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Reprint Prize Winner: “You Are the Greatest Lake” by Greg Schutz
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Reprint Prize Winner: “You Are the Greatest Lake” by Greg Schutz

February 10, 2025
Reprint Prize Runner-Up: “Here We Are” by Robyn Allers
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Reprint Prize Runner-Up: “Here We Are” by Robyn Allers

Reprint Prize Runner-Up: “Catch & Release” by Larry Flynn
PostsPublicationsReprint PrizeWinning WorkFebruary 10, 2025

Reprint Prize Runner-Up: “Catch & Release” by Larry Flynn

Featured Flash Contest Winner: “Hurmë” by Melanie Simonich
Featured Flash ContestPostsPublicationsWinning WorkOctober 28, 2024

Featured Flash Contest Winner: “Hurmë” by Melanie Simonich

Featured Flash Contest Winner: “The Increasingly Unfortunate Circumstances Which Have Led Me To Wave You Off The Highway” by Austin Tucker

Featured Flash Contest Winner: “The Increasingly Unfortunate Circumstances Which Have Led Me To Wave You Off The Highway” by Austin Tucker

October 21, 2024
Featured Flash Contest Runner Up: “Define: Business as Usual” by Kim Ravold

Featured Flash Contest Runner Up: “Define: Business as Usual” by Kim Ravold

October 14, 2024
Featured Flash Contest Runner Up: “The Beak” by Robbie Herbst

Featured Flash Contest Runner Up: “The Beak” by Robbie Herbst

October 7, 2024
Winter Short Story Award 1st Place: “The Sisters” by Angie Ellis

Winter Short Story Award 1st Place: “The Sisters” by Angie Ellis

September 23, 2024
Winter Short Story Award 2nd Place: “Feu Follet” by Rebecca Meredith

Winter Short Story Award 2nd Place: “Feu Follet” by Rebecca Meredith

September 16, 2024
Winter Short Story Award 3rd Place: “Linoleum People” by Eliza Gilbert

Winter Short Story Award 3rd Place: “Linoleum People” by Eliza Gilbert

September 9, 2024
Winter Short Story Award Honorable Mention: “The Two Things Blassie Knows” by Clayton Bradshaw-Mittal

Winter Short Story Award Honorable Mention: “The Two Things Blassie Knows” by Clayton Bradshaw-Mittal

September 2, 2024
Novel Excerpt Contest 1st Place: “Back Line” by Raf Richardson-Carillo

Novel Excerpt Contest 1st Place: “Back Line” by Raf Richardson-Carillo

August 12, 2024
Novel Excerpt Contest 2nd Place: “Curious Monster” by S. P. Donohue

Novel Excerpt Contest 2nd Place: “Curious Monster” by S. P. Donohue

August 5, 2024
Novel Excerpt Contest 3rd Place: “A Geology” by Virginia Lee Wood

Novel Excerpt Contest 3rd Place: “A Geology” by Virginia Lee Wood

July 29, 2024
Novel Excerpt Contest Honorable Mention: “The Natural World” by Amy Stuber

Novel Excerpt Contest Honorable Mention: “The Natural World” by Amy Stuber

July 22, 2024
Novel Excerpt Contest Honorable Mention: “California Natives” by Kelly Anne Bonner

Novel Excerpt Contest Honorable Mention: “California Natives” by Kelly Anne Bonner

July 15, 2024
Summer Short Story Award 1st Place: “Elbow in Zulu” by Dara Kell

Summer Short Story Award 1st Place: “Elbow in Zulu” by Dara Kell

April 8, 2024
Summer Short Story Award 2nd Place: “Broken Animals” by Aurora Stone Mehlman

Summer Short Story Award 2nd Place: “Broken Animals” by Aurora Stone Mehlman

April 1, 2024
Summer Short Story Award 3rd Place: “Dog Days” by Catherine Carberry

Summer Short Story Award 3rd Place: “Dog Days” by Catherine Carberry

March 25, 2024
Summer Short Story Award Honorable Mention: “Level of Emergency” by Tanya Nikiforova

Summer Short Story Award Honorable Mention: “Level of Emergency” by Tanya Nikiforova

March 18, 2024
Summer Short Story Award Honorable Mention: “That Chookaloski Mare” by Ashley Thorup

Summer Short Story Award Honorable Mention: “That Chookaloski Mare” by Ashley Thorup

March 11, 2024
Reprint Prize Winner: “The Dowsing of Linus Spalding” by Craig M. Foster

Reprint Prize Winner: “The Dowsing of Linus Spalding” by Craig M. Foster

February 5, 2024
Reprint Prize Runner-Up: “Numbers” by Éanlaí P. Cronin

Reprint Prize Runner-Up: “Numbers” by Éanlaí P. Cronin

February 5, 2024
Reprint Prize Runner-Up: “Don’t Stop Now” by Seth Fischer

Reprint Prize Runner-Up: “Don’t Stop Now” by Seth Fischer

February 5, 2024
Small Fiction Awards Sudden Fiction Winner: “Immaculate” by Susanna Cupido

Small Fiction Awards Sudden Fiction Winner: “Immaculate” by Susanna Cupido

December 11, 2023
Small Fiction Awards Sudden Fiction Runner-Up: “Nectar” by Kerry Anderson

Small Fiction Awards Sudden Fiction Runner-Up: “Nectar” by Kerry Anderson

December 4, 2023
Small Fiction Awards Flash Winner: “Whale Song” by Jeff Martin

Small Fiction Awards Flash Winner: “Whale Song” by Jeff Martin

November 27, 2023
Small Fiction Awards Flash Runner-Up: “Hatching Moths” by Emily Pegg

Small Fiction Awards Flash Runner-Up: “Hatching Moths” by Emily Pegg

November 13, 2023
Small Fiction Awards Micro Winner: “Sandbox” by Colin Bonini

Small Fiction Awards Micro Winner: “Sandbox” by Colin Bonini

November 6, 2023
Small Fiction Awards Micro Runner-Up: “Naz 8 Cinemas” by Aliza Ali Khan

Small Fiction Awards Micro Runner-Up: “Naz 8 Cinemas” by Aliza Ali Khan

October 30, 2023
Winter Short Story Award 1st Place: “Advanced Reader” by Donovan Swift

Winter Short Story Award 1st Place: “Advanced Reader” by Donovan Swift

October 16, 2023
Winter Short Story Award, 2nd Place: “Where They Come From” by Casey Gentry Quinn

Winter Short Story Award, 2nd Place: “Where They Come From” by Casey Gentry Quinn

October 9, 2023
Winter Short Story Award, 3rd Place: “The River at the End of the Road” by Hillary Millán

Winter Short Story Award, 3rd Place: “The River at the End of the Road” by Hillary Millán

October 2, 2023
Winter Short Story Award Honorable Mention: “The Developer” by Sarah Walsh

Winter Short Story Award Honorable Mention: “The Developer” by Sarah Walsh

September 18, 2023
Novel Excerpt Contest 1st Place: “Calling Out” by Robyn Jefferson

Novel Excerpt Contest 1st Place: “Calling Out” by Robyn Jefferson

August 28, 2023
Novel Excerpt Contest 2nd Place: “Crybaby” by Mariah Adcox

Novel Excerpt Contest 2nd Place: “Crybaby” by Mariah Adcox

August 21, 2023
Novel Excerpt Contest Honorable Mention: “The Blood Hustle” by Alice Hatcher

Novel Excerpt Contest Honorable Mention: “The Blood Hustle” by Alice Hatcher

August 14, 2023
Summer Short Story Award 1st Place: “Homeboy” by Nancy Garcia

Summer Short Story Award 1st Place: “Homeboy” by Nancy Garcia

April 17, 2023
Summer Short Story Award 2nd Place: “Leap Year” by Chloe Alberta

Summer Short Story Award 2nd Place: “Leap Year” by Chloe Alberta

April 10, 2023
Summer Short Story Award 3rd Place: “The Distant Daughter” by Brenda Salinas Baker

Summer Short Story Award 3rd Place: “The Distant Daughter” by Brenda Salinas Baker

April 3, 2023
Summer Short Story Award Honorable Mention: “The Sum of All Amazements” by Lyndsie Manusos

Summer Short Story Award Honorable Mention: “The Sum of All Amazements” by Lyndsie Manusos

March 27, 2023
Flash Fiction Contest 1st Place: “Out, Brief Candle” by Hannah Rose Roberts

Flash Fiction Contest 1st Place: “Out, Brief Candle” by Hannah Rose Roberts

December 12, 2022
Flash Fiction Contest 2nd Place: “The Physiology of Arriving” by Michele Wong

Flash Fiction Contest 2nd Place: “The Physiology of Arriving” by Michele Wong

December 5, 2022
Flash Fiction Contest 3rd Place: “My Sister Versus Tomatoes” by Kate Barss

Flash Fiction Contest 3rd Place: “My Sister Versus Tomatoes” by Kate Barss

November 28, 2022
Flash Fiction Contest Honorable Mention: “Sealskin” by Haley Kennedy

Flash Fiction Contest Honorable Mention: “Sealskin” by Haley Kennedy

November 14, 2022
Winter Short Story Award 1st Place: “Russian Thistle” by Laura Farnsworth

Winter Short Story Award 1st Place: “Russian Thistle” by Laura Farnsworth

November 7, 2022
Winter Short Story Award 2nd Place: “A Single Mark” by Reena Shah

Winter Short Story Award 2nd Place: “A Single Mark” by Reena Shah

October 31, 2022
Winter Short Story Award 3rd Place: “Creeper” by Taylor Sykes

Winter Short Story Award 3rd Place: “Creeper” by Taylor Sykes

October 24, 2022
Winter Short Story Award Honorable Mention: “The Crown Prince of Koi” by Daniel Abiva Hunt

Winter Short Story Award Honorable Mention: “The Crown Prince of Koi” by Daniel Abiva Hunt

October 17, 2022
Novel Excerpt Contest 1st Place: “Take Warning: The Ballad of Sammy Slug” by Glenn Lester

Novel Excerpt Contest 1st Place: “Take Warning: The Ballad of Sammy Slug” by Glenn Lester

October 3, 2022
Novel Excerpt Contest 2nd Place: “Hakuri” by Jessica Cavero

Novel Excerpt Contest 2nd Place: “Hakuri” by Jessica Cavero

September 26, 2022
Novel Excerpt Contest 3rd Place: “The Slapjack” by Alan Sincic

Novel Excerpt Contest 3rd Place: “The Slapjack” by Alan Sincic

September 19, 2022
Reprint Prize Winner: “You Are the Greatest Lake” by Greg Schutz
Reprint Prize Winner: “You Are the Greatest Lake” by Greg Schutz
Reprint Prize Runner-Up: “Here We Are” by Robyn Allers
Reprint Prize Runner-Up: “Here We Are” by Robyn Allers
Reprint Prize Runner-Up: “Catch & Release” by Larry Flynn
Reprint Prize Runner-Up: “Catch & Release” by Larry Flynn
Featured Flash Contest Winner: “Hurmë” by Melanie Simonich
Featured Flash Contest Winner: “Hurmë” by Melanie Simonich
Featured Flash Contest Winner: “The Increasingly Unfortunate Circumstances Which Have Led Me To Wave You Off The Highway” by Austin Tucker
Featured Flash Contest Winner: “The Increasingly Unfortunate Circumstances Which Have Led Me To Wave You Off The Highway” by Austin Tucker
Featured Flash Contest Runner Up: “Define: Business as Usual” by Kim Ravold
Featured Flash Contest Runner Up: “Define: Business as Usual” by Kim Ravold
Featured Flash Contest Runner Up: “The Beak” by Robbie Herbst
Featured Flash Contest Runner Up: “The Beak” by Robbie Herbst
Winter Short Story Award 1st Place: “The Sisters” by Angie Ellis
Winter Short Story Award 1st Place: “The Sisters” by Angie Ellis
Winter Short Story Award 2nd Place: “Feu Follet” by Rebecca Meredith
Winter Short Story Award 2nd Place: “Feu Follet” by Rebecca Meredith
Winter Short Story Award 3rd Place: “Linoleum People” by Eliza Gilbert
Winter Short Story Award 3rd Place: “Linoleum People” by Eliza Gilbert
Winter Short Story Award Honorable Mention: “The Two Things Blassie Knows” by Clayton Bradshaw-Mittal
Winter Short Story Award Honorable Mention: “The Two Things Blassie Knows” by Clayton Bradshaw-Mittal
Novel Excerpt Contest 1st Place: “Back Line” by Raf Richardson-Carillo
Novel Excerpt Contest 1st Place: “Back Line” by Raf Richardson-Carillo
Novel Excerpt Contest 2nd Place: “Curious Monster” by S. P. Donohue
Novel Excerpt Contest 2nd Place: “Curious Monster” by S. P. Donohue
Novel Excerpt Contest 3rd Place: “A Geology” by Virginia Lee Wood
Novel Excerpt Contest 3rd Place: “A Geology” by Virginia Lee Wood
Novel Excerpt Contest Honorable Mention: “The Natural World” by Amy Stuber
Novel Excerpt Contest Honorable Mention: “The Natural World” by Amy Stuber
Novel Excerpt Contest Honorable Mention: “California Natives” by Kelly Anne Bonner
Novel Excerpt Contest Honorable Mention: “California Natives” by Kelly Anne Bonner
Summer Short Story Award 1st Place: “Elbow in Zulu” by Dara Kell
Summer Short Story Award 1st Place: “Elbow in Zulu” by Dara Kell
Summer Short Story Award 2nd Place: “Broken Animals” by Aurora Stone Mehlman
Summer Short Story Award 2nd Place: “Broken Animals” by Aurora Stone Mehlman
Summer Short Story Award 3rd Place: “Dog Days” by Catherine Carberry
Summer Short Story Award 3rd Place: “Dog Days” by Catherine Carberry
Summer Short Story Award Honorable Mention: “Level of Emergency” by Tanya Nikiforova
Summer Short Story Award Honorable Mention: “Level of Emergency” by Tanya Nikiforova

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