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Jack Massa's avatar

Thank you, Brian. And thank you everyone who read and commented. I am honored and humbled. And congratulations to all the entrants. Keep at it!

Brian Reindel's avatar

Congratulations, Jack! I'll be in touch later today by email.

Rachel LaDue's avatar

Congrats, Jack! I’m so stoked for this lunar colony fic!! Thank you for organizing, Brian!

Reena Kapoor's avatar

So excited to read, Brian! Cheers for creating and running this whole enterprise. It’s impressive.

PS. I never thought I’d find myself in this realm, but (as you know why) here I am… 😀

James Ron's avatar

Congratulations, Jack! Well done.

Chris Deliso's avatar

Cheers, Brian, more great work for keeping the speculative and sci-fi community focused and organized. We come here to do our work, and the greatest joy is in the process itself. Thanks for being patient and taking the time to organize it all.

Brian Reindel's avatar

Thank you for the kind words and for helping promote these efforts, Chris! I like seeing familiar faces in the community. 👍

Chris Deliso's avatar

likewise! thanks for doing the hard part, maintaining the infra and showing up each time. 2024 will be a lot of fun, I do believe, with a lot of great writing to come on Substack. The very helpful thing about the Lunar Awards generally is the clarity provided about all the participation steps and announcement of open dates, so that writers don't feel rushed and can work it into their busy schedules.

Brian Reindel's avatar

It's certainly the hardest thing to get just right. I had some good feedback early on when I started that helped refine things and make sure it was all sufficiently communicated. I feel like we're in a good groove now.

Larry Hogue's avatar

Congrats to Jack! It was a thought-provoking read.

Jolan Hildebrandt's avatar

I'll do better next time

and Congratulations Jack

Brian Reindel's avatar

You did better than the other 500 writers who didn't enter, which is a win in my book. 😁

Jolan Hildebrandt's avatar

I aim to get better every time

Garen Marie's avatar

Great stories from Jack and both honorable mentions! And thank you, Brian, for the opportunity to read and celebrate top-notch speculative fiction.