We are so thrilled to announce the longlist for our 2026 Poetry Contest! A big thank you to our Room collective members for selecting our longlist. These submissions will now be reviewed by 2026's Poetry Contest judge, Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch. A big...
Creative Non-Fiction Contest 2025: The Winners It’s time! Here are the winners of the 2025 Creative Non-Fiction Contest, as chosen by our fantastic judge, Amy Lin. Congratulations to these writers on their big success for their works! FIRST PLACE: This Essay is a Hug...
We are so thrilled to announce the shortlist for our 2025 Creative Non-Fiction Contest! A big congratulations to these talented writers! ⎯ Room Magazine’s 2025 Creative Non-Fiction Contest Shortlist Totality, by Caitlin Stall-Paquet The Discovery, by Clea Roberts...
We are so thrilled to announce the longlist for our 2025 Creative Non-Fiction Contest! A big thank you to our Room collective members for selecting our longlist. These submissions will now be reviewed by 2025's Non-Fiction Contest judge, Amy Lin. A big congratulations...
Fiction Contest 2025: The Winners It’s time! Here are the winners of the 2025 Fiction Contest, as chosen by our wonderful judge, Janika Oza. Congratulations to these writers on their big success for their works! ————— FIRST PLACE: Georgie Millionaire, by Camille...
It's time! Here are the winners of the 2024 Short Forms Contest, as chosen by our wonderful judge, Zalika Reid-Benta. Congratulations to these writers on their big success for their short works! --------------- FIRST PLACE: Definitions of Non-Fish, by Shaheen Virk...
Drumroll, please! We are thrilled to announce the winners of our 2024 Poetry Contest. A huge congratulations to the following three poets whose works were handpicked by esteemed judge, Rafeef Ziadah. Enough waiting: here are the three winners! -------------- FIRST...
“The Air Itself is One Vast Library” is the Third Place Winner of Room’s 2024 Poetry Contest, as judged by Rafeef Ziadah. You can find the full list of winners, and what Rafeef had to say about each winning piece, here. THE AIR ITSELF IS ONE VAST LIBRARY ...on...
We are thrilled to bring you the results of this year’s Creative Non-Fiction Contest, judged by Angela Sterritt. The wait is over: here are this year’s winners! —- FIRST PLACE: Handful of Her Ashes for the Potter, by Judith Newcomb Stiles Judith Newcomb Stiles Stiles...
We are so excited to bring you the results of this year’s Fiction Contest, judged by Sarah Bernstein. The wait is finally over: here are this year’s winners! ---- FIRST PLACE: Sad Robot, by Camie Kim Camie Kim's work has appeared in Books in...
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