Seventeenth Annual Poetry Contest Winners

Narrative congratulates the winners and finalists.

FIRST PLACE

FRANKE VARCA
The Trees Their Axes


SECOND PLACE

DION O’REILLY
Oh for Fuck’s Sake


THIRD PLACE

MATTHEW GELLMAN
Weddings of One


FINALISTS

Katie Condon

Maria Giesbrecht

Yong-Yu Huang

Cate Lycurgus

Johanna Magin

Luisa Muradyan

Kyle Okeke

Ananya Shah

Chelsea Woodard


And Don’t Miss:

The Fall Story Contest, with $5,000 in prizes.
Entry Deadline: Nov. 13, 2026.


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