The 2005
Mid-American Review
Fineline Competition
for Prose Poems, Short Shorts, and Anything In Between
What's a Prose Poem? What's a Short Short? Click here to find out!
1st Prize: $1000 + Publication
+ Engraved Contest Commemoritive Pen
Ten Finalists: Notation + Possible Publication
2005 Results
Congratulations go out to this yearıs winner, Jennifer Hodl Solomon of Bloomington, Indiana, whose piece "Ten Thousand Lovers" was chosen by judge Alice Fulton. The editors of MAR congratulate Jennifer, as well as our ten finalists, listed below. Those finalists whose names are indicated with an asterisk will have their work included in the Fall 2005 edition of MAR as Editors' Choice selections.
"After the Bath" by Allison Benis
"The Great Open Mouth Anti-Sadness" by Ron Carlson*
"In Vivo" by Cherie Hunter Day*
"Latex" by Laura Esckelson
"Deviled Ham and a Picture of Jesus" by Charles Freeland*
"Letters to the Husband #8" by Mary A. Koncel
"The First House" by Michael Meyerhofer
"Walker Evans Meets His Subject (Grave, 1936)" by Siobhan Scarry*
"An Instinct for Survival" by Lynn Schmeidler*
"How It Is" by Christopher Shaffner
Again, we thank you for entering the 2005 Fineline Competition, the proceeds of which provide the prize for the winner and support the publication of our nonprofit journal. For information on next year's competition, to be judged by Denise Duhamel, click on the link below.
The 2006 Fineline Competition for Prose Poems and Short Shorts
The 2005 James Wright Poetry Award, Sherwood Anderson Fiction Award, and Creative Nonfiction Award