- Joint Winners 2023
The Shoe Shop Jinn
by Sakina Hassan
Jack N Jill Shoes was closing at last and Shehriyaar Ali was relieved. He’d spent his childhood sock-sliding over the terrazzo tiles of its large main hall, dodging salesmen and the many families that frequented what was once the city’s largest children’s shoe shop…
Earth 747
by Saud Ahmed
“Is this the end, my love?” asked Zahra as she stroked Suleman’s white hair.
She sounded calm but Suleman could see the worry that lined her face as he lay on her lap looking up at her. They had been married forty-five summers and…
Finalists
| Softly Unalone |
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by Ayesha Malik |
Honorable Mentions
| Solarpunk | A Hidden Haven | An Act of Subtitution |
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by Maaz Ismail |
by Radiyah Numan |
by Rana Saadullah Khan |
Judges for 2023
Samit Basu
Samit Basu is an Indian novelist, known mainly for SF and fantasy work. His most recent novel, the anti-dystopian near-future The City Inside (Tordotcom, ’22) was on the Washington Post and Book Riot best SFF of 2022 lists and earlier shortlisted for the 2020 JCB Prize (India) as Chosen Spirits.
Arley Sorg
Arley Sorg is a two-time World Fantasy Award Finalist and a Locus Award Finalist for his work as co-Editor-in-Chief at Fantasy Magazine. Arley is also a SFWA Solstice Award Recipient, a Space Cowboy Award Recipient, and a finalist for two Ignyte Awards.
Mohammed Hanif
Mohammed Hanif has written for stage, film and BBC Radio. His first novel, A Case of Exploding Mangoes, was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize, short-listed for The Guardian First Book Award and won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best First Novel.