awards and honors received

We are proud of the writing published at 42opus, and believe it to be some of the best original writing available online. Sometimes others agree with us:

• "A Love Poem" by Jamison T. Crabtree from 42opus Vol. 7, No. 3's Unpublished Writers feature was the Web Monthly Feature on Verse Daily for September 2007.
• The poem "Thanksgiving Prayer Girl" by Jason Bredle from 42opus Vol. 5, No. 4, was included in Best of the Net 2006.
• The poem "You Have Made a Career of Not Listening" by Kiki Petrosino from 42opus Vol. 5, No. 4, was included in Best New Poets 2006.
• The short story "One-Upmanship" by Thomas Gada from 42opus Vol. 4, No. 2, was reprinted in the Spring 2005 issue of Sunspinner.

Million Writers Award for Fiction

Short stories from 42opus have been named notable stories or Top Ten of the year by the Million Writers Award for Fiction in every year of the award. We hope to continue earning this honor. The Million Writers Award is organized by the good folks at storySouth. These are the 42opus stories recognized by the Million Writers Award:

• "Secondhand Objects" by Renee Simms from 42opus Vol. 9, No. 1, was named a Top Ten story of 2009.
• "Heroes and Delinquents" by Julie Lekstrom Himes from 42opus Vol. 8, No. 3, was named a notable story of 2008.
• "Weed Man" by James Terry from 42opus Vol. 7, No. 2, was named a notable story of 2007.
• "Hand Shaking Jesus" by Noah McGee from 42opus Vol. 6, No. 2, was named a notable story of 2006.
• "Crow" by Erich R. Sysak from 42opus Vol. 5, No. 3, was named a notable story of 2005.
• "Darryl's 1890" by Tripp Reade from 42opus Vol. 5, No. 3, was named a notable story of 2005.
• "Petrovesky and Polarbywall" by Crispin Oduobuk from 42opus Vol. 5, No. 2, was named a notable story of 2005.
• "In Search Of" by Sarah Layden from 42opus Vol. 4, No. 2, was named a notable story of 2004.
• "Closet Fiction" by Tom Bradley from 42opus Vol. 3, No. 1, was named a notable story of 2003.

The Countdown podcast

• The poem "Broken Sonnet to the Building Super" by Ash Bowen from 42opus Vol. 6, No. 3, was included in the November 13, 2006, podcast.
• The poem "Panegyrize" by Erica W. Adams from 42opus Vol. 6, No. 3, was included in the September 24, 2006, podcast.
• The poem "Your black hair is a sea on the sheets" by J. Reuben Appelman from 42opus Vol. 6, No. 2, was included in the September 8, 2006, podcast.
• The poem "Morning" by Theodore Worozbyt from 42opus Vol. 6, No. 2, was included in the June 20, 2006, podcast.
• An excerpt from the collaborative travel article "Echolalia 4: Brazil: Bem-Te-Ve" by Todd Fredson & Sarah Vap from 42opus Vol. 6, No. 1, was included in the May 20, 2006, podcast.
• The poem "Erin with the Feathered Hair" by Karyna McGlynn from 42opus Vol. 6, No. 1, was suggested reading on the May 4, 2006, podcast.