Winning Work

F.E. Sackett's poem captures both the vulnerability of caring and being cared for.

"Vampire Diaries—An Ectopic Meditation" evokes the complicated weight of loss after an ectopic pregnancy.

"The Body Remembers" is a story about the cyclical nature of chronic illness—and all of the frustration and awareness of time throughout those cycles.

What happens when you combine AI, reactivism, and hyper-virality with a dash of salt?

"the blue hour" is a poem whose imagery rings with intense clarity and unfurls unexpectedly.

“For You” is about grief, longing, and the way we leave echoes of ourselves behind online.

Read "In Situ" by Jessica Hincapié, a sobering poem about future grief as the cost of living.

Read "Hushes and Hums in Texas" by Zenobia, a poem about the crushing reality of love and choice in the face of Black maternal morbidity rates.

Our Cost of Living finalist, "Money Trees," takes place over a series of phone notifications. Read it top to bottom or bottom to top.