The Creative Writing Concentration and the entire Department of English congratulate the winners of the 2021-2022 Flash Fiction Competition.

First Prize: “The Yewing Tree by Jillian Lumley

Jillian Lumley is a first year STEM student at Carleton University, who grew up in Prince Edward County in Ontario. Click here to read “The Yewing Tree”.

First Runner-up: “Fish Cages” by Nathan Erb

Nathan Erb studies English at Carleton University and takes influence from horror movies, the outdoors, and music. Click here to read “Fish Cages”.

Second Runner-up: “In Deep” by Sean Muncaster

Sean Muncaster is a fourth-year English student, learning to explore the weird and macabre through creative writing. Click here to read “In Deep”.

Congratulations to our winners and thank you to all who submitted their stories. Thank you to the competition judge, local author and storyteller Sara Mang, for her wisdom and insight in choosing the winners.