We are honored to share that Aster(ix) has been selected as a Finalist for a 2025 Firecracker Award in the Magazines/General Excellence category!
From CLMP:
“We—the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses—are hundreds of small publishers creating print and digital books, magazines, online publications, chapbooks and zines, who have come together to do our work as publishers better and to organize around a shared set of beliefs.
The CLMP Firecracker Awards for Independently Published Literature are given annually to celebrate the books and magazines that make a significant contribution to our literary culture and the publishers that strive to introduce important voices to readers far and wide. Prizes are awarded in the categories of Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry, Magazines/General Excellence, and Magazines/Best Debut. Each year, CLMP also awards the Lord Nose Award, given to a publisher or editor in recognition of a lifetime of work in literary publishing.”
The winners of the 2025 Firecracker Awards will be announced at a virtual ceremony on June 26, 2025, at 6 p.m. ET. (Register here!)
Aster(ix) previously won for Debut Magazine in 2019.
Thank you to the CLMP judges and panelists for this nomination, and we are honored to be highlighted with all of the other finalists across all categories!