We are happy to announce the winners of our 2025 Short Fiction Contest! Congratulations to Pegah Ouji, who won first prize with her story “The Unmeasurable.” Further congratulations to Rebecca Kilroy, who won second prize with “The Nearer Realm”; Shahriar Shaams, who won third with “The Marabout and the King”; and Yara Zgheib, who received an honorable mention for “The Crystal Shop on Gouraud Street.” We are honored to publish their work.
The first- and second-prize stories are featured in Summer 2026, free to read. The third-prize story and honorable mention will appear in Autumn 2026.
Our next short story contest will open on September 1, 2027.