2017 Contest Results

No. 28 from Anscoflex series by Paxton Maroney
We are thrilled to publish the winners and runners-up for our 2017 contest in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Congratulations to our winners and our sincere thanks to all who submitted to the competition!
Fiction
Winner:
“Legion”
Rachel Toliver
Runner-up:
“Errands”
Bryna Cofrin-Shaw
Judge:
Josef Novakovich, author, most recently, of the novel Tumbleweed, recipient of a Whiting Award and a finalist for the Man Booker International Prize in 2013.
Finalists
David Zoby – “Five-Bear Day”
Liz Howey – “The Boy”
Kathryn Takabvirwa – “Maria and the Other Man”
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Poetry
Winner:
“The Visible World”
Jessica Guzman Alderman
Runner-up:
“Blue”
John Blair
Judge:
Pimone Triplett, author, most recently, of the poetry collection The Price of Light.
Finalists
Kelly Grace Thomas – “Boat/Body”
Kelly Grace Thomas – “Life/Boat”
Kelly Grace Thomas – “Half-Masted”
Samuel Piccone – |