We at decomP are psyched that Laura Isaacman’s “Barnacles” made the list of storySouth Million Writers Award Notable Stories of 2009. You can view the full list here.

We’d also like to congratulate decomP contributors whose stories in other pubs made the cut: Z. Z. Boone, Mel Bosworth, Roxane Gay, Alicia Gifford, Richard Grayson, Tai Dong Huai, Tara Laskowski, Ben Loory, Nick Ostdick, Angi Becker Stevens, Jesse Tangen-Mills, Andrew S. Taylor, and Kevin Wilson.

Today at the d HQ we’re sifting through the book reviewer applications. We’re hoping to reach and announce a decision soon.