Winning Work

An erasure of the letter hundreds of trans Kansas residents received in March 2026, nullifying their driver’s licenses overnight.

"Body Count" is a poem that is both cognizant and defiantly blunt about violence as a means of erasure.

Our Redacted finalist, “Slumber party,” uses the burning haibun form to explore meaning-making, truth, and autonomy.

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.