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The editors of Slapering Hol Press are proud to announce Sean Mclain Brown's Shrapnel: A Dictionary of Damages as the winner of the 2026 Chapbook Contest. Here is a complete list of honorees from this year's contest, with a poem from each manuscript. Winner Shrapnel: A Dictionary of Damages Sean Mclain Brown [photo credit: Prophoto] Sean Mclain Brown is a combat disabled Marine Corps veteran and member of Maxine Hong Kingston's Veterans Writing Group. His writing is shaped by the lasting...

The Hudson Valley Writers Center is proud to announce the winners of the Writers Express Youth Environmental Creative Writing Contest. Open to students in Westchester County, the contest challenges Westchester students to think critically about the state of our world while giving a platform to share their discoveries. The 2026 contest winners are: MIDDLE SCHOOL Nefeli Antonogiannakis and Celeste Pawlowski, Rescue on the Beach, 7th Graders, Dobbs Ferry Middle School Colin Mui, A World Full...

The editors of Slapering Hol Press are proud to announce Gabriel Furshong's SURROUNDING THE COUNTRY A CHASM as the winner of the 2025 Chapbook Contest. Here is a complete list of honorees from this year's contest, with a poem from each manuscript. Winner SURROUNDING THE COUNTRY A CHASM Gabriel Furshong Gabriel Furshong is a father, writer, and teacher from Helena, Montana. A correspondent for Montana Quarterly, he also reports on politics for The Nation, High Country News, and other...