The Washington (DC) Science Fiction Association (WSFA) announced the winner of the 2025 WSFA Small Press Award for best short fiction published by a small press in 2024 on September 20 at Capclave. “A Catalog of 21st Century Ghosts” by Pat Murphy, Lightspeed Magazine (December 2024) ed. In her acceptance speech, which was read by a WSFA Small Press Award committee member as she was unable to attend, Pat Murphy said:I am delighted to accept this award – and so sorry that I’m not there to celebrate with you in person. I also want to thank the Washington Science Fiction Association for creating an award that honors the small – short work from small presses. Fran Eisemann;“A Pilgrimage to the God of High Places” by Marissa Lingen, Beneath Ceaseless Skies Issue 406 (May 2024) ed.