2022 Short Story Competition’s Winners

I am pleased to announce the ESA’s first ever Short Story Competition’s winners, as voted by our members:

First place: “New Clothes” by Kagiso Pupp

Second place: “The Sky, Today” by Olivia McNeill

Third place: “i am pretty and i do not long for your approval” by Kayla Wilford

Thank you to everyone who participated, both by voting and by sharing your creative works. Each and every single work was read a plethora of times and some of these stories truly resonated with their readers. Even though the competition is over, I am happy to share that the entries are still accumulating new reads daily and are being enjoyed by people all over the world. I hope you all continue to write and share your stories.