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Protocolized has extended the deadline for its Building and Burning Bridges short story contest to December 8, 2025, with a judging panel now assembled including Nils Gilman and Spencer Nitkey. The magazine is preparing to publish its fourth protocol fiction anthology following the success of three previous collections, and invites writers to join a community feedback call on December 4.

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