Fiction Winners

“Disappearing Act” by Juliana Flynn (2009)

February 7, 2016

The cat was gone. He lied and said he didn’t care because he held a deep conviction that his words could take shape into honest sentiments, if only he...

Cold Water By Catherine Hires (An Excerpt) (2015)

June 16, 2015

Collins Literary Prize Winner, Prose (2015) Nia was still sleeping when I woke up. She was snoring loudly as I crawled my way down the rickety ladder...

A Tie By Joshua Couvares (2015)

June 16, 2015

Jennie Hackman Memorial Award for Short Fiction, Third Place (2015) Another shot. Tequila dried onto his knuckles, his fingernails. When he makes a...

Lights in the Night By Stephanie Mei Koo (2015)

June 16, 2015

Jennie Hackman Memorial Award for Short Fiction, Second Place (2015) Her bedroom lights haven’t been off for twenty-four years. Oh, it is silly...

Floating By Loriann Dozier (2015)

June 16, 2015

Jennie Hackman Memorial Award for Short Fiction Winner, 2015 The woman tells her it will all be alright. She smiles when she says it, so the infant...

Dinosaur Junior By Julie Bartoli (2014)

June 16, 2014

Jennie Hackman Memorial Award for Short Fiction, Winner (2014) Sid sits on the overhang outside his bedroom window, watching cars. It’s one of those...