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The Speculative Literature Foundation (SLF) is pleased to announce the results of the third annual Fountain Award, which carries a cash prize of $1000. The winning story is "Girl Reporter" by Stephanie Harrell, published in /One Story/. Nine other stories received honorable mentions. Full details are available on the SLF web site: 2005 Fountain Award.

The Fountain Award is given to speculative short stories of exceptional literary quality. The Award is judged by a select jury, and is chosen from work nominated by magazine and anthology editors for the year in question. The judges this year (for stories published in 2005) were Gwenda Bond, Carol Emshwiller, Jeffrey Ford, James Patrick Kelly, and Mary Anne Mohanraj

Questions about this year's awards may be directed to Karen Meisner, Awards Administrator - FountainAward@speculativeliterature.org