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Congratulations to our Finalists!

We’re thrilled to present the authors and entries selected for publication by Emma Donoghue, Finalist Judge.

The Finalists

In alphabetical order by author’s surname:

Nancy Abra, Out of the Woods*

JR Boudreau, Megatheria

Charlotte H. Broadfoot, Stumped

LC Browne, Discovery, Master and Still

Krista Carson, incandescent

Trudy Cloudt, Grandpa’s Harvest

Donna Costa, Firsts, Summer’s End, Winter Astronaut and The Idels in March

Emily De Angelis, Reunion

Michael Ross Dolan, Parents

C.J. Frederick, Coated

Bess Hamilton, Heart’s Desire

Stacie Hanson, Hungry Little Talbot

Catherine Heighway, Jasper National Park 2024

V. Gregory Houlton, Unquenched

Mackenzie Howson, Out of the Shadows on Chestnut Avenue

Eleanor Huber, Away

Barbara Johnson, My Mother

Mari Johnson, Covid-19

Caroline Kaiser, Dorcas in the Dark

Diane Kirby, Carol and Wear A Denim Shirt for Me

Christine Langlois, Last Baby and Maude’s Chance

Bruce Lord, Not Just Lonely

Adam Love, Doctor Transmogrify

Brenda Martin, Natus Mortuus and Watching a Man in a Retirement Home Parking Lot

Mary Lou McRae, Caravanning

Dominique Millette, Side Gig

Martha Morrison, The Roller Coaster

J. Edward Orchard, Dust – An Ode and A Trinity of Trials

Janice Phillips, One in Fifty Thousand

Jayn Reed, In One Piece

Stephanie Reisler, Out of the Woods*

Jan Sims, Schrodinger’s Hamster

George Allan Tucker, All Trees Matter

Heather Vanderkam, Edges of Motherhood

Laura Wythe, Alignment

*These titles will be changed in the editing process.

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