The BARN Annual Collection editorial team is pleased to announce the written works and authors selected for the first Writers’ Studio Annual Collection. The number of submissions and the quality of the entries made the final selection highly competitive.

Fiction Novel Excerpt:

“Asian Face,” by Aya

“Barbed Wire Heart,” by Martha Kay Salinas

“Lost Boy,” by Kenneth G. Bennett

“When Rain Turns to Snow,” by Brad Alan Lewis

Memoir Excerpt:

“Death Comes to Cam Tam,” by Joe Gondar

“Dreamer’s Daughter,” by Shama Shams

“Finding Peace,” by Sol Joy

“Re.invent.ion,” by Walter Sutton

“Unquenchable Thirst,” by Beth Ann Mathews

“When Roses Bloom,” by Cecilia Utne

Nonfiction & Essay:

“Fly High and Wide,” by Leslie Schneider

“In the Blood,” by Anna Du Pen

“Mint-Haired Girl,” by A. Fox

“Plum Joy,” by Sallie Maron

Short Story:

“After the Fire,’“ by Stephanie Joyce Cole

“Babysitter Notes,” by Jessica Dubey

“Exhibit Number Boo,” by Amie Glazier

“The Sailing Lesson,” by Linda Owens

“The Unicorn in the Woods,” by Jen Pitts

“To Remind Me of Her,” by Kirsten Telander

Poetry:

“Dear Kate,” by Kathleen O’Brien

“In One Ear,” by Joan Piper

“In the World of Un,” by Candace DeLeo

“Ode to Bloedel,” by Gayl TenEyck

“Qasida X,” by Kathleen Alcalá

“Stillness,” by Darsie Bowden

“The Edge of Fear,” by Dawn Geschiere

“There’s a Crack,” by Gwen Mansfield

Thanks to all writers who submitted for participating! The editorial team encourages BARN writers (selected and not selected) to continue to enter contests and other writing opportunities, including BARN’s Dark & Stormy Night, Happily Ever After, and future annual collections.