If you're voting for the Hugos, Nebulas, Ignytes, Locus, Stokers, World Fantasy or any other SFF award, here you can find my eligible work published in 2026.
Below each story, you will find some keywords that might pique your interest. Feel free to reach me out if you have any questions, want to talk about a story, or prefer to read any one of them in other file format.
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7,500 words - 17,500 words
"The Winter of the Icebergirl" (11,500 words) – GigaNotoSaurus, February
Superheroes; elderly protagonist; family; set in Brazil.
Elvira Chagas, the famous Icebergirl, has finally retired. In her last years in a residential care home, all she wants is peace and good time with other empowered people. But when Thickskin, her mortal enemy, also finds his solace in the same care facility, Elvira will have to accept that not all battles are over but many of them will now happen inside herself.
Up to 7,500 words
"Audit of the Collapse and Convalescence of Minds" (3,400 words) – Reactor
Sentience; artificial intelligence; virtual reality; guilt; forgiveness.
A neurauditor must find out why three artificial minds--a military drone controller, a counseling chatbot, and a dating app--are failing in their jobs.
"Prayskin" (4,100 words) – Trollbreath Magazine #8
Secondary world fantasy; war; romance; loss; gods; elderly protagonist.
Adamu has been letting the people carve their prayers on her terracotta skin so she can bring them to the Goddess. But now it’s time for her to have one for herself: bringing her beloved Fyrro back to life!
"Pandora's Unboxing" (800 words) – Gavagai
(Soft) myth retelling; persecution; misogyny; revenge.
Pandora has an unboxing to do in her Youtube channel: the ancient jar where she kept her past selves.
"A Poem of Anas" (800 words) – Translunar Travelers Lounge #15
Multiverse; support networks.
Ana needs a cure for her father, but it doesn’t exist yet. Luckily, there’s a chain of Anas in the multiverse that might bring her something.
"Gravefisher" (4,100 words) – Of Dread, Decay, and Doom - Stars & Sabers
Secondary world fantasy; horror; dark fantasy; addiction.
Akela craves what corpses hold: the remnants of souls. With them, she can numb herself of what she dreads the most… Memories about the Children.