We're pleased to announce that Luke Hankins, founder and editor of Orison Books, has selected "Future Elegies," a poetry collection by Bryce Emley, as the winner of The 2024 Orison Chapbook Prize from hundreds of anonymous submissions. Emley will receive $300 and publication of his chapbook.
Hankins is also pleased to recognize the following outstanding finalist manuscripts:
FINALISTS
Colin Bailes, "Nightshade" (poetry) Sarah Cheshire, "Scrolls for Blue Bottle Trees" (fiction)
Mark Connelly, "She Must Have Played When He Died" (fiction) Daniel DeVaughn, "The Passion" (poetry) Abi Diaz, "Harawi" (poetry)
Joanne Jacobson, "In the Photic Zone" (nonfiction) Emily Kiernan, "Fissions" (nonfiction) Janet Ruhe-Schoen, "Rent Asunder" (poetry)
Annette Sisson, "Undone" (poetry) Sneha Subramanian Kanta, "Redapples falling still" (poetry) Anique Sara Taylor, "Gathering Feathered Strips of Prayer Before Morning" (poetry) Matthew Thorburn, "Another Name for Each of Us" (poetry)
Kathryn Trueblood, "Celestial Navigation" (nonfiction)
Mason Young, "Sabbath Gods" (fiction)
ABOUT THE WINNER
Bryce Emley is the author of the chapbooks Terminating Physics [a reference guide] (Alternating Current Press), A Brief Family History of Drowning (Sonder Press Chapbook Prize), and Smoke and Glass (Folded Word). A former Narrative "30 Below 30" poet and a recipient of awards and residencies from Aspen Autumn Words, The Edward F. Albee Foundation, The Glen Workshop, The Wesleyan Summer Writers Conference, Sixfold, and The Pablo Neruda Prize, Bryce works as a content writer in New Mexico.
ABOUT THE ORISON CHAPBOOK PRIZE
The Orison Chapbook Prize, judged by Luke Hankins, Orison Books' founder and editor, is open for submissions in any genre each year from April 1 – July 1. The winner receives $300 and publication. Find complete details here.