranowicz
• “LoveHEART”, an illustration by Natasha Von
• “Chatter”, an illustration by Barbara Candiotti
• “Radar”, an illustration by Barbara Candiotti
• “Resilience”, an illustration by Vincenzo Cohen
• “Look”, an illustration by Barbara Candiotti
• “Space Encounters”, cover art by Barbara Candiotti
• “Skeleton in Roses”, an illustration by Natasha Von
• “Soul Sisters in Autumn”, an illustration by Natasha Von

Poems

• “When the Aliens Came”, a poem by Avra Margariti
• “A Conversation with a Xotiran”, a poem by M. A. Dubbs
• “McCarthy Knew”, a poem by A.J. Dalton
• “Wi(d)th, De(p)th, Brea(d)th,”, a poem by River
• “Our connected space”, a poem by Swarit Gopalan
• “Drifting”, “Scanning”, “Flashin’ Out”, “Infection”, four poems by Chief Red Chef
• “Hell No!”, four poems by Sid Ghosh
• “Good Omens”, a poem by River
• “Stopping for Fuel on a Starry Evening”, a poem by Crystal Sidell
• “Flare to Brilliance and Fade”, a poem by J.D. Harlock
• “Close Encounter in the Public Bathroom”, a short story-poem by Keiko O’Leary

Short Stories

• “Music, Not Words”, a story by Ada Hoffmann
• “The Grand New York Welcome Tour”, a story by Kay Hanifen
• “The Pipefitter”, a story by Tobias S. Buckell
• “Impact”, a story by Jasmine Starr
• “Where is Everybody?”, a story by Anya Leigh Josephs
• “Shadows of Titanium Rain”, a story by Anthony Francis
• “The Interview”, a story by Brian Starr
• “Someone different, like me”, a story by Daan Dunnewold
• “Scary Monsters, Super Creeps”, a story by Cat Rambo
• “These Things Never End Well”, a story by Maub Nesor
• “First Contact”, a story by David Manfre
• “The Space Between Stitches”, a story by Minerva Cerridwen
• “Cadre”, a story by Sam Crain
• “The Cow Test”, a story by Lauren D. Fulter
• “Gamma Zaria”, a story by Gail Brown
• “Where Monolithic Minds Can’t Travel”, a story by Akis Linardos
• “The Zeta Remnant”, a story by M.D. Cooper
• “Are We Human?”, a story by Brianna Elise
• “A Hint of Color”, a story by Jody Lynn Nye
• “Be Your Own Universe”, a story by Kay Alexander
• “Navigational Aid”, a story by Holly Schofield
• “Heart-Side Sometimes-Table”, a story by Madeline Barnicle
• “Trading Partners”, a story by Jennifer R. Povey
• “Greetings From Earth”, a story by R. S. Mot
• “Close Encounter in the Public Bathroom”, a short story-poem by Keiko O’Leary
• “Primordial Voices”, a story by J. L. Lark
• “Tangible Things”, a story by Jillian Starr
• “Meeting of the Branes”, a story by Kiya Nicoll
• “Meaning Green, Unclear”, a story by Clara Ward
• “The List-making Habits of Heartbroken Ships”, a story by Stewart C Baker

Note many of these poems are also stories – “A Close Encounter in the Public Bathroom”, for example, is not only a pantoum, it’s also a story, and “Stopping for Fuel on a Starry Evening” isn’t just a riff on Robert Frost, it’s also a story too! So please check them out when considering them for a nomination.

To make considering these stories easy on you, we’re offering a 75% discount on The Neurodiversiverse ebook through the end of the month of February! To get your copy of the NDV ebook, click on this link and enter discount code AWARDS2025!

Go Neurodiversiverse!

– Anthony and Liza, editors of the you know.