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2023 Rash Award in Fiction and Poetry

The winners of the 2023 Rash Awards in Fiction and Poetry have been announced.

Rebecca Godwin, of Pawleys Island, South Carolina, won the 2023 Rash Award in Fiction for her story “Egg Timer.” Jen Fawkes served as judge.

Marina Hope Wilson, of San Francisco, California, won the 2023 Rash Award in Poetry for her poem “Origin.” Glenis Redmond served as judge.

Godwin and Wilson will receive a $500 prize and publication in the Broad River Review.

The winners of the 2023 Rash Awards in Fiction and Poetry have been announced. Please visit our 2023 Contest page for a full list of all finalists.

The 2024 Rash Awards in Fiction and Poetry will open for entries on February 1, 2024.

RASH AWARDS

What are the Rash Awards?

In 2010, the Broad River Review began two new contests, called the Rash Awards, named in honor of Ron Rash, a 1976 graduate of Gardner-Webb University.  Rash’s first published work appeared in the pages of this literary review (a poem, “Last Night’s Ride” and a story, “Turtle Meat”).  Rash grew up in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, home to Gardner-Webb University, and earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Gardner-Webb and Clemson universities, respectively.