This year we had an unexpectedly large number of entries and many of the entries we received were intriguing and well written. We have accepted one winner for the prize and publication, and we will publish three additional entries from the manuscripts submitted. The winner of the 2023 Joshua Tree Novel Prize contest is WIND-IN-TREES […]
Congratulations to Jessica Turcat, the author of Hunger House, the winner of the 2023 Saguaro Poetry Prize. Hunger House by Jessica Turcat explores the demands and promises of mortality as an observation. The midwestern rural voice of the collection establishes in minute detail the role of being alone in loneliness and finding the feminine in feminist. Turcat […]
The Julia Darling Memorial Poetry Prize and The Chester B. Himes Memorial Fiction Prize will now close for submissions at midnight on August 31, 2019 We know it’s summer. It’s HOT! Everyone is moving a little slower. Here’s an idea! Stay in and air conditioned space of your choice and finish that mind-blowing story or […]