The results of our Fifth Annual Short Short Chapbook Contest

Contest judge Kim Chinquee has selected BETTY SUPERMAN by Tiff Holland of Round Rock, TX, as the winner of our fifth annual short short chapbook competition. We will be publishing this chapbook in July 2011, so keep an eye out for its release on our website! You can sign up to receive a copy of the winning chapbook as soon as it releases by becoming a supporter.

Our five other finalists include first runner-up Hello Friends and Neighbors by Kate Hill Cantrill of New York, NY; second runner-up The Children's Magical Garden by Amy Bergen of Brooklyn, NY; The Family Dogs by Christopher Bower of Chicago, IL; Extended Play in the Bottomless Pit by Andrew Farkas of Chicago, IL; and Migratory by Jessica Hollander of Northport, AL. Our four semi-finalists include Americans, Guests, or Us by Caren Beilin of Missoula, MT; Arktoi by Caroline Picard of Chicago , IL; Alienation and Winter Sports by Anji Reyner of Missoula, MT; and Unloading the Elephants by M Thompson of Seattle, WA. Congratulations to all of them!

We had our biggest submission year ever with 117 submissions. We are grateful to everyone who entered, and we enjoyed reading your work.