We are delighted to announce the 2024 results of

LitMag’s Virginia Woolf Award for Short Fiction

First Place

$2,500 + publication + agency review

Sofi Stambo, “Long Story Short”

Finalists – $100
Jay Ellis, “Oranges”
Madelena Grossmann, “The Man at the Bus Stop”
David Ryan, “Cyclorama”


We thank everyone who entered the contest!


We are delighted to announce the 2024 results of

LitMag’s Anton Chekhov Award for Flash Fiction

First Place
$1,250 + publication + agency review

Caitlin Scarano, “Rainwashed Blue”

Finalists – $100
Cynthia Damon, “Baby Boy Davidson”
Hannah Roberts, “Last Tango in Prescott”
Sharon Wahl, “Francine”

We thank everyone who entered the contest!


We are delighted to announce the 2023 results of

LitMag’s Virginia Woolf Award for Short Fiction

First Place

$2,500 + publication + agency review

Eliza Gilbert, “Mama Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys”


Finalists – $100
Greg Ames, “Hello Petro” (publication)
Catherine Kim, “Leang” (publication)
Kent Nelson, “The Canyon of Unkown Water”
We thank everyone who entered the contest!


We are delighted to announce the 2023 results of

LitMag’s Anton Chekhov Award for Flash Fiction

First Place
$1,250 + publication + agency review

Nadia Born, “The Prohibition”


Finalists – $100
Cory Brown, “Giant Sequoias” (publication)
Drew Coles, “Polycephaly”
Kim Henderson, “Mansion Apartment Shack House”
We thank everyone who entered the contest!


We are delighted to announce the 2022 results of

LitMag’s Virginia Woolf Award for Short Fiction

First Place

$2,500 + publication + agency review

Alexander Almaguer, “Cypress Junction”

 

Finalists – $100

Tehila Lieberman, “Out of Babylon”

Gina Ochsner, “Shadowlands” (publication)

Ellen Wilbur, “Jim”

We thank everyone who entered the contest!


We are delighted to announce the 2022 results of

LitMag’s Anton Chekhov Award for Flash Fiction

First Place

$1,250 + publication + agency review

Caroline Kim, “The End of the Dynasty”

Finalists – $100

Jared Carlson, “Invention”

William Hawkins, “Easter Morning”

Delano S. C. Parisi, “The Immortal Ontologist in the Apocalypse” (publication)

We thank everyone who entered the contest!


We are delighted to announce the 2021 results of

LitMag’s Virginia Woolf Award for Short Fiction

First Place

$2,500 + publication + agency review

Laura Rockefeller, “The Woman on the Point”

Finalists – $100

Omer Friedlander, “An Incomplete List of the Things Stolen from My Family” (publication)

Rachel Galvin, “Zipporah’s Pimple (A True Story in the Time of Plague)”

Steve Mitchel, “The Return of the Capellmeister” (publication)

We thank everyone who entered the contest!


We are delighted to announce the 2021 results of

LitMag’s Anton Chekhov Award for Flash Fiction

First Place

$1,250 + publication + agency review

Chloe Chun Seim, “Taco Bell Is Coming for Gypsum, Kansas”

Finalists – $100

Annie Dawid, “Danse Sacrée, Danse Profane”

David Petruzelli, “Havana Lost”

Michael Tuohy, “Pingo Peril”

We thank everyone who entered the contest!


We are delighted to announce the 2020 results of

LitMag’s Virginia Woolf Award for Short Fiction

First Place

$3,500 + publication + agency review

R. D. Puller, “So Ezra He Became”

Second Place

$1,000 + publication + agency review

Eliezra Schaffzin, “Seesaw”

Finalists – $100

Josephine Bruni, “Say It with Flowers”

Tracy Daugherty, “Clara Mullin”

Karin Lin-Greenberg, “Still Life”

Jazelle Jajeh, “The Bronze Age”

Gabriel Moseley, “Night Song”

We thank everyone who entered the contest!


We are delighted to announce the 2020 results of

LitMag’s Anton Chekhov Award for Flash Fiction

First Place

$1,250 + publication + agency review

J.G. Parisi, “The Garbage Dump Veteran Museum and Gallery,” California

Finalists – $100

Angel Lindes, “Loggers,” Utah

Ann Markel, “Planet Bob,” New York

Bob Thurber, “Long White Banner,” Massachusettes

We thank everyone who entered the contest!


We are delighted to announce the 2019 results of

LitMag’s Virginia Woolf Award for Short Fiction

First Place

$3,500 + publication + agency review

Celeste Mohammed, “Santimanitay,” Trinidad

Second Place

$1,000 + agency review

Rachel Holbrook, “The Girl from the Trailer Park,” Tennessee

Finalists – $100

Anna Badken, “An Appointment in Samarra,” New York

Lauren Green, “Runaways,” Texas

Laura Newman, “Swisher Sweets,” Nevada

Paul Newsam, “The Old One-Two Combination,” Boston

Sarah Timmer Harvey, “Silver Darlings,” New York

We thank everyone who entered the contest!


We are delighted to announce the 2018 results of

LitMag’s Virginia Woolf Award for Short Fiction

First Place

$3,500 + publication + agency review

Meghan O’Toole, “Abditory,” Elmhurst, Illinois

Second Place

$1,000 + agency review

H. E. Francis, “Put Yourself in My Hands,” Huntsville, Alabama

Finalists – $100

CJ Hauser, “Gala 4135,” Hamilton, New York

Yiming Ma, “Swimmer of Yangtze,” Palo Alto, California

Lisa Sanchez, “Ghost Lover,” Tumecula, California

Christine Sneed, “All That Money,” Evanston, Illinois

Eva Speer, “Eros and Thanatos,” Amsterdam, Netherlands

We thank everyone who entered the contest!