The Solar Flare contest from Sunspot Lit has been judged. Here is the list of finalists, with a special call-out to finalists that achieved the Best of rank, and the winner:

Finalists

Argestes, In Heat / Paloma Maria Freitas / Fiction

Impact / Katie Wilde / Art

The Banger / Rebecca Winterer / Fiction

Midday Living / Drie Chapek / Art

Goddess Musings #1 / Micaela Foreman / Fiction

Best of Category

A Lost Coastline / Dylan Seeman / Art

Winner

The Happy Son / JR Fenn / Fiction

The finalists have been offered publication alongside the winner. They can be found in the next digital quarterly edition, which can be downloaded free by visiting SunspotLit.com and going to the Editions tab.

They will also appear in the 2024 print edition, which can be preordered (shipping to US addresses included at no charge) here.

The journal’s standard open calls are still open. Deadlines vary, but the guidelines and current open categories can always be found here. Of special note is the novella open call, which is currently open until the end of this month.