WSFA Small Press Award - The History

2008
The 2008 WSFA Small Press Award was presented by WSFA President Cathy Green during the Capclave 2008 Convention in Rockville Maryland. The winner of the 2008 WSFA Small Press Award was "The Wizard of Macatawa" by Tom Doyle published in issue 11 of Paradox magazine, publisher and editor Christopher M. Cevasco.
The award was accepted by Tom Doyle. Here's a slightly less than completely accurate transcript of Tom's Acceptance Speech
	The complete list of other finalists: "Bufo Rex" by Erik Amundsen, published in issue 347 of Weird Tales); publisher John Gregory Betancourt, fiction editor Ann VanderMeer, "Orm the Beautiful" by Elizabeth Bear, published in the January 2007 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine; publisher and editor Neil Clarke; senior editor Sean Wallace, "Harry the Crow" by John Kratman published in issue 12 of the magazine Aeon Speculative Fiction; editors Marti McKenna and Bridget McKenna, "Mask of the Ferret" by Ken Pick and Alan Loewen published in the book Infinite Space, Infinite God by Twilight Times Books; publisher Lida E. Quillen, Editors Karina Fabian and Robert Fabian, and "The Third Bear" by Jeff VanderMeer published in the April 2007 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine; publisher and editor Neil Clarke; senior editor Sean Wallace.
2007
The 2007 WSFA Small Press Award was presented by WSFA President Cathy Green during the Capclave 2007 Convention in Rockville Maryland. The Winner of the 2007 WSFA Small Press Award was "El Regalo" by Peter S. Beagle (The Line Between, Tachyon Publications).
The award was accepted by Michael Swanwick. Here's a copy of Peter's Acceptance Speech, as delivered by Michael.
	The complete list of other finalists: "Ivy and Thorn", Stephanie Burgis, Grendelsong "Moon Does Run", Edd Vick, Electric Velocipede "A Penny a Word", Rick Klaw and Paul Miles, Cross Plains Universe: Texans Celebrate Robert E. Howard, Monkey Brain Books "Port Custodial Blues", Vera Nazarian, Helix "Queen of Stars", Bryn Sparks, Apex Science Fiction and Horror Digest "Through the Cooking Glass", Vylar Kaftan, Raven Electrick "Tonino and the Incubus", Peg Robinson, Helix