Greetings,

I hope you are well. I am writing to thank you for participating in our 2022 Short Story Prize competition. It was truly an honor to read your work. We received many excellent entries but had to narrow our choices to five finalists.

First Place

P. Jo Anne Burgh "The Women in the Club"

Second Place
Paul B. Cohen "A Gap in the Fence of Time"

Honorable Mention
Michael Golder "Death by Almond Butter"
Carol M. Quinn "Hypotheticals"
James Matthews "Terminal"

Notable Stories
Andrew Stancek "Orchid"

Shell St. James "Flowers for Veronica"

Efrem Sigel "Not to Waste This Life"

Elaine Crauder "Picking Up Shards"

Harper Darnell "Romeo's Day Off"

Beth Nixon Weaver "One Big Fat Tree"

Lucy Gardner "Arizona Words"

Enid Harlow "Voices"

Michael Gurin "Anatomy of a Fanatic"

Hardy Griffin "Elibistan"

Shira Musicant "A Neighborhood Nearby"

Thanks again.

Best,
David Bright, Editor