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Winners of the 2024 Short Long-Distance Writing Contest!

We are ecstatic to announce the winners of the 2024 Geist Short Long-Distance Writing Contest!

The winning entries are listed below, and will be published in Geist 130.

1st prize:

"Alberta-Bound" by Mark John Hiemstra

2nd prize:

"Open Turn" by Simon Marmorek

3rd prize:

"Waterproof" by Elizabeth Templeman

Huge congratulations to Mark, Simon and Elizabeth! Read their stories in print in Geist 130, out in fall 2025.

Many, many thanks to everyone who entered the contest.

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