Well, our latest contest was a lot of fun, and now the time has come to announce our winners. Thanks to all who played, and check back soon for our next giveaway contest! Our first winner is Raechel, who had a lot to say about the role of the short story in Japan. A lot to say. Honestly, she won on length. Very interesting though. Another smarty-pants winner is for his utopian/dystopian visions of the future of the short story. Let's all work toward utopia, okay? Our third winner is another Joseph—JosephFN. I too like the idea of sub rosa fan translations of short fiction. That is, I like it personally. As an employee of a publisher, I will of course have to have you killed if you translate and publish stuff without permission. Well, maybe not killed, but here's a free book anyway... And last but not least, Alex, whose entry is worth requoting in its entirety: