Season 1

We are delighted to announce the results of our inaugural season of VOICE Writing Competition!

In total, we received 700+ piece submissions, making this season especially competitive.

Thank you to every writer who participated!

Awards

1st Place: Victoria Shen (New York, USA) – $200 USD
“december in nanjing, 1937 | he told me he knew the world | taste of home/taste of homes | Truths | Rhapsody”

2nd Place: Helena Ayas (British Columbia, Canada) – $100 USD
“she stays.”

3rd Place: Diya Tyagi (Maharashtra, India) – $50 USD
“a junk email from god | The Probability of Missing Trains | old receipts”

Distinction

– Emma Kim (New Jersey, USA): “hunter/hero/moonmilk”

– Jessi Seohyun Kim (Massachusetts, USA): “i, dandelion / the reaping / the first amendment / 밤 (chestnut; night)”

– Annabelle Chen (Massachusetts, USA): “witch”

– Gabriella Escobar (Florida, USA): “Ode to the Owl / The Echo of the Eclipse / Still Water / when living began / when dawn comes”

– Sajjar Shabbir (Punjab, Pakistan): “when rituals become religion / lovely names, said lovingly / Gender, Class, Gossip: Analyzing Romance Dynamics”

Commendation

Abby Zhang (Quebec, Canada), Alissa Feng (Texas, USA), Ankita Jaikumar (Georgia, USA), Ashra Roshy (Illinois, USA), Avilasha Bhowmik (Assam, India), China Roberto (Metro Manila, Philippines), Ethan Wong (Washington, USA), Gloria Park (Pohang, South Korea), Imisioluwa Alofe (Maryland, USA), Isabela Pierry (New York, USA), Joanne Hwang (New York, USA), Lin Xia (British Columbia, Canada), Lokenath Roy (West Bengal, India), Nadia Laressa Binti Muhammad Na Im (London, England), Noralee Zwick (California, USA), Olivia “Ollie” Ballard (California, USA), Sabrina Li (Shanghai, China), Sharon Mathew (Mayo, Ireland), Savannah Massey (Mississippi, USA), Tiana Kuo (New Jersey, USA), Vaishnavi Tatineni (Texas, USA)