Southeast Missouri State University Press

2016 Wilda Hearne Flash Fiction and Mighty River Short Story Contest Winners

Congratulations to the winners and finalists for the 2016 fiction contests.

Mighty River Short Story Contest
Winner:
In the Jungle
Jeremy Griffin, Myrtle Beach, SC

Finalists:
Resurrecting Grandma
Paula Younger, Denver, CO

Crush
Colin Brezicki, Niagra on the Lake, Ontario

Wilda Hearne Flash Fiction Contest
Winner:
“Frayed Cords and Pink Underwear”
Shannon Sweetnam, Lake Forest, IL

Finalists:
“Back on the River”
Rick Donahoe, Yellow Springs, OH

“Love Seat”
Maryna Ajaja, Seattle, WA

Winners will be published in Big Muddy: A Journal of the Mississippi River Valley, 17.1.