1st Place
“Dream State” by Mark Jacobs
Human beings commemorate. That’s why, in the future, the date could be important. The date, I mean, on which the state was founded. January 23. On a bitterly cold day, I will add, in the American city of ♘.….” (To be published in Eckleburg No. 20)
2nd Place
“Empty Spaces” by Stephanie Frazee
To be published in Eckleburg No. 20
3rd Place
“Mothers” by Carmen Machado
To be published in Eckleburg No. 20
2014 Franz Kafka Award Finalists
Amy Narneeloop
Daniel Grandbois
Jacques Debrot
Tamar Kupiec
Marc Watkins
Lale Davidson
Rebecca Nison
SUBMIT NOW: Gertrude Stein Award 2015
Our Gertrude Stein Award 2015 will be judged by our excellent panel of judges and authors including Weston Cutter, Mary Krienke, Mary Stein and Natanya Ann Pulley. Read more about our 2015 judges below. You can read past winners in Eckleburg No. 19.

Gertrude Stein 2015 Contest Judges
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