The decision is in for the BFLM Fall 2025 “Liar Liar” Prize! We’re not going to lie (see what we did there), the submissions we received were spectacular! Truly, making a final choice for this one was so difficult. Though it was a challenge, we are so grateful. Having so many quality submissions is not a bad problem to have. As always, thank you for sharing your work with us and your trust. Congratulations to our winner, the longlisted writers, and of course, all the submitters who submitted their writing. Keep writing no matter what.
Winner
A.K. McCutcheon for “Mister Cave”
Longlist
Ashleigh Adams for “The Truth and Other Lies”
Alyssa Buchthal for “Summer, Summer”
Sammi Chiyao for “Delusions: Skin-Deep”
Nat Falkenheim for “Expense Reports”
Henry Fisher for “The Pit”
Summer Hammond for “Lockjaw”
Zach Harrod for “Then Again”
Selected Poems by Seelai Karzai
Susan Laurencot for “Caught in Hydrilla”
Selected Poems by Renee Dionne Mies
Selected Poems by T. R. Poulson
Tracie Renee for “Donepezil”
Yuhe Shen for “Our Lies”
Rebecca Threewit for “Village Lane”
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!
