The Andersens of Eden, Ethel Barker, Ice Cube Press

Havanna Without Makeup, Herman Portocarero, Turtle Point Press

In Search of New Babylon, Dominique Scali, Talon Books

Insurrections, Rion Amilcar Scott, University Press Kentucky

Lords of the Schoolyard, Ed Hamilton, Sagging Meniscus

Madcap Masquerade, Janet Chapman, University of New Mexico Press

Montpelier Parade, Karl Geary, Catapult

Mysterious Moments, Jane Williams, Library Partners Press

The Out-of-Sorts, Gary Fincke, West Virginia University Press

The Passion of Woo & Isolde, Jennifer Tseng, Rose Metal Press

The Stargazer’s Embassy, Eleanor Lerman, Mayapple Press

Tina Goes to Heaven, Lois Ann Abraham, Ad Lumen Press