Congratulations, @guytmartland - your Steemit short story is #1 in the 20th Annual P&E Readers poll!

That's #1 in one of 41 categories, but still #1.

Read "Space Cold" by clicking here.

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Why does this contest matter?

• More than 3500 voters voted in 41 publishing related categories.
• The poll is hosted by Critters and Preditors & Editors--
• [Preditors & Editors[(www.pred-ed.com) *is a guide to publishers and publishing services for serious writers since 1997, with an emphasis on avoiding scams.
• The Critters Writers' Workshop is the first writers' workshop on the web, founded in 1995, home to tens of thousands of writers.
• Both are free services.

I am happy to report that the ol' Keangaroo also took first out of four nominees:

Thank you, @jrhughes, for sending me the nifty graphic which you highlighted (I've got to learn that trick), and thank you (all of you who voted!) for taking time to support your fellow Steemians.

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New category this year, Positive Futures, has me excited (you all know I'm weary of dystopian themes dominating the market). I nominated Elan Mastai, after reading an ARC of his novel via NetGalley, and he took first place. Yay!

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