The shortlist for the 2021-2022 Winter Short Story Award for New Writers has been selected. The fifteen stories on this list are now in the hands of guest judge Ye Chun who has the extremely difficult challenge of selecting the three finalists for this year’s contest. Narrowing down the submission pool to only these fifteen excellent submissions was a difficult task for our editors, and we thank all of our submitters for trusting us with their work. Congratulations to those on the shortlist, and check back next month for an announcement of our finalists!
Used Scars by Patrina Corsetti
Russian Thistle by Laura Farnsworth
Franglais by Corinne Foster
Whale Fall by CJ Garrow
Primitive Immortals by Eric Geissinger
Abiquiú by Robert Herbst
The Crown Prince of Koi by Daniel Abiva Hunt
Wounded Beauty by Fredric Koeppel
Seven, Something, Nine by Brad Modlin
Laughing Circle by Isabel Murray
What A Body Is Good For by Allison Grace Myers
The Year of the Bird by Conor Quinlan
A Single Mark by Reena Shah
Just Leaving by Kristen Siegel
Creeper by Taylor Sykes