Spring 2025 Story Contest Winners

Narrative congratulates the winners and finalists.


FIRST PLACE

MASSOUD MOUSSAVI
Were All the Stars to Disappear, a story


SECOND PLACE

BAIRD HARPER
Motherland, a story


THIRD PLACE

R. D. SAPORITA
Sorry, a story


FINALISTS

Katherine Busatto
Greyhound West, a story

Robin Hirsch
Lutka, a novel excerpt

Catherine Kim
Nulato, a story

William Mackey
Entropy, a story

Nicholas Mirra
Notice to Proceed, a story

Kelan Nee
Careful Work, a nonfiction excerpt

James Tipton
Black Peter, a novel excerpt



And Don’t Miss:

The Fall Story Contest, with $5,000 in prizes.
Entry Deadline: Nov. 21, 2025.