2025 Creative Non-Fiction Contest Archives

2025 Creative Non-Fiction Contest

Creative Non-Fiction Contest 2025: The Longlist

by Natalie Wee | Jan 12, 2026 | Contest Winners, Reading Room

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...

Interview with Room’s 2025 Creative Non-Fiction Contest Judge, Amy Lin

by Natalie Wee | Oct 7, 2025 | Interview

Photo credit: Blair Marie Photography Amy Lin’s work doesn’t just evoke an array of emotions—it demands it. In Here After, her debut memoir, she tackles the overwhelm that comes with deep love and unexpected loss. Lin recounts the events following the sudden death of...