prize winners
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RULES > STORY PRIZE
Zoë Crowest of Western Australia
* Zoë is a Two-Time Musepaper Story Prize Winner! *
Musepaper Story Prize #62
Musepaper Story Prize #57
RULES > STORY PRIZE


RULES > STORY PRIZE
Jennifer McAuley of Nelson, BC, Canada
* This is the author’s first literary award. *
RULES > STORY PRIZE


It All Started... > Essay Prize
Jean Marie Alfieri of Colorado Springs, CO
* This is the author’s first literary award. *
* This will be the author’s first essay to appear in print. *
It All Started... > Essay Prize


It All Started... > Story Prize
Ed McManis of Denver, Colorado
He holds the outdoor free-throw record at Camp Santa Maria: 67 in a row.
* This will be the author’s first work of fiction to appear in print. *
It All Started... > Story Prize


RULES > Story Prize
Paula Snow of Nelson, BC, Canada
* This will be the author’s first work to appear in print. *
RULES > Story Prize



Just down the hall… > Story Prize
Zoë Crowest of Beeliar, WA, Australia
* This is the author’s first literary award. *
* This is the author's first work to appear in print. *
Just down the hall… > Story Prize


My Hero > Poem Prize
Korey Wallace of Sioux City, Iowa
* This is the author’s first literary award. *
My Hero > Poem Prize


Just down the hall… > Essay Prize
Jess Chua of Port Charlotte, Florida
* This is the author’s first literary award for an essay. *
Just down the hall… > Essay Prize


My Hero > Essay Prize
Anna Svoboda of London, England
* This is the author’s first literary award. *
My Hero > Essay Prize
My Hero > Poem Prize
Donna Kathryn Kelly of Sioux Falls, SD
My Hero > Poem Prize


Just down the hall… > Essay Prize
Constance Campana of Attleboro, Massachusetts
* This is the author’s second Musepaper Essay Prize! *
"What I Saw" | Musepaper Essay Prize #52 | Vol. 2
"Little House" | Musepaper Essay Prize #19 | Vol. 1
Just down the hall… > Essay Prize


The Couch > Essay Prize
Danny J. Gyure of Greenfield, Indiana
* This is the author’s first literary award.
The Couch > Essay Prize
The Couch > Poem Prize
Sally Lipton Derringer of Nanuet, New York
* * Sally Lipton Derringer is a three-time Musepaper Poem Prize winner! * *
The Couch > Poem Prize


The Couch > Story Prize
Adam Graham of St. Petersburg, Florida
* This is the author's first work to appear in print. *
The Couch > Story Prize


It's a Job > Story Prize
Katherine Gleason of New York, New York
It's a Job > Story Prize




It's a Job > Essay Prize
Jeanne Wilkinson of Brooklyn, New York
* * * Jeanne Wilkinson is a three-time Musepaper Essay Prize winner! * * *
It's a Job > Essay Prize
It's a Job > Story Prize
Sue Powers of Skokie, Illinois
* This is the author’s first print publication. *
It's a Job > Story Prize


Fear & Fantasy > Essay Prize
Natalie Mucker of Bellevue, Kentucky
Find her on Instagram @natalie_e_m.
* * * Natalie Mucker is a two-time Musepaper Essay Prize winner! * * *
Fear & Fantasy > Essay Prize


You Don't Know Me, But... > Story Prize
Dean Gessie of Midland, Ontario, Canada
You Don't Know Me, But... > Story Prize


You Don't Know Me, But... > Poem Prize
Dianalee Velie of Newbury, New Hampshire
You Don't Know Me, But... > Poem Prize


You Don't Know Me, But... > Poem Prize
Ash Marie Tandoc of Fontana, California
You Don't Know Me, But... > Poem Prize


Fear & Fantasy > Story Prize
Alice Phung of Davis, California
* This is the author's first literary award.
* This is the author's first work to appear in print.
Fear & Fantasy > Story Prize


Fear & Fantasy > Essay Prize
Don J. Rath of San Francisco, California
* This is the author's first literary award.
* This is the author's first work to appear in print.
Fear & Fantasy > Essay Prize


Pets > Essay Prize
Eryka Raines of Fairfax, California
* This is the author's first literary award.
* This is the author's first work to appear in print.
Pets > Essay Prize


Vacations > Poem Prize
Ellaraine Lockie
Vacations > Poem Prize


Pets > Essay Prize
Randall Van Nostrand
* This is the author’s first writing contest award.
Pets > Essay Prize




Vacations > Essay Prize
Jeanne Wilkinson of Brooklyn, New York
Vacations > Essay Prize


Pets > Poem Prize
Marina Richie of Bend, Oregon
* This is the author’s first literary award for poetry.
* This is the author’s first poem to appear in print.
Pets > Poem Prize
Vacations > Poem Prize
Sally Lipton Derringer of Nanuet, New York
Vacations > Poem Prize


No Turning Back > Essay Prize
Zea Archer of New Jersey
* Author’s first work to appear in print.
No Turning Back > Essay Prize


Rituals & Routines > Poem Prize
Sandy Longley of Delmar, NY | Provincetown, MA
Rituals & Routines > Poem Prize


Rituals & Routines > Story Prize
Sandra Luerken of Aachen, Germany
* Author’s first literary award.
* Author’s first work to appear in print.
Rituals & Routines > Story Prize


No Turning Back > Essay Prize
Kathryn Wilder of Dolores, Colorado
No Turning Back > Essay Prize


Rituals & Routines > Story Prize
Sylvia Bowman of Port Townsend, Washington
* Author's first literary award for flash fiction.
* Author’s first flash fiction work to appear in print.
Rituals & Routines > Story Prize
No Turning Back > Poem Prize
James McCrae of New York City, New York
No Turning Back > Poem Prize


Regrets & Resolutions > Essay Prize
Nina Gaby of Vermont
* First Literary Award *
Regrets & Resolutions > Essay Prize


Regrets & Resolutions > Poem Prize
Terri Trespicio
Regrets & Resolutions > Poem Prize


Regrets & Resolutions > Poem Prize
Kathryn Gahl
Regrets & Resolutions > Poem Prize


Beginnings & Endings > Poem Prize
Keith Mark Gaboury of San Francisco, California
Beginnings & Endings > Poem Prize
Beginnings & Endings > Story Prize
Hana Rowan-Seddon of London, England | United Kingdom
* First Literary Award *
* First Work to be Published in Print *
Beginnings & Endings > Story Prize


Beginnings & Endings > Essay Prize
Natalie Mucker
* First Literary Award *
* First Work to be Published in Print *
Beginnings & Endings > Essay Prize


Home > Poem Prize
Susan Maeder of the North Coast of California and southwestern France
Home > Poem Prize


Home > Essay Prize
Constance Campana
Home > Essay Prize


Home > Story Prize
Music > Essay Prize
Sally Lipton Derringer of Nanuet, New York
Music > Essay Prize




Music > Essay Prize
Jeanne Wilkinson of Brooklyn, New York
Music > Essay Prize


Music > Essay Prize
Kirk McDavitt of Bucharest, Romania
Music > Essay Prize


Fear > Story Prize
Brian Feehan of Wilton, Connecticut
Fear > Story Prize


Fear > Story Prize
Joanna Koch of Berkley, Michigan
An MA Contemplative Psychotherapy graduate of Naropa University, Joanna works near Detroit as an advocate for women’s rights.
Fear > Story Prize


Fear > Poem Prize
Ginny Lowe Connors of West Hartford, Connecticut
Fear > Poem Prize


Friendship > Story Prize
Annie Dawid of Monument, Colorado
Friendship > Story Prize


Friendship > Story Prize
Jude Brewer of Portland, Oregon
Friendship > Story Prize


Friendship > Essay Prize
Adrienne Garrison of Bloomington, Indiana
Friendship > Essay Prize


Parenthood/Childhood > Essay Prize
Molly Seale of Makanda, Illinois
Parenthood/Childhood > Essay Prize


Parenthood/Childhood > Essay Prize
Laura Rose of Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Parenthood/Childhood > Essay Prize
Parenthood/Childhood > Essay Prize


In Memoriam > Essay Prize
M.K. Sturdevant of Chicago, Illinois
In Memoriam > Essay Prize


In Memoriam > Essay Prize
Jonathan Segol of Troy, New York
In Memoriam > Essay Prize


In Memoriam > Story Prize
Laura Maynard of Enniskillen, Ontario
In Memoriam > Story Prize