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We’re so excited to share our longlist for the 2020 Creative Non-Fiction Contest!

We were blown away by the number of submissions and the quality of writing for this contest. Thank you to all the writers who submitted and trusted us with their work.

These 14 pieces were extra special—please join us in celebrating them! Check back soon for the shortlist announcement, followed by the winners chosen by this year’s contest judge, Alexander Chee.

(PS, our Pacific Spirit Poetry Prize is open for submissions until October 15!)


“Ghost Bread” by Angelique Stevens
“Little Bird” by Sasha Torchinsky
“Mangle” by Amorina Kingdon
“Me, the Joshua Tree” by Joshua Whitehead
“Meditations on My Face” by Jaminnia States
“Naming” by Amy Champeau
“on contamination (two birds)” by Madelaine Caritas Longman
“Once Upon to Ever After” by Jonathan Wei
Our Lives” by Alexis Pooley
“Plagued” by Morgan Charles
“Sea Monsters Revealed” by Adrienne Gruber
“Shelter Cycle” by Christopher Adamson
“Unclean” by Mant Bares
“Yes, It’s Pretty to Think So” by Rachael Warecki