It was a hard fought battle between our top ten feisty hummingbird entrants, and the skirmish between the final two was fierce indeed. After careful scrutiny, our judge declared the winner by a feather to be …
‘Afterlife’ by Tatjana Mirkov-Popovicki
Judge Bob Thurber had this to say:
In ‘Afterlife’, the author skillfully tiptoes around grief and heartache, presenting a nicely woven, quirky portrait of life coming at you, whether you’re ready for it or not.
‘Featherweight’ by Chad V Broughman
The runner-up, ‘Featherweight’, was a close contender with an ache all its own. Two fine stories with dynamic voices.
– Bob Thurber
These two stories will be published in Pulp Literature Issue 25, Winter 2019. Congratulations to the winners as well as the top-notch shortlist, which included:
- ‘The Decline of the Human Race: Volume 01100’ by Mike Donoghue
- ‘One Human Swimming’ by Patricia Sandberg
- ‘An Aerial Photograph of Home’ by Mack Stone
- ‘Playing Late’ by Ariel Basom
- ‘Picture Window’ by Emily Ruth Verona
- ‘The Lion’ by Hannah van Didden
- ‘Mercy’ by Dylan Sealy
- ‘Slow Night’ by Teya Hollier
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Congratulations Tatjana and Chad! And thanks to Pulp Literature for hosting such a great contest and publishing such an amazing magazine!
Thank you for entering! It was a pleasure to read your story 🙂
Thank you, Mike, everyone at Pulp Literature Press, and Bob Thurber. Congrats to everyone who participated. What a great company of talented people!