Annual Contests

We hold 4 contests each year at the nest, with each winner receiving $250 & publication,
and up to two Honorable Mentions receiving $50
& publication

Past Contest Judges have included:

Chelsea Bieker, Jiordan Castle, Sally Wen Mao, Alexander Chee, Garrard Conley, R.O. Kwon, Melissa Febos, Ada Limon, Julia Phillips, Kiley Reid, Morgan Jerkins, Natalie Diaz, C Pham Zang, Dantiel Moniz, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Isle McElroy, Isabel Kaplan, Chloe Caldwell, and Katie Kitamura.

Our Contests are Seasonal:

Poetry Contest: Winter
Fiction Contest: Spring
Flash Contest: Summer
Essay Contest: Fall