ChiZine’s Filaria Contest 3

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For ChiZine’s April-June 2009 issue, they have up the three winners of the Enter the World of Filaria Contest, based on Brent Hayward’s book Filaria, which I reviewed a few entries below. My "Bonepickers" took second place, so go take a look if you’re interested in what I write as well as read.

I also really like the hallucinations of Donald Jacob Uitvlugt’s "Elevated State", which took third, and the title is very clever once you’ve read the story — it really brings all the themes together. And Richard Thomas’s first place winner, "Maker of Flight" has some nice griminess, rust and gears and the organic machine.

There also seems to be a coughing theme in all three stories. "Maker of Flight" has, "Hacking out a deep, rattling cough he spat into a dirty handkerchief and stuffed it into his pocket," my "Bonepickers" has "the words clogged by a throat full of phlegm. He hacked up a gob of it and spat it into the far corner of the crate," and "Elevated State" has, "Saliva caught in his throat, congealed there. He coughed again, trying to dislodge it." How curious.

I also heard that Hayward’s unpublished prelude was going to be in the issue as well, which I was looking forward to, but it’s not up at this time. Hopefully that’s still happening. (ETA: It’s up! In PDF.)

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3 thoughts on “ChiZine’s Filaria Contest”

  • Reply ↓
    Anonymous

    filaria

    hey debi,

    loved your story, thanks for the kind words, i add you as a link at my site – i work and write for a couple of places, http://www.coloredchalk.com and http://www.sideshowfables.com and we’d love to see some more of your work. The editor rotates at CC, I did #6, and Paul is the main guy at SF, but say that “Richard sent me” and I’ll make sure to put in a good word and will take a look at your story too. Feel free to email me too at wickerkat@aol.com.

    Peace,
    Richard

  • Reply ↓
    brenth

    prelude

    Hi Debi, there was, er, technical difficulties. The prelude is now up at Chizine. It’s a very short piece of writing, though, but still, it’s up… Once again, thanks for the interest in Filaria, for entering the contest, and for writing such a great story. All three winners look great.
    Take care,
    Brent H