We had so many wonderful submissions and would like to thank all writers who submitted to the the contest. We loved reading your work! Selecting just 16 pieces for the longlist was no easy task and as always all pieces were judged blindly! Congratulations to all the longlisted authors!
Here is the longlist:
Annuals: A Training Manual by Cynthia Brandon-Slocum (Houghton, Michigan)
It Wasn’t Weakness by Emily Casali (Langley, British Columbia)
How to Dig a Ditch by Antonia Crane (Los Angeles, California)
Scrabble by Joy Grace Chen (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Mother’s Milk by Alison Frost (Toronto, Ontario)
NOW THAT YOU ARE HERE by Sandra Jensen (Hove, United Kingdom)
If This Is Love by Renee Ronika Klug (Phoenix, Arizona)
Musings of a Mix-Up, Mix-Up by Cheryl McCourtie (Bronx, New York)
La Llorona: The Weeping Woman by Wendy Noonan (Portland, Oregon)
The Edge of It by Wendy Noonan (Portland, Oregon)
How to Be a Young Muslim Girl in Post-9/11 Canada by Alycia Pirmohamed (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
The Grey Whale by Sydney Roberts (Campbell River, British Columbia)
Feral by Kat Savino (Brooklyn, New York)
Expressions of the Unutterable by Madeline Sonik (Victoria, British Columbia)
The Book of Youth Group Girls by Rachel Toliver (Columbus, Ohio)
Carlisle Longings by David Weiden (HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colorado)
We will be announcing the shortlist early next week!