2026 Clark Closser Memorial Literature Awards:

hayden armos, tomias keno, lenore weiss, tricia knoll, r.a. morean, patricia knight meyer, molly quinn, les bares, michael mcirvin, elena ender and cover art by kim monroe

  • a ballad for my best friend

    HAYDEN ARMOS | POETRY WINNER

  • Pretend

    TRICIA KNOLL | POETRY RUNNER-UP

  • Homespun

    MOLLY QUINN | POETRY FINALIST

  • The Shoemaker Finch That Does Not Exist

    LES BARES | POETRY FINALIST

  • The Sundered Seams

    MICHAEL McIRVIN | POETRY FINALIST

  • Charcoal Husband

    TOMIAS KENO | FICTION WINNER

  • Seeing Him

    R.A. MOREAN | FICTION RUNNER-UP

  • The Middle of the End

    ELENA ENDER | FICTION FINALIST

  • Lobo, King of the Dogs

    LENORE WEISS | NONFICTION WINNER

  • Infant Of

    PATRICIA KNIGHT MEYER | NONFICTION RUNNER-UP

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