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Best Emerging Writers 2025: Introduction by Andrew Porter

April 13, 2026

Posts Publications Short Story Award Winning Work

Summer Short Story Award 1st Place: “Ahmet Usta” by Hardy Griffin

April 6, 2026

Anthology Calendar Contest Submissions

Best Emerging Writers Anthology: April 6 – June 7, 2026

April 6, 2026

Best Emerging Writers 2025

Best Emerging Writers 2025: Introduction by Andrew Porter

Best Emerging Writers 2025: Introduction by Andrew Porter

Best Emerging Writers 2025 Posts Publications Winning Work April 13, 2026

Best Emerging Writers 2025: “He Said the House Was Haunted” by Amelia Christmas Gramling

Best Emerging Writers 2025: “He Said the House Was Haunted” by Amelia Christmas Gramling

Best Emerging Writers 2025 Posts Publications Winning Work April 13, 2026

Best Emerging Writers 2025: “Each Other” by Cristina Chira

Best Emerging Writers 2025: “Each Other” by Cristina Chira

Best Emerging Writers 2025 Posts Publications Winning Work April 13, 2026

Best Emerging Writers 2025: “Maybe Someday” by Liz Rose Shulman

Best Emerging Writers 2025: “Maybe Someday” by Liz Rose Shulman

Best Emerging Writers 2025 Posts Publications Winning Work April 13, 2026

Best Emerging Writers 2025: “Dog Years” by Katerina Ivanov Prado

Best Emerging Writers 2025: “Dog Years” by Katerina Ivanov Prado

Best Emerging Writers 2025 Posts Publications Winning Work April 13, 2026

Best Emerging Writers 2025: “Animal Control” by J. Stillwell Powers

Best Emerging Writers 2025: “Animal Control” by J. Stillwell Powers

Best Emerging Writers 2025 Posts Publications Winning Work April 13, 2026

Craft Essays

Stories that Teach: “A Brief Lesson in Native American Astrology” by Rebecca Roanhorse—Discussed by Brandon Williams

Craft Posts Stories That Teach

Stories that Teach: “A Brief Lesson in Native American Astrology” by Rebecca Roanhorse—Discussed by Brandon Williams

April 15, 2026

Writers on Not Writing: Catharine H. Murray and Sarah Boon

Craft Posts Writers on Not Writing

Writers on Not Writing: Catharine H. Murray and Sarah Boon

March 31, 2026

From the Archives: “Terraforming Mars” by Emmett Knowlton—Discussed by Brandon Williams

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From the Archives: “Terraforming Mars” by Emmett Knowlton—Discussed by Brandon Williams

March 18, 2026

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Stories that Teach: “A Brief Lesson in Native American Astrology” by Rebecca Roanhorse—Discussed by Brandon Williams

Stories that Teach: “A Brief Lesson in Native American Astrology” by Rebecca Roanhorse—Discussed by Brandon Williams

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Best Emerging Writers 2025: Introduction by Andrew Porter

Best Emerging Writers 2025: Introduction by Andrew Porter

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Best Emerging Writers 2025: “Reach Out” by Danielle Sherman

Best Emerging Writers 2025: “Reach Out” by Danielle Sherman

Best Emerging Writers 2025 Posts Publications Winning Work April 13, 2026

Best Emerging Writers 2025: “Not Deer” by Sena Moon

Best Emerging Writers 2025: “Not Deer” by Sena Moon

Best Emerging Writers 2025 Posts Publications Winning Work April 13, 2026

Best Emerging Writers 2025: “Stargazers” by Amy Wilde

Best Emerging Writers 2025: “Stargazers” by Amy Wilde

Best Emerging Writers 2025 Posts Publications Winning Work April 13, 2026

Best Emerging Writers 2025: “Sermons” by Katie Henken Robinson

Best Emerging Writers 2025: “Sermons” by Katie Henken Robinson

Best Emerging Writers 2025 Posts Publications Winning Work April 13, 2026

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New Voices

New Voices: “Fossil” by Dave V. Riser

New Voices: “Fossil” by Dave V. Riser

New Voices Posts Publications March 2, 2026

New Voices: “Confession with Erasures” by Shavahn Dorris-Jefferson

New Voices: “Confession with Erasures” by Shavahn Dorris-Jefferson

New Voices Posts Publications February 23, 2026

New Voices: “Bad Habit” by Robert B. Miner

New Voices: “Bad Habit” by Robert B. Miner

New Voices Posts Publications February 16, 2026

New Voices: “Broad Horizons” by Brandon Ingalls

New Voices: “Broad Horizons” by Brandon Ingalls

New Voices Posts Publications February 2, 2026

New Voices: “Watch Her Go” by Pauline Holdsworth

New Voices: “Watch Her Go” by Pauline Holdsworth

New Voices Posts Publications January 26, 2026

New Voices: “Wolf” by Christina Berke

New Voices: “Wolf” by Christina Berke

New Voices Posts Publications January 12, 2026

New Voices: “Dick Butkus, You’re Killing Me” by Tom Sokolowski

New Voices: “Dick Butkus, You’re Killing Me” by Tom Sokolowski

New Voices Posts Publications January 5, 2026

New Voices: “Visitors” by Jonathan Rose

New Voices: “Visitors” by Jonathan Rose

New Voices Posts Publications December 8, 2025