Winning Work

The pieces that burned the brightest.

A House Divided—November 2025

Terms of Sale 1st

Our first-place winning piece is a deeply layered poem about home, separation, and family history.

Relocation 2nd

An unsettling short story about what happens when the government reclaims all you know.

Somebody Should Do Something 3rd

A short story about apathy, impassivity, and what happens when we turn the other cheek.

Monsters We Made—October 2025

Aswangs Wear Barong Tagalog 3rd

A poem about the insidious nature of power, promises, and corruption.

Feed 2nd

Flash fiction about the desensitization of violence, loss of empathy, and becoming the villain.

Garry Learnt How to Be a Man Off the Internet 1st

A poem about the insidious nature of toxic masculinity and how it manifests online and in-person.