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Edition 17 (2023)

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Winners

6 people

A feminist horror anthology that channels hysteria, rage, and bodily fear into twenty-six speculative nightmares.

A feminist horror anthology that channels hysteria, rage, and bodily fear into twenty-six speculative nightmares.

242 pages
AnthologyCosmic horrorExperimental fictionDark humor

A historical horror novel set inside a segregated reform school, where institutional cruelty and supernatural terror expose the depths of trauma.

A historical horror novel set inside a segregated reform school, where institutional cruelty and supernatural terror expose the depths of trauma.

576 pages
Historical traumaEducational institutionsHorrorRaceSupernatural

A fragmented short story about loss, where memory appears in multiple versions and the uncertainty of narration becomes the point.

A fragmented short story about loss, where memory appears in multiple versions and the uncertainty of narration becomes the point.

LossFamilyMemoryShort fiction
LaToya Jordan Winner

A novella that examines gender and power through sharp, tense, and often satirical storytelling.

A novella that examines gender and power through sharp, tense, and often satirical storytelling.

100 pages
GenderPowerNovellaSatire

A Jane Eyre retelling that gives Rochester’s first wife a voice, combining satire with revenge and reclamation.

A Jane Eyre retelling that gives Rochester’s first wife a voice, combining satire with revenge and reclamation.

242 pages
Literary retellingSatireShort fictionFeminism

A short story collection that weaves women’s experiences, politics, and fantasy into dreamlike narratives shaped by Latin American contexts.

A short story collection that weaves women’s experiences, politics, and fantasy into dreamlike narratives shaped by Latin American contexts.

136 pages
DreamsWomenFantasyLatin American literatureShort story collection