The winning contest entry, announced on June 22nd, was “Martian Dreams,” penned by a writer known as The-Reluctant-Author. In describing the piece, Kessler said:
“Only a true space geek could make the barren Martian wilderness seem so vibrant and inspiring. This story almost read like a poem. Space poetry is a much-underrepresented genre. Lo, ye sentences were like stanzas, you Bard of Mars. In fact, if you didn't know it was a story about Mars, you could almost be forgiven for thinking it was describing the harshness of the Colorado Plateau, or the plains of the Great Basin. And that’s one amazing truth about Mars and how it captures our imagination — its strange familiarity.”
After reading “Martian Dreams,” be sure to check out the second place entry — “Dust to Dust” by Vendetta Jones — and all of the other submissions!
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