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S1 Int12 - September Editor's Desk

September 15, 2026 · 8 min

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How does Biome pick the stories we publish? What's the value of prizes and recognition?

Your host and Biome editor Alex Zoubine discusses the value of curation and prizes in Sci-Fi and literature more broadly

Check out the Biome submissions portal here if you're curious: https://biomespec.wordpress.com/submissions/

Learn more about the Hugo Awards in Science Fiction: https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2026-hugo-awards/

Learn More about the Nebula Awards here: https://nebulas.sfwa.org/award-year/2025/

And of course, check out the official Nobel Prize website here: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/

Check out our recent interviews with some of our Season 1 authors:

Jordan Hirsch: https://www.patreon.com/BiomeSpec/posts/interlude-1-161200342/

M.D. Smith IV: https://www.patreon.com/BiomeSpec/posts/interlude-1-m-d-162930361/

Grigory Lukin: https://www.patreon.com/BiomeSpec/posts/interlude-1-165750671/

Toshiya Kamei: https://www.patreon.com/BiomeSpec/posts/interlude-1-161022506/

Have questions, comments or thoughts? I'd love to hear from you: [email protected]

Special thanks to our Biosphere Patreon supporter Shanella!

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