Announcing the Geist 2015 Short Long-Distance Writing Contest shortlist! Thank you to all who entered. Winners will be announced in Geist 99, on newsstands in January 2016.

"ouijaspeak," Jane Kinegal, Vancouver BC

"The Bare Den," Janet Trull, Ancaster ON

"Beyond Saving," Declan Bains, Vancouver BC

"Neurogeography of Reconciliation," Gia Greer, Halifax NS

"The Eternal Returner," Dimitrios Otis, Belleville ON

"Security," Jill Talbot, Gabriola BC

"Yeah? Hello..." Bill Engleson, Denman Island BC

"Confederation Bridge," Angus MacCaull, Antigonish NS

"Big Folks," Ryan Hoben, Vancouver BC

​"Pekoe," Benjamin Dugdale, Fredericton NB

"Relationship Roulette," Rachel Laverdiere, Saskatoon SK

"Two New Years Ago," Paul MacDougall, Sydney NS

"Seconds," Jane Griffith, Toronto ON

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