Best Fantasy Magazine Story Of 2009

Old Charlie Brown has put up a poll for us to vote on which story we think is the best from Fantasy Magazine for 2009.

Now that we've bid 2009 goodbye, it's time to take a fond look back. We had an excellent year for fiction and many of our stories have been picked up for Best Of volumes. We'd like to give our readers the chance to tell us what their favorite stories are, though. You're the reason we can keep publishing amazing stories, so you should get a say. Thus, our third annual Best Story Poll!

Just like last year, however, we're rewarding authors, and not only will the story with the most votes get the author bragging rights, but it will also win them a prize. But wait, there's more! We're also offering a prize to readers. If you leave a comment on any of the 52 original stories published in 2009 you might be entered in a drawing for a prize of your own. "Might be" because there are some rules:

• The comment must be substantive — not just "This story was awesome". Tell us why you liked or didn’t like the story, make your case that it’s one of the best stories of 2009 (if you feel that way), or anything else you’re moved to say.
• You are allowed to comment on as many stories as you like, but only one comment per story is counted. (Example: if you comment 1 time on 5 stories, we throw your name in the hat 5 times, if you comment 5 times on 1 story, we throw your name in the hat only once.) Maximum number of entries is 10.
• Your comment must be timestamped on or after January 4th and on or before January 25th, 2009.

The winner is picked randomly, so the more you comment, the better your chances. The prize? A $25 gift certificate to Amazon.com.

Click here to go to Old Charlie Brown's blog entry, and for the link to the poll.