The winning stories were chosen by the judges Ramona Ausubel, Benjamin Rosenbaum and Nathaniel Rich.
Ain’t No Word But Lonely by Rachel A. Levine
1st place ($5000)
Cicada by Dean Gessie
2nd place ($1900)
Tertulian’s Law by Tia Levings
3rd place ($950)
The Mother of all Defiance by Mimi Broihier
4th place ($620)
Close to the Body by Sarit Elkon
5th place ($320)
Run by Róisín Leggett Bohan
6th place ($125)
The Hope Chest by Gloria Wilson
7th place ($125)
Through the Lens by Janelle Ward
8th place ($125)
Create it Away by Katie Danis
9th place ($125)
Janus Alturas by Krisann Gentry
10th place
Two beers & a Hat by Nick Janecki
11th place
Dust by Christina Moore
12th place
In Two Parts by Rachel Schollmeier
13th place
Jail Bird by Brandi Kehl
14th place
961. Woodbury, GA by Tondrika Hayes
15th place
She Sees It by Glenn Cates
16th place
Moses Flyingbird by Michael Dickel
17th place
Dog Days and Pink Hydrangeas by Caroline E. Farrell
18th place
The Voices in our Head by Stephen Youmans
19th place
Whale Song by Dale Dapkins
20th place