ZAHIR unforgettable tales
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The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, edited by Ellen Datlow, Kelly Link, and Gavin J.Grant showcases the best stories in the fantasy and horror genre to appear in magazines and small presses in the previous year. The current volume, which is the Twentieth Annual Collection includes honorable mentions for ten stories by nine of Zahir's writers:

  • William Alexander, "Divination," Zahir 11
  • Katie Cortese, "Hovering," Zahir 10
  • Aaron de Long, "The Concentrator," Zahir 9
  • Robert Hanson, "The Ogress," Zahir 11
  • Peter Higgins, "The Original Word for Rain," Zahir 9, and "Monadnock and Bramble Jam," Zahir 11
  • Michael Humfrey, "In the Picture," Zahir 9
  • Jeff P. Jones, "Agony of the Forgotten," Zahir 10
  • Marlowe Moore, "Ashes of Love, Flame Burned Out," Zahir10
  • Abigail Padgett, "The Dancer," Zahir 9

Congratulations to all of you for this well deserved honor!