FICTION: "November Recital” by Hailey Rose Hanks in Broussard, LA
NONFICTION: "Rete Mirabile" by Hannah Hindley in Glen Ellen, CA
POETRY: "Something Living" by Carling McManus in Charleston, WV
Each winner published in the Spring 2022 issue online and in print.
FICTION: LYDIA CONKLIN
NONFICTION: JULIETTA SINGH
POETRY: JIHYUN YUN // Photo credit: Kai Coggin
Prizewinners selected by guest judges.
FICTION: "The Girl with Precise Interests” by Mona’a Malik in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
NONFICTION: "Fruit Snack Fairytale” by Alisha Acquaye in Monticello, NY
POETRY: "How Do I Set Your Absence Somewhere?” by Ryan Little in Sacramento, CA
Each winner published in the Spring 2021 issue online and in print.
FICTION: SHRUTI SWAMY
NONFICTION: KENDRA ALLEN
POETRY: ROY G. GUZMÁN | Photo credit: Kai Coggin
Prizewinners selected by guest judges.
FICTION: "A Simple Case" by Nancy Ludmerer in New York, NY
NONFICTION: "Cleft" by Jason Glover in Portland, OR
POETRY: "From the Book on Pit Firing Pottery" by Sarah Sousa in Ashfield, MA
Each winner published in the Spring 2020 issue online and in print.
FICTION: LYDIA KIESLING
NONFICTION: BENJAMIN BUSCH
POETRY: ANALICIA SOTELO
Prizewinners selected by guest judges.
FICTION: "Heart of Gold" by Tom Howard in Arlington, VA
NONFICTION: "This Is My Body" by April Vazquez in Guanajuato, Mexico
POETRY: "An Egyptian Myth" by Donald Levering in Santa Fe, NM
Each winner awarded $1000 and published in the Spring 2019 issue.
Honorable Mentions selected by editors.
"Up, up, on implausible wings: The chance ascent of the iconic puffin" by Shauna Jones (Nonfiction)
"Vacuuming At Night" by Jacob Aiello (Nonfiction)
"How to Build a Nervous System (Lyrica Commercial)" by Lauren Myers-Hinkle (Poetry)
"The Button Maker's House" by Sakae Manning (Fiction)
Many thanks to all who entered!
FICTION: BELLE BOGGS
NONFICTION: ALEX LEMON
POETRY: CARMEN GIMÉNEZ SMITH
(formerly Premium Edition Contest)
Prizewinners selected by guest judges.
FICTION: "Peach" by Thomas Gresham in San Diego, CA
NONFICTION: "Stories of Men and Women" by M.K. Narváez in New York, NY
POETRY: "On Learning That Ho Chi Minh Once Worked as a Baker at the Parker House Hotel in Boston" by Robbie Gamble in Chestnut Hill, MA
Each winner awarded $1000 and published in the Spring 2018 issue.
Honorable Mentions
"I Am Fat" by Paulette Fire (Nonfiction)
"Sal Wants to Sleep" by Serena Johe (Fiction)
Many thanks to all who entered and made this year another amazing contest!
FICTION: EJ LEVY
NONFICTION: MATTHEW VOLLMER
POETRY: TOMÁS Q. MORÍN
Prizewinners selected by guest judges.
FICTION: "Void Spaces" by Andrea Eberly in Seattle, WA
NONFICTION: "The Fox" by Mark Brandi in Victoria, Australia
POETRY: "Understudies" by John Sibley Williams in Milwaukie, OR
Each winner awarded $1000 and published in the Spring 2017 issue.
Honorable Mention
"Paint by number" by Devi Laskar (Poetry)
"Accordions of the Mon Valley" by Sharon Dilworth (Nonfiction)
Thank you to ALL who entered and made this year another amazing contest!
FICTION: ERIN FLANAGAN
POETRY: RUTH MADIEVSKY
NONFICTION: MARC NIESON
Prizewinners were selected by staff editors.
FICTION: Joe Dornich in Lubbock, TX for "The Reluctant Son of a Fake Hero."
POETRY: Moira Thielking in Katonah, NY for "Pirating (Salt Enough)."
NONFICTION: Kerry Muir in Annapolis, Maryland for "Martin."
Each winner was awarded $1000 and published in the Spring 2016 issue.
Many thanks to all who entered!
Prizewinner
“Berryman’s” by Guy Mitchell in London, UK
The prizewinning story was awarded $1000 and is available in the Spring 2014 issue, which also features an interview with the author.
Finalists
“Snares” by Tyler Keevil
“We Can Practice Starts” by C.R. Sender
Thank you to everyone who entered.
Sandra Hunter
Jake Andrews
Dan Powell
Jennifer Harvey
Elizabeth Baines
Prizewinners selected by staff editors.
Prizewinners
“Storm in a Teacup” by Dan Powell in the United Kingdom.
“The Possibility of Fire” by Jessica Barksdale in Oakland, CA
“Higher Ground” by Karen Celestan in New Orleans, LA
Honorable Mentions
“Before the Earth Shook” by Victoria Large in Cambridge, MA
“A Chance to Get Involved” by Jeff Moscaritolo in Lincoln, NE.
Prizewinning stories were awarded $1000 each and honorable mentions were awarded $100 each. All are available in the Spring 2013 issue, which also features interviews with the prizewinning authors and includes comments from the editors.
Thank you to everyone who entered!
Prizewinners were selected by staff editors.
Fiction Prizewinners
Sarah Rosenblum, Chicago, IL - "What You Miss"
Jennifer Pashley, Clinton, NY - "Angels"
Rachel Steiger-Meister, Cincinnati, OH - "Chlorine Mermaid"
Jeremy Garrett, Austin, TX - "The Exhausted Pose"
Photography Prizewinner
Karen Shacham, Atlanta GA
All prizewinners were awarded $250 and are featured in the Spring 2012 issue online.
Thank you to all who entered the inaugural contest!
