The Fiddlehead is excited to announce the finalists of our 2024 Fiction Contest, judged by Zilla Jones! The winner of the $2000 contest prize will be announced in January and the winning essay will appear in the Winter 2025 issue (302). Thank you to all who entered and congratulations to the following fifteen finalists!
The Short List:
Jacqueline Araujo — "Sheared at the Seams"
Emily Cann — "Anne"
Poonam Dhir — "The Splitting of a Wound"
Luanne Gauvreau — "Roses for Bodies"
Evan J — "Chomp"
Alex Kitt — "Within Mackenzie, the Presence of Snow"
Margo LaPierre — "Emergency"
Ian Lee — "Fire Mountain"
Trent Lewin — "No Return"
Amanda Merpaw — "How Should the Night Feel?"
Lindsay Naito — "Yokai"
Kyra Powell — "Heart to Heart"
Kyra Powell — "Self Help"
Madeleine Ritzker — "Joni Bluth"
Dennis Stein — "Murdered God"
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