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Stone Soup Poetry, Story, and Art Prize Winners

Congratulations to our Poetry, Story, and Art Prize winners and honorable mentions! Thank you to everyone who submitted poems, stories, and artwork to our new contest series. The entries were impressive, and we’re so excited to be publishing all of the pieces below in upcoming issues of Stone Soup! The results are: The Stone Soup Poetry Prize Winner “That Wild Place” by John Gabriel Sperl, 11 Honorable Mentions “The Cracking” by Natalie Chien, 13 “Who You Really Are” by Goldie Leitman, 9 “Regret” by Isabella Lin, 13 “Ocean’s Surface” by Micki Mermelstein, 13 The Stone Soup Story Prize Winner “Star” by Sierra Elman, 14 Honorable Mentions “A Monarchy of Stones” by Emma Catherine Hoff, 12 “Pecan’s Story” by Hazel Holt, 11 “The Lonely Path” by Chris Yihan Ye, 12 The Stone Soup Art Prize Winner Make Peace Not War by Paris Andreou Hadjipavlou, 10 Honorable Mentions Cosmic Hope by Yu-bin Bae, 12 Poker Face by Derek Byun, 13 Tears of Light by Brianna Guo, 11 Blue Dragon by Eli Park, 11


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Stone Soup’s Contest Series

Stone Soup is excited to announce our new contest series! We are now accepting submissions for our short story, poetry, and artwork prizes. We will select a single winner—one story, one poem, and one piece of art—from each category and publish them in the magazine. Winners will also receive three free expedited submissions ($30 value) and a year’s print subscription to the magazine ($90 value). The deadline for submissions is May 1, 2024! Below, find details about each category.   Short Story: must not exceed 4,000 words Poetry: no theme, up to 4 poems per submission Art: work in any medium that can be printed on the page (drawings, paintings, photographs, collages, or images of 3D work like sculptures), up to 4 pieces per submission   Submit through this link!