Announcing our 2017 Creative Nonfiction Contest Shortlist!

We’re excited to announce our 2017 Creative Nonfiction Contest shortlist, as determined by judge Carmen Aguirre

We’re excited to announce our 2017 Creative Nonfiction Contest shortlist, as determined by judge Carmen Aguirre!

Room‘s 2017 Creative Nonfiction Contest: The Shortlist

“A Map of the World” by Rowan Smith-McCandless
“A Recent History of Fear in North America” by Suzanne Nussey
“A Series of Minor Injuries” by Nancy Newman
“A Year for Ectoplasm” by Emily Kellogg
“Another Dead Soldier” by Nancy Branch
“Cake” by Kate Balfour
“My Name is a Typo” by Jiyoon Ha
“Negative Gynecology” by Sarah Hamill

Thank you to everyone who entered! We will announce the winners next week so check those inboxes! In the meantime, you can submit to our 2017 Fiction & Poetry Contests, open now!

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