2019 Fall Short Story Contest Winner: “Valentine’s Ghost”
Read the first-place winner of our 2019 Fall Short Story Contest.
Past Contest Winners
Read the winning entries from previous writing contests sponsored by The Writer.
2019 Summer Flash Contest Winner: “Something Happened”
Read the grand-prize winner of our 2019 Summer Flash Contest.
Second-Place Summer Flash Contest Winner: “Bouncing”
Read the second-place winner of our 2019 Summer Flash Contest.
Third-Place Summer Flash Contest Winner: “Black as Goth”
Read the third-place winner of our 2019 Summer Flash Contest.
Best in Show Short Story Contest Winner: “Marta”
Read the first-place winner of our “Best in Show” spring short story contest.
Second-Place Short Story Winner: “Down in the Woods”
Read the second-place winner of our “Best In Show” short story contest.
Third-Place Short Story Winner: “The Recital”
Read the third-place winner of our “Best In Show” short story contest.
Second-Place Short Story Contest Winner: “Cardboard Limbs”
Read the second-place winner of our After the Fall Short Story Contest.
Third-Place Short Story Winner: How We Are Known
Read the third-place winner of our After the Fall Short Story Contest.
2019 Essay Contest Winner: What I wish I’d known
Read the first-place winner of our 2019 Essay Contest
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