Contest: Winner Lists
The BLR is proud to announce the winners of the 2012 Prizes:
Goldenberg Prize for Fiction, selected by Francine Prose
Winner: “Trotsky in the Bronx” by Harry W. Kopp
Honorable Mention: “Terminal Device” by Jennifer Lee
Burns Archive Prize for Nonfiction, selected by Susan Orlean
Winner: “The Crazy One” by Annita Sawyer
Honorable Mention: "Mustard Seed" by Jessica Penner
Marica and Jan Vilcek Prize for Poetry, selected by Cornelius Eady
Winner: “Portrait of My Parents Making Love as a Stomach Virus” by Lauren Schmidt
Honorable Mention: “In Winter I See the Bridge and the Lights Are Like Keening” by Megan Leonard
These works will be published in the Spring 2012 issue of BLR.
Thank you to everyone who entered. We were impressed by the quality of the submissions we received, and very much appreciated your patience during the review and selection process.
The annual BLR Prizes award outstanding writing related to themes of health, healing, illness, the mind, and the body. The contest is open each year from February 1 - July 1.
