After a very strong response to our call for submissions, we have narrowed the field to a longlist of twenty-four pieces. By the end of this week, we will narrow this list to a shortlist of twelve finalists, to be published June 16-June 28 on this blog.
Congratulations to our semi-finalists:
“20/20” by Lindsay Denton
“70 times 7: a Therapy Session in Free Verse” by Kathryn Olsen
“The Book of Laman” by Mark Penny
“The Darkest Abyss in America” by Wm Morris
“The Choice Was Mine” by Eugenie C. Stoll
“Curelom Riders” by Annaliese Lemmon
“Every Member” by Terrance V. Mc Arthur
“Forgotten Zero” by Steven Peck
“Four Visitors” by Niklas Hietala
“In a Nutshell” by Doug Staker
“In Remembrance” by Merrijane Rice
“A Joy and a Chore” by Megan Goates
“A Laurel’s First-Night Fantasies” by Theric Jepson
“Living Scriptures” by Scott Hales
“Ministry” by Jeanine Bee
“Platinum Tears” by Marianne Hales Harding
“The Primary Temple Trip” by Laura Hilton Craner
“Riffs on Korihor’s Testimony” by Michael Andrew Ellis
“Slippery” by Stephen Carter
“Sugar Free” by Emily Debenham
“Thick and Thin” by Vilo Westwood
“Three Wishes” by Katherine Cowley
“And Through the Woods” by Jen Eichelberger
“Yahweh: Prologue to the Temple” by Jonathon Penny
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I love that I know some names and not others.
OMG! I love Marianne Hales Harding! She’s one of my favorite poets!
Well, there’s one name I’m glad to see on that list. I’ll feel better about the others if I beat them. Now it’s off to the spirit singer’s to work up some curses. I think I’ll need them.
Yay! Congrats, and I’m looking forward to reading the finalists!
much squealing and cheering Congrats to all my fellow semi-finalists.
Favorite title: Curelom Riders. Looking forward to reading them!
I’m looking forward to reading these. There are some highly intriguing titles in the short list.
Or rather long list. Short list in relation to the submissions pile — long list in relation to the culling that is to come.
It has finally hit me. This is for real. I’m so excited!
Oh Lindsay, I couldn’t be more proud of you. Your piece is lovely and absolutely deserves finalist, and dare I say it, a winning title.
Congrats to everyone who made it this far. I hope to move to the next round, but look forward to reading everyone’s work.
Ha ha ha, Katie. Spoken like a true (and only slightly biased) friend.
I’m honored to be included on this list and I look forward to reading everyone’s work!
So thrilled to see Eugenie Stoll’s name here!