Chelsea Bieker has done the impossible and selected her finalists from a very tough pool of submissions for this year’s contest. Congratulations to Nancy Garcia, author of “Homeboy”, this year’s winner and recipient of our $3,000 prize! Thank you again to all of our submitters. We couldn’t do this without you. Check back next year to read these winning stories, and be sure to submit to our Winter Short Story Award, which is accepting submissions through January 31.
Winner
Homeboy by Nancy Garcia
Second Place
Leap Year by Chloe Alberta
Third Place
The Distant Daughter by Brenda Salinas Baker
Honorable Mention
The Sum of All Amazements by Lyndsie Manusos