2024 Contest News

2024 Contest News

2024 Michael Steinberg Memorial Essay Prize Winner! Thank you to everyone who entered this year’s Michael Steinberg Memorial Essay Contest. Our judge, Sarah Viren, has selected the essay “Washtub, Whelk, Widow, Woods” by Jessie van Eerden as the 2024 winner. Here is...
2024 Multimedia Essay Contest Winner

2024 Multimedia Essay Contest Winner

Winner Announcement for the 2024 Multimedia Essay Contest We received so many excellent submissions for our multimedia essay prize, and we’re grateful to everyone who participated. This year’s judge, Leslie Jill Patterson, has selected the graphic essay...
Precious Cargo

Precious Cargo

Precious Cargo A Review of Chris Arthur’s latest essay collection Hidden Cargoes By Chris Arthur232 pp. Eastover Press, $20.00Released October 2022 I have come all the way to New Orleans for this gumbo. It is nestled in a bowl in front of me, just shy of...
CONTEST NEWS – Multimedia Prize

CONTEST NEWS – Multimedia Prize

Winners Announced for the 2023 Multimedia Essay Contest We received so many excellent submissions for our multimedia essay prize, and we’re grateful to everyone who participated. Our judge, Kelcey Ervick has selected the choose-your-own-adventure essay “Remapping an...
Remapping an Unraveling

Remapping an Unraveling

Remapping an Unraveling a choose-your-own-adventure essay by Lucy Jayes Lucy Jayes Lucy Jayes is an essayist and poet residing in the horse capital of the world. She received her MFA from the University of Kentucky where she was awarded the Betsy Owen Combs...