Drum roll… the finalists for our twelfth print anthology are in! Congrats to the following ten writers for being chosen by Toni Jensen to appear in next year’s book! We want to give a round of applause to all thirty writers included on our shortlist, and to extend a heartfelt THANK YOU to every single person who submitted to this year’s anthology prize and made these decisions so difficult. We couldn’t do it without you!
Beyond Reproach by Kristin Burcham
Small Shameful Acts by Katherine Cart
Spider Tim by Leah Edwards
An Afternoon at the Edge of the World by Jenny Hayden Halper
Model Home by Ana Kornblum-Laudi
YOUNG AGAIN by Will James Limón
The Swans by Daniel Monzingo
Stillborn by Isabelle Shifrin
The Wedding Dress by Dyanne Stempel
Sow by Allison Backous Troy