Winning Work

A poem about coping, fear, and history.

An essay about the folly of ignoring the lessons from our past.

A poem about colonialism, democracy, and the spaces left behind.

A poem about bodies, beauty, and pain.

A vivid and physical poem about work, grief, and what lies beneath.

A short story about time theft and stillness and resistance. Read our Cult of Productivity finalist.

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

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

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