Letter Review

The Dangle Unreleased New Poetry by Michael Dufresne Second Place in the Letter Review Prize for Poetry 14th April, 2023 安時而處順，哀樂不能入也。此古之所謂縣解也，而不能自解者，物有結之。 If you settle with the times and dwell in the course, neither grief nor joy will be able to enter. This is what the ancients called the dangle and release, and those who are … Read more

Data Breach First Place in the Letter Review Prize for Poetry New Poetry by Darrelle Spenceley 14th, April You ask for proof of my identity demand a driver’s license or passport – not more than 3 years expired       I reach into my bag       pull out a pair of vintage … Read more

Everest Second Place in the Letter Review Prize for Flash Fiction New Fiction by Andrew Nest 14th April, 2023 Editor’s note: this story references alcohol. The day of the office Christmas party – that major day of the year when camaraderie with colleagues and alcohol come together in climax. Not anymore, I tell myself. The … Read more

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow Third Place in the Letter Review Prize for Flash Fiction New Fiction by Mahara Heslop 14th April, 2023 It would become known as the Day of the Uprising. No one knew why, or indeed, how it happened, but it changed the world forever. On April first, 2032, the wigs came alive. … Read more

Trashy Humour First Place in the Letter Review Prize for Flash Fiction New Fiction by Andi Van den Berge 14 April, 2023 The doublewide trailer Beckie and I rented off River Road was down on the south side of town and had a pit already dug for fires out back. It was the night of … Read more

Every Once in a While First Place in the Letter Review Prize for Short Stories New Fiction by Joseph Friesen April 14th, 2023 “I spent the night at McDonald’s,” she said to me across my desk.  “The twenty-four hour one on Mckenzie Avenue.” Her blonde hair was dirty and knotted. She bore scabs and scars on her … Read more

The Coroner’s Version Third Place in the Letter Review Prize for Short Stories New Fiction by Annie Dawid April 14, 2023 The Coroner’s Version “A 10-year-old boy accidentally shot himself and died from his injuries Tuesday in Willits, WY” The New York Times Daily Gun Report In my thirty seven years as coroner of Willits … Read more

Try-Hard Second Place in the Letter Review Prize for Short Stories New Fiction by Francesca Newton April 14, 2023 If you have to blame someone for what happened outside the gallery, blame my father. The slug. He sat life out, let reruns of American sitcoms fill the hole where his mind was meant to be. … Read more