The Inception contest from Sunspot Lit looks for the best opening in art, poetry, fiction, CNF, drama, graphic novels, and more. Here’s the list of this year’s finalists, including works called out for the Best of designations in each category, and the winner.
Finalists and Best of Category
Ginger Cake / Indyana Horobin / Best of CNF
Eulogistic Texts to My Dead Girlfriend as a Timeline of Grief / Kyo Lee / Best of Fiction
Comfort / Juanjuan Henderson / Best of Art
The Buddha Train / Stephen Policoff / Best of Novel
She’s Undone / GJ Gillespie / Finalist / Art
Reflection in Orange / Robin Young / Finalist / Art
My Glittering City / Heather Shreve / Finalist / Art
Your Body is Real / Anna Troxell / Finalist / Art
Winner
Sea Horse: An Ode / George Kramer / Poem
The winner received $500 and publication. Best of selections and finalists have been offered publication. Their works can be seen at no charge in the second quarterly edition on Sunspot Lit’s website.
Miss the contest deadline, or have something different to submit? Check out Goldilocks Zone, a contest seeking the best merger of creative skill and audience appeal.
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