Our sincere thanks to everyone who submitted to our 2017 New Writer Awards. The number of quality submissions was incredible, and we’re so very proud to present the results.
2017 Fiction & Nonfiction Winner
“The Faultless Sky” by Kathryn Henion
2017 Poetry Winner
“Bubbly,” “Cake,” and “Chew” by Amanda Chiado
2017 Fiction & Nonfiction Runners-Up
“The Brightmore Problem” by Bruce Johnson
“Rites” by Rachel Ann Brickner
2017 Poetry Runners-Up
“California Gray,”“Eavesdrop,” and “Mulberry” by Cynthia White
“Everybody Ought to Love ” and “Dungeons and Dragons” by Alexander Payne Morgan
Fiction & Nonfiction Finalists
“Sinatra” by Luke Tennis
“Sisters” by Landon Houle
“Dreamland” by Emily Nagin
“Here, There Be Dragons” by Jillian Merrifield
“Wild Mammals of the Western Hemisphere” by Matthew Disler
“Poses and Cycles” by Sean Cleary
Poetry Finalists
“If Scars Left Tears” by Thomas Young
“Trailing Her Die” by David Miller
“Negative” by Tess Wilson