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All editorial decisions by Poetry Editor David Messineo, and Fiction Editors Marilyn Hartl and Paul Nash, are final.  Here are our decisions for 2007, in order by prize awarded.

Spring/Summer 2007 "20th Anniversary Fiction Issue" Acceptances (Issue 41)
8 accepted, Batch 1; 12 accepted, Batch 2
Batch 1 Judges:  Marilyn Hartl and Paul Nash
Batch 2 Judges:  Marilyn Hartl, David Messineo, and Paul Nash

BATCH 1 PRIZES AWARDED

(+++) - #1 Story, Marilyn's Selection ($100 check)
(***)  - #1 Story, Paul's Selection ($100 check)
(++)  - #2 Story, Marilyn's Selection ($50 check)
(**)   - #2 Story, Paul's Selection ($50 check)
(+)    - #3 Story, Marilyn's Selection (free issue)
(*)    - #3 Story, Paul's Selection (free issue)

FICTION SELECTIONS, BATCH 1 - 8 SELECTED

(+++) Ken Sieben - Needs
(***)  Arnold L. Miller - '57 Chevy (also #7 selection - Marilyn)
(++)  Andria Nacina Cole - Carla's Favorite Flower Dress (also #5 selection - Paul)
(**)   Barrie Creedon - The Third World (also #3 selection - Marilyn)
(*)    William Eisner - The Other Margaret
James Vance Elliott - The Ascent of Avis (#4 selection - Marilyn)
Lynn Veach Sadler - Death Nell (#4 selection - Paul)
Arnold L. Miller - If Life Were Music (#5 selection - Marilyn, also #9 selection - Paul)

BATCH 2 PRIZES AWARDED

(+++) - #1 Story, Marilyn's Selection ($100 check)
(***)  - #1 Story, Paul's Selection ($100 check)
(!!!)  - #1 Story, David's Selection ($100 check)
(++)  - #2 Story, Marilyn's Selection ($50 check)
(**)   - #2 Story, Paul's Selection ($50 check)
(!!)   - #2 Story, David's Selection ($50 check)
(+)    - #3 Story, Marilyn's Selection (free issue)
(*)    - #3 Story, Paul's Selection (free issue)
(!)    - #3 Story, David's Selection (free issue)

In case of overlap by judges resulting in fewer than 12 stories selected, individual selections of #4, or a story selected among top 5 by 2 or more editors, will be selected until a total of 12 stories are chosen for publication as a result of Batch 2 judging.  Additional stories below #3 will be published without additional reward.

FICTION SELECTIONS, BATCH 2 - 12 SELECTED

(+++) - Denise LaNeve - Whoru
(***) William Eisner - Paris, 1940
(!!!) Philip T. Carter - Fly Me to the Moon
(++) Paul Seifert - Human Cheese, Inc.
(**) - Vicki Moss - Protesting Trees
(!!) Fernando Veranes - The Giant Oak
(+) Richard Pruitt - Go for the Green
(*) Ken Sieben - Double Standards
(!) Vera Gelvin - The Tiffany Diner
Tana Poransky Maurer - The Order of Things (Add'l selection - Marilyn)
Germain Bienvenu - Flamenco Dancer (Add'l selection - Paul)
Dorian Tenore-Bartilucci - Time Has Gone Today (Add'l selection - David)