To the protesters on Vandalia | Elizabeth Ash
53rd NMW Award for Poetry.
Elizabeth Ash of St. Paul, Minnesota for “To the protesters on Vandalia”
A poem to remind us that the fight is far from over.
Baptism | Ellen Pauley Goff
53rd NMW Award for Fiction.
It’s easy to forget there are places small and remote enough to have escaped the inexorable pull of “progress”… places that still bow to laws and customs all their own. Easy, too, to underestimate just how strong the clutches of those places can be.
Part ode to, part interrogation of the Southern Gothic genre, Goff’s story is here to remind us that though we may be done with the past, the past is seldom done with us.
New Millennium Writing Awards 53 | 2022
First Place Winners, Finalists, and Honorable Mentions of the 53rd New Millennium Writing Awards!
Crackup | Sean W. Murphy
53rd NMW Award for Flash Fiction.
This affectionate and delightful tale reminds us that to offer true love and support, we must sometimes be willing to throw off the shackles of logic.
New Millennium Writing Awards 52 | 2021
First Place Winners, Finalists, and Honorable Mentions of the 52nd New Millennium Writing Awards!
Bird Rearing During a Pandemic | Melanie Hoffert
52nd NMW Award for Nonfiction.
Melanie Hoffert of Battle Lake, Minnesota for “Bird Rearing During a Pandemic,”
In times of turmoil, when threats loom both externally and all-too-internally, what good can it possibly do to rescue one tiny beating heart? As Hoffert’s essay so marvelously reminds us, sometimes our own heart gets rescued too.
Almost There | John Cullen
51st NMW Award for Poetry.
John Cullen of Big Rapids, Michigan for “Almost There”
Equal parts hopefulness and peaceful resignation, “Almost There” left this Editor with a lump in her throat and a song in her heart.
War Paint | Teresa Burns Gunther
52nd NMW Award for Fiction.
Teresa Burns Gunther of Gualala for “War Paint”
Gunther’s story, an intimate portrayal of the family ties that bind and the unspoken fears and hurts that threaten to unravel them all, is a multi-layered masterpiece!
An Alternate Theory Regarding Natural Disasters | Myna Chang
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.
Memory Animal | Chris Siteman
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.
Little Ancestors | Laura Herbst
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.
Rebirth | Alexandra Blogier
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.
New Millennium Writing Awards 51 | 2021
First Place Winners, Finalists, and Honorable Mentions of the 50th New Millennium Writing Awards!
The Chinese General | Peter Newall
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.
New Millennium Writing Awards 50 | 2020
First Place Winners, Finalists, and Honorable Mentions of the 50th New Millennium Writing Awards!
Excelsior | Robyn Carter
50th NMW Award for Flash Fiction.
Robyn Carter of San Francisco, California for ”Excelsior,”
a hypnotic and crystalline study in traveling on to the next destination, even as the body tries to serve what’s already gone.
grandfather: a dialect of water | Ian Khara Ellasante
An ode to those who shape us and teach us how to flow through this life.
Major Tom | C.C. Lewis
What would you trade for the answer to your heart’s most fervent question?
Man becomes-myth-becomes-specter in Lewis’s distant and mesmerizing tale.
Pale Shepherd | JR Boudreau
First Place | Nonfiction Writing Contest XLIX 49TH NEW MILLENNIUM AWARD FOR NONFICTION JR Boudreau of Ontario, Canada for “Pale Shepherd” Boudreau will receive $1,000, a plaque to …
On the Origin of Species | Lee Thomas
49th New Millennium Award for Flash Fiction
Lee Thomas of Los Angeles, California for ”On the Origin of Species”
Though written well before the global pandemic, Thomas’s story gets right to the heavy, racing heart of these uncertain times. We’re honored to share this beautiful, poignant story.