The 2009 Locus Recommended Reading list has been published. The following short stories from semiprozines made the list:
Clarkesworld Magazine
- “In the Lot and in the Air” by Lisa Hannett, July ’09
- “Spar” by Kij Johnson, October ’09
- “Of Melei, of Ulthar” by Gord Sellar, October ’09
- “The Dying World” by Lavie Tidhar, April ’09
- “The Radiant Car Thy Sparrows Drew” by Catherynne M. Valente, August ’09
Fantasy Magazine
- “Voice Like a Cello” by Catherine Cheek, 5/4/09
- “Early Winter, Near Jenli Village” by J. Kathleen Cheney, 5/4/09
- “The Men Burned All the Boats” by Patricia Russo, 2/9/09
Interzone
- “Home Again” by Paul M. Berger, 3-4/09
- “Lady of the White-Spired City” by Sarah L. Edwards, 5-6/09
- “Butterfly Bomb” by Dominic Green, 5-6/09