This year we had an unexpectedly large number of entries and many of the entries we received were intriguing and well written. We have accepted one winner for the prize and publication, and we will publish three additional entries from the manuscripts submitted. The winner of the 2023 Joshua Tree Novel Prize contest is WIND-IN-TREES […]
Congratulations to Jessica Turcat, the author of Hunger House, the winner of the 2023 Saguaro Poetry Prize. Hunger House by Jessica Turcat explores the demands and promises of mortality as an observation. The midwestern rural voice of the collection establishes in minute detail the role of being alone in loneliness and finding the feminine in feminist. Turcat […]
After weeks of deliberation our Fiction judge, Charlotte Gullick has chosen Pearl Harbor by Leslie Carlin as the winner of the Chester B. Himes Memorial Short Fiction Prize. She had this to say about her selection. “This story demonstrates keen insight about how decisions accrue meaning and impact over time. The writing is clear and engaging and the ending […]