Fractured Lit Gods & Monsters Challenge Winner & Shortlist

And the winner is…

What the Bones Remember by Melinda Li

We loved this story from its opening line. The way it plays with paradox creates this liminal space between a god and their people. The story had a great structure with the god returning in new forms, each one an escalation from the one before it. This story, though traditional, drew us in, kept us reading with intrigue, and captured our imaginations! And we love it when a last line echoes in our minds long after reading the story!

We’re also publishing China Plate by John Hanley

Shortlist:

1. It’s a Monster, Baby by Caroline Beuley
2. Return by Morgan Cross
3. Barnacle Moon by Dorit d’Scarlett
4. Tokoloshe by Jessica Evans
5. From Clay, God by James R. Frohman
6. China Plate by John Hanley
7. What the Bones Remember by Melinda Li
8. Silence of Mothers (Selene Speaks) by Becky Petterson
9. The one with the birds… by Robert Taylor
10. Chimei by Wanying Zhang