- Winning Story 2017
The Universe is a Conscientious Gardener
Firuza Pastakia
Firuza’s beautiful story was the winner of Inaugural Salam Award and was picked unanimously by our judges. Click below to read the full story.
Finalists
| The Last Interview of Lara Khalid | Against the Dust |
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by Saniya Kamal |
by Nur Ibrahim |
Honorable Mentions
| Contagion | Noor | Symptoms of Prejudice |
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by Jawziya Zaman |
by Taimoor Ahmad |
by Faraz Talat |
| Balochi Bots – The Adventures of Omar Jamshed | Rootless |
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by Laila Kasuri |
by Maira Asaad |
| The Short Life of Ali Lakri | Sunless |
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by Zain Rashid Mian |
by Saadia Pathan |
Judges for 2017
Jeff VanderMeer
Jeff VanderMeer is the NY Times bestselling author of the Southern Reach Trilogy. He has won the World Fantasy award, Nebula Award, and Shirley Jackson Award, among others, and his work has been translated into 36 languages. As an editor, he has published the work of Amos Tutuola, Karin Tidbeck, Leena Krohn, and many other international writers.
Usman Malik
Usman Malik is a Pakistani writer of strange stories. His work has won the Bram Stoker and British Fantasy awards, been nominated for the World Fantasy Award, twice for the Nebula Award, and appeared in several Year’s Best anthologies.
Mahvesh Murad
Mahvesh Murad is a science fiction critic, columnist and editor of anthologies such as Apex Book of World SF 4 and the upcoming The Djinn Falls in Love and Other Stories (Solaris Books). She is also the host of Tor.com’s weekly interview podcast Midnight in Karachi.