Annnnd it’s official! The results are here for our Summer Fox Tales Contest with theme, Portraits of Failure! The Black Fox team is ready for a much needed winter break, but we’re thrilled to have read some stellar work. A warm thank you to all the writers who submitted their work for us to consider. We are also writers and understand how difficult contest submission trenches can be. We are so honored that you shared your work with us. As always, we love reading your submissions. Congratulations to our winner, the longlisted writers, and of course, every brave writer who sent work in for us to consider. You’re all the real MVPs to us.
Winner
Thalia Geiger for “Red Death & Other Poems”
Longlist
Stephen Jackson for “The Collector of Regret”
Rachael Acheson for “The First Failure”
Chibuike Ukah for selected poems
Jessica Zinz for selected poems
Kate Conroy for “The Body of a Mother at the Edge of the Earth”
A.M. Hayden for selected poems
Thandiwe Wilson for “Strings, Seams, and Carcasses”
Mari Ramler for “Bailey”
Kristin Gifford for selected poems
Cat Speranzini for “Where the Earth Meets the Sea” and other poems
Jaq Green for “Comparative Analysis of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire”
Keba Ghardt for “One Track Mind”
Caleb Robinson-Cook for “Ousel’s Ode”
JeFF Stumpo for selected poems
Mark Strohschein for selected poems
Erica Reid for “Treehouse”
Katelyn Sweeney for “A Better Truth”
We hope our contests are a way for writers to challenge themselves and stretch their writing muscles. If you’re up for a challenge be sure to check out our contest page to see active contests. Thank you all for allowing us to read your work!
