Visual Silence

摘要

This year, the National Space Society and Had-ley Rifle Books cosponsored a short story contest about human lunar settlement called "Return to Luna." The winning stories were chosen by a panel of award-winning authors and editors, and will be published in the Return to Luna anthology. The grand prize-winning entry of this year's Return to Luna short fiction contest was "Visual Silence," written by M. C. Chambers. Contestants had to follow strict guidelines set out by the publisher. In addition to well-written, tight prose with good character development, writers had to craft a realistic story about human lunar settlement that takes place 50 to 100 years in the future.