2025 BWR Short Story Award winners!
BWG is happy to announce the winners, chosen by their terrific guest judge, Adrian Tchaikovsky. They wish to express their thanks to all who entered and permitted them to read their excellent and interesting work.
1st Place: “Smiling Fish” by Avery Other of Lincoln, NE
2nd Place: “Missing Ingredients” by Natalie Bucsko of Cumming, GA
3rd Place: “A Fine Line in the Sand” by Mizuki Yamagen of Louisville, CO
Honorable Mentions (in alphabetical order by author’s last name):
“Delivering a New Perspective” by Mounir Derdak of Mississauga ON
“The Singer from Akrotiri” by Larry Ivkovich of Coraopolis, PA
“Peaches” by Avery Other of Lincoln, NE
“The Fish Man of Mahoney Creek” by Jess Simms of Pittsburgh, PA
Don’t forget, BWG will run another contest, starting on January 1, for the 2026 Short Story Award.
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