Congratulations to our fifteen shortlisted writers! We’ve whittled submissions down to these final fifteen, whose fate now rests in the hands of our guest judge Bret Anthony Johnston. Check back next month for our final results! To all of our submitters: Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts. Each year, you make this such a tough decision.
“Join the Conspiracy” by Hanna Bahedry
“The Lack of Noise” by L.J Bowden
“Laws of Nature” by Whitney Bryant
“Ten Times Sadie” by Stephanie Meade Gresham
“Attachment Issues” by Lindsay Haber
“All Things Considered” by Taralyn Honson
“To Water a Body” by Gina Kim Kotinek
“The New Land” by Trent Lewin
“It Was Said Of” by Brad Aaron Modlin
“Tell Me Who You Walk With” by Gabriella Navas
“The Lemon Tree” by Laura O’Gorman Schwartz
“Eat Jimmy” by Payne Ratner
“Eat All You Can” by Erin Striff
“El Gallo de Oro” by Juan Fernando Villagómez
“Barbs” by Cassie Kiyoko Woodard