paper djinn - awards & nominations
Paper Djinn Press nominates its authors for the Pushcart Prize, Aurealis Awards, and the Best of the Net Anthology, in addition to offering ‘Author of the Month‘ and ‘Story of the Month‘ awards for stories published on Djinn World. We also hold regular story-writing contests with a variety of prizes and honours on offer.
pushcart prize nominees - 2020
Kelly Matsuura – ‘Every Desert is Different‘
Dale Parnell – ‘In Silence’
K.B. Elijah – ‘Go Fourth’
Mehreen Ahmed – ‘Ylem‘
Joel R. Hunt – ‘Last of the Stone Walkers’
Ximena Escobar – ‘The Shine of a Sinful Heart‘
aurealis awards nominees - 2020
Kelly Matsuura – ‘Every Desert is Different‘
K.B. Elijah – ‘The Lonely and the Lost‘
Mehreen Ahmed – ‘Offing’ & ‘The Cheshire Grins’
Ximena Escobar – ‘The Shine of a Sinful Heart‘
flash fiction contest # 01
First-Place: ‘The Lonely and the Lost‘ by K.B. Elijah
Second-Place: ‘We Weren’t Always Strangers‘ by Kelly Matsuura
Third-Place: ‘The Last Si’lat‘ by Alanna Robertson-Webb
christmas tidings - 2020
Leah Mueller – ‘The Three Santas‘
thanksgiving treats - 2020
David Green – ‘The Last Thanksgiving‘
halloween tricks - 2020
Peggy Gerber – ‘Halloween Horror House‘
author of the month
July 2020 – Ximena Escobar
August 2020 – Jim Bates
September 2020 – Joshua D. Taylor
October 2020 – Julie Eger
November 2020 – Peggy Gerber
December 2020 – Charlotte Langtree
story of the month
July 2020: Ximena Escobar – ‘The Shine of a Sinful Heart‘
August 2020: Sandra Nguyen – ‘Saving Grace‘
September 2020: Julie Eger [Writing as A.J. Lawdring] – ‘Little Boy in the Street‘
October 2020: David Green – ‘From Above‘
November 2020: Charlotte Langtree – ‘Thanksgiving Contraband‘
December 2020: K.B. Elijah – ‘The Lonely and the Lost‘