The 2004
Mid-American Review
Fineline Competition
for Prose Poems, Short Shorts, and Anything In Between

The results of the 2004 Fineline Competition are now in, and the editors of MAR would like to congratulate Helen Klein Ross of New York, New York for her winning entry, "The Chicken," chosen by final judge Pamela Painter. Finalists include the following authors and their work:

Cherie Hunter Day, "Swallows Over Chernobyl"
Amanda Osgood Jonientz, "The Perfect Beasley"
Joshua Kryah, "He Calls Me Lambent, Lucent"
Sjohnna Bruce McCray, "Let's Make a Movie"
Kathleen McGookey, "No Comfort" and "Joy"
Linda Tomol Pennisi, "In the Stars"
Siobhán Scarry, "St. John's Parish, Bronx"
David Shumate, "Mannequins"
Alison Turner, "Homo Sapiens"

"Swallows Over Chernobyl," "No Comfort," "St. John's Parish, Bronx," "Mannequins," and "Homo Sapiens" were selected as Editors' Choices, and will appear in MAR v. XXV, no. 1 with "The Chicken."

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Guidelines for 2005 Fineline Competition for Prose Poems and Short Shorts

The 2004 Creative Nonfiction Award, the James Wright Poetry Award, and the Sherwood Anderson Fiction Award.