Thank you to everyone who submitted their work and congratulations to the winners and finalists!
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POETRY WINNER, chosen by Kaveh Akbar
Marathon Avoidance by Inam Kang
FINALISTS
Division of Gods by Ariana Brown
Bloodwave by Imani Davis
dna is just anotha theory for reincarnation: me, sitting in a burning tree (c. 4063) by Destiny Hemphill
Naked by Jake Skeets
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PROSE WINNER, chosen by Randa Jarrar
You Do Not Take What Does Not Belong to You by Oluwabambi Ige
FINALISTS
I'm Not Afraid of You by Julia Bohm
Real Bodies by Laura Chow Reeve
Androgenetic Alopecia by Sio
Parade Day Rain by Michelle Yang
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Past WT Awards Winners
2016 WT Awards
Judged by Aracelis Girmay and Chris Abani
Poetry: Fine Lines by Aurora Masum-Javed
Prose: The Burial by Nneoma Ike-Njoku
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2015 WT Awards
Judged by Ocean Vuong and Jaquira Diaz
Poetry: My Dad Asks, 'How Come Black Folks Can't Just Write About Flowers by Aziza Barnes
Prose: Guns In the House by Molly McGinnis
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Featured artwork is Celestial Flight 600 by Elise Mahan from Mythology of Childhood.