2020 Contest Winners
Our warmest thanks to all who submitted to the Southeast Review's 2020 contests in art, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry! We're thrilled to share the results with you here. The titled pieces below will be published in the Southeast Review Vol. 39.1, Spring 2021.
"The Kiss" by Jacqueline Tse, porcelain
The Gearhart Poetry Prize
Judged by Kaveh Akbar
Winner
“Word I First Used in Poetry” by Hajjar Baban
Finalists
Kemi Alabi
Tarik Dobbs
Semifinalists
Kelli Russell Agodon
Arman Avasia
Despy Boutris
C. Sinclaire Brown
Em Dial
Kelly Houle
Joseph Gunho Jang
Justin Jannise
Ae Hee Lee
Grace Shuyi Liew
Shawna Rodenberg
Maggie Sarsfield
Jaz Sufi
The World’s Best Short-Short Story
Judged by Robert Olen Butler
Winner
“Instructions for Lovers” by Lauren Green
Finalist
“Mean to Me” by Amina Gautier
Semifinalists
Rachel Attias
Leonora Desar Bruce Geddes
Ingrid Jendrzejewski
Mark Keats
Mark Wagenaar
Jessica Walters
The Ned Stuckey-French Nonfiction Contest
Judged by Gilbert King
Winner
“Junior Village” by N. R. Robinson
Finalist
“Hallowed” by Kristine Jepsen
Semifinalists
Hannah Barbosa Cesnik
Georgia Cloepfil
The Southeast Review Art Contest
Judged by Gosia
Winner
“Death by Sugar” porcelain sculpture series by Jacqueline Tse
Finalists
Kathryn Czaplicki
Tom Jessen
Danielle Klebes
Mad Luellen
Amuri Morris
Sam Nakahira
Corran Shrimpton
Jiannan Wu
Yumi Yamazaki