Winter 2026 Story Contest Winners

Narrative congratulates the winner and finalists.


FIRST PLACE

DINA KLEINER
Private Planet, a story



SECOND PLACE

ALICE RYAN
Regional Hospitals, a story



THIRD PLACE

MARIA GIESBRECHT
The Day of the Dog, a story


FINALISTS

Timothy Collyer
The Biscuit Tin, a story

Anne Harleman
For Hannah, in the
     Event of My Death,
a story

Baird Harper
The Empty Center, a story

Robin Hemley
Old Friend, a story

Huguette Martel
In a Winter Garden, a memoir

Sarah Toy
Bad Person, a story

Anne-Constance Vigier
Touched, a story

Elizabeth Wiley
The Only Picture I Have of Garrett, a story



And Don’t Miss:

The Spring Story Contest, with $5,000 in prizes.
Entry Deadline: June 26, 2026.

The Eighteenth Annual Poetry Contest, with $3,300 in prizes.
Entry Deadline: July 29, 2026.