The award showcases the best original short fiction published by small presses in the previous year (2024). An unusual feature of the selection process is that all voting is done with the identity of the author (and publisher) hidden so that the final choice is based solely on the quality of the story.

The winner is chosen by the members of the Washington Science Fiction Association (www.wsfa.org) and will be presented at their annual convention, Capclave (www.capclave.org), held this year on September 19-21, 2025 at the Rockville Hilton, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD.