Goldilocks Zone 2022
Winner
“for me, for you” by C Tai Tai, poem
Runners-up
“Swelling” by Raissa Killoran, poem
“Little Box” by Kendal McGinnis, story
Finalists
“Debutante’s Ball” by george l stein, photo (left)
“Sunflowers in Soup” by Xiaoqiu Qiu, poem
“CONFIDENT” by Robert McCrae, illustration
“Assisi” by William Lewis Winston, poem
“The Weight” by William Lewis Winston, poem
“Chasing Chester” by Deborah McMillion, graphic art
Inception 2022
Winner
“Rust” by Ryker Woodward, painting based on video game landscape (left)
Runners-up
Morgan by Ron Pullins, novel
“The Last Storm” by Jeanne Wilkinson, video still
Finalists
“Buddha Blesses LA” by Jon Cohen, story
“The Bob and Wyvetta Love Story” by Kimberly S Stevenson, story
Carnal Conversations by Cynthia Close, memoir
Henricus by Cristina Bryan, historical novel
“Day at the Park” by Joy Kloman, painting based on vintage photos
Rigel 2022
Winner
“Only Water” by Julie Esther Fisher, prose
Runners-up
“Santa Corona” by Michael Pearce, poem
“Kearney Noir” by Larry Hill, art (left)
Finalists
“The Fall” by Steve Capra, poem
“Under the Spell of Molly Bloom” by Naomi Lowinsky, poem
“Time Enough” by LG Pomerleau, prose
“Donut” by Alan Sincic, prose
“The Weaver” by Serge Lecomte, art
“Being as One” by Dave Sims, art
“Witch of Wals” by Bryan Edenfield, prose
“The Voices of the Doomed” by Jim Gish, prose
Geminga 2022
Winner
“Tax Season” by Tifara Brown, poem
Runners-up
“Kishimoto” by Rain Hou, nonfiction
“Her Wildest Dream” by Martha Nance, digital art (left)
Finalists
“Suffers Patiently” by Jessica Ross, prose
“Get All Your Ducks in a Row” by Pamela Viggiani, mixed media
“On Tuesday at Age 21” by Kelly Q. Anderson, nonfiction
“Some Days I Can Taste” by Atma Frans, poem
“Rest Stop, Mile Marker 173” by Jen Payne, prose
“Broken Heart” by Paul Milligan, sculpture
“Fall Tanka” by Sarah Kersey, poem
“Memory Loss Blessings” by Madi Morelli, nonfiction
“Analogy” by JJ Chen Henderson, poem
“Candy Crush” by Jacqueline Schaalje, poem
Culmination 2021
Winner
“Ad Lucem Aeternam” by HR Harper, poem
Runners-up
“The Settlement” by Annie Dawid, prose
“for want of parchment” by Claude Clayton Smith, poem
Finalists
“Motion” by Noah Ruiz, CNF
“Final Crises” by Haylee Millikan, poem
“Blue Mustang; Red Rose” by Jeanne Wilkinson, memoir
“Marrying the Beloved Apocalypse” by Molly Lanzarotta, poem
Inception 2021
Winner
Dave Sims
Splash Page from “Bowl City” Graphic Novel (left)
Runners-up
“Not for Maggie” by Alan Sincic, fiction
“Orpheus Far from the Abyss” CNF by Meagan Daine
Finalists
“Naiads” by Janna Urschel, fiction
“The Eye of the Sun” by Evelyn Mielke, art
“Spiderland” by David Higdon, prose
“This Summer I Hear the Gun” by Noah Ruiz, essay
Rigel 2021
Winner
C. Adan Cabrera
“Bean Soup, or Lessons in Time” Prose
Runners-up
Dave Sims for “Although a Superb Dancer, Marjorie Preferred Smoking” art (left)
Jack Bordnick for “Facing It Together” art
Finalists
Alan Sincic for “Eva” short story
Ainhoa Palacios for “The City of Dreams” fiction
Mike MacDee for “The Hermit of Ilswher” comic book
Vernon Shipway for “The Coast” art
Paula Camacho for “Hija” art
Geminga 2021
Winner
Uyen Phuong
"Of Being," artwork (left)
Runners-up
Taylor Moon for "Blind" (artwork)
Daragh Byrne for "And What of Love?"
Finalists
Dana Schildkraut for "The King"
Margot Douaihy for "Voila"
Lilianne Milgrom for "Girl With an Ermine" (artwork)
Morgan English for "You Arrived"
Mark Henderson for "The Old Playground"
Alfredo Quarto for "First Light Puerto Vallarta"
Julie Noble for "Terra Incognita"
Pamela Viggiani for "Running Around in Circles" (artwork)