52nd NMW Award for Flash Fiction.
Myna Chang of Potomac, Maryland for ”An Alternate Theory Regarding Natural Disasters…,”
It’s not often that our top entry is also the most hopeful one. Chang’s imagining of a small town finding silver linings among the rubble is that story.
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51st NMW Award for Nonfiction.
Chris Siteman of Brookline, Massachusetts for “Memory Animal,”
Just in time for Halloween, Siteman’s essay is a taut and creeping tale, with ghosts lurking in every corner.
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51st NMW Award for Poetry.
Susan Salgy of Provo, Utah for “Lesson for Tree in a Snowstorm,”
The poem we all need right now, the one to remind us that all storms, no matter their blinding endurance, must yet pass.
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51st NMW Award for Fiction.
Laura Herbst of Portland, Oregon for “Little Ancestors,”
A grieving girl discovers a power far greater than the missionary zeal that delivered her to a distant land. Herbst’s magnificent story explores faith, culture, and a journey to adulthood far from home.
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51st NMW Award for Flash Fiction.
Alexandra Blogier of Boston, Massachusetts for ”Rebirth,”
After the act of creation, just how far will a mother go to hang on to what’s left of herself? Blogier’s incredible short story offers a dark glimpse of the wonder and terror of motherhood.
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First Place Winners, Finalists, and Honorable Mentions of the 50th New Millennium Writing Awards!
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50th NMW Award for Poetry.
Doris Ferleger of Wyncote, Pennsylvania for “Pass Over”
a heart-caressing poem on what the living and the leaving can offer one another as the time for departure approaches.
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50th NMW Award for Fiction.
Peter Newall of Odessa, Ukraine for “The Chinese General”
A marvelous tale of private passions and artistic impulses that will not be denied. Dive into “The Chinese General” and enjoy its hidden depths.
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50th NMW Award for Nonfiction.
Yannick Thoraval of Victoria, Australia for “Learning to Die and Live: 24 Hours in Evacuation”
A taut and measured journey through disaster. In its brevity, this essay perfectly captures how quickly daily life can morph into surreal nightmare.
Learning to Die and Live | Yannick Thoraval Read More »
First Place Winners, Finalists, and Honorable Mentions of the 50th New Millennium Writing Awards!
New Millennium Writing Awards 50 | 2020 Read More »
