Poetry, CNF, and Graphic Essays.

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General Submissions

General submissions are open May 1st through June 30th for CNF and Poetry. Graphic Essays are open year round.


Sweet does not accept AI generated writing or art at this time.

Audrey Blanco

Indu Parvathi

E Peregrine

Lauren Crawford

Ace Boggess

Anya Kirshbaum

Joe Wilkins

Sonia Greenfield

Robin Turner

Matthew Lippman

Özge Lena

Elizabeth Torres

Angie Macri

Rita Mookerjee

Laura Bandy

 Vikki C.

 Amanda Anastasi

Bethany Jarmul

Casey Ford

Amy Poague

Donald Pasmore 

Winner

Judge's Comments:

First Place: Linda Dove – “Scheherazade Finishes”

“Scheherazade Finishes” brilliantly maps the classic storyteller’s endless yarn onto our own daily lives. Just as the doomed bride-to-be staves off her fate each day by inventing another cliffhanger, we too save ourselves with the stories we tell. Every day’s to-do list is a talisman against death as we try to make it to tomorrow, where love might live. This is a poem to know by heart, and recite on one of those long nights.

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Finalists

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Flash Contest Results 2024

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Flash Contest Results 2024

We apologize for the delay in announcing the winners of this contest. While notifying the winners, we learned that our winner, Karen Kao passed...

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