Flash Flood Winner—Tolu Ogunlesi
Tolu Ogunlesi Harbinger There are icicles that form on the surface of oceans, translucent teeth putting roots down in the submerged mouth of God. There is ice—forbidding, jagged, sentient—that can [...]
Veronica Silva
Veronica Silva Education: A Glossary Second Runner-Up in the American Literary Review Essays Contest, Judged by Dinty W. Moore Poetry is the way we help give name to the nameless [...]
Frances Thomas
Frances Thomas Against Pushpin Feminism First Runner-Up in the American Literary Review Essays Contest, Judged by Dinty W. Moore Disclaimer: Names have been changed to protect the privacy of those [...]
Carly Stone
Carly Stone The Impressionists Winner of the 2024 American Literary Review Essay Contest, Judged by Dinty W. Moore clarity I ask the barber what he would be if he was [...]
Chi S.
Chi S. In a Village That No One Has Ever Heard Of Second Runner-Up in the 2024 American Literary Review fiction contest, Judged by SJ Sindu I’ve never been sick [...]
Meghan O’Toole
Meghan O'Toole Awe and Wonder and Delight First Runner-Up of the 2024 American Literary Review fiction contest, Judged by SJ Sindu I found the angel in Alaska. It was the [...]
R.M. Cooper
R.M. Cooper Neighborly Winner of the 2024 American Literary Review fiction contest, Judged by SJ Sindu The zombie couple across the street is fucking again. Second story, right in front [...]
Diepreye
Diepreye Abecedarian in Which Òrìṣà Ọya Warns Nigeria of Imminent British Occupation Second Runner-up for the 2024 American Literary Review Poetry Contest, Judged by Denise Duhamel Acres of purslane and tamarind surround [...]
Jordan Hamel
Jordan Hamel The new husbands of Michigan First Runner-up for the 2024 American Literary Review Poetry Contest, Judged by Denise Duhamel I stare into the YMCA water fountain and find myself wet [...]
KT Herr
KT Herr Leitmotif with norovirus and Mr. Toad's Wild Ride Winner of the 2024 American Literary Review Poetry Contest, Judged by Denise Duhamel I know I won’t get into heaven. [...]
Flash Flood Winner—Willow Campbell
Willow Campbell Jack Jack is a nice name and a good one for him, but nobody called him that until he was dead. He told his family about it in [...]
Flash Flood Winner—Miriam McEwen
Miriam McEwen Aunt Lou See, but you have this thing about not going to restaurant bathrooms with obnoxious able-bodied people who aren’t even attempting to assist you in some way. [...]