Press Release #15

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SPECULATIVE LITERATURE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES FOUNTAIN AWARD WINNER 

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SPECULATIVE LITERATURE FOUNDATION
PO Box 1693, Dubuque, IA 52004-1693

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<a href="mailto:info&#64;speculativeliterature.org">info&#64;speculativeliterature.org</a> - <a href="http://www.speculativeliterature.org/">http://www.speculativeliterature.org/</a>

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For Immediate Release: May 15, 2006

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SPECULATIVE LITERATURE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES FOUNTAIN AWARD WINNER 

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The Speculative Literature Foundation (SLF) is pleased to announce the results of the third annual Fountain Award, which carries a cash prize of $1000.  The winning story is "Girl Reporter" by Stephanie Harrell, published in ONE STORY.  Nine other stories received honorable mentions. Full details are available on the SLF web site: <a href="http://speculativeliterature.org/Awards/SLFFountainAward/2005.php">http://speculativeliterature.org/Awards/SLFFountainAward/2005.php</a>. 

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The Fountain Award is given to speculative short stories of exceptional literary quality. The Award is judged by a select jury, and is chosen from work nominated by magazine and anthology editors for the year in question. The judges for the award this year (for stories published in 2005) were Gwenda Bond, Carol Emshwiller, Jeffrey Ford, James Patrick Kelly, and Mary Anne Mohanraj.

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Questions about this year's awards may be directed to Karen Meisner, Awards Administrator - <a href="mailto:FountainAward@speculativeliterature.org">FountainAward@speculativeliterature.org</a>
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PR Contact: Ashley Gronek <a href="mailto:press&#64;speculativeliterature.org">press&#64;speculativeliterature.org</a>

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The Speculative Literature Foundation is a volunteer-run, non-profit
organization dedicated to promoting the interests of readers, writers,
editors and publishers in the speculative literature community.

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"Speculative literature" is a catch-all term meant to inclusively span the
breadth of fantastic literature, encompassing literature ranging from hard
and soft science fiction to epic fantasy to ghost stories to folk and fairy
tales to slipstream to magical realism to modern mythmaking -- any
literature containing a fabulist or speculative element.

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More information about the Speculative Literature Foundation is available
from its web site (<a href="http://www.speculativeliterature.org/">http://www.speculativeliterature.org/</a>) or by writing to
<a href="mailto:info&#64;speculativeliterature.org">info&#64;speculativeliterature.org</a>.

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