2023 Judges
TBA
Previous Judges
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2022
Angela Palm Hopkins
Nonfiction
Joshua Phillip Johnson
Fiction
Adrian Matejka
Poetry
Lars Topelmann
Photography
2021
Faith Adiele
Nonfiction
Lan Samantha Chang
Fiction
Mark Wunderlich
Poetry
Coburn Dukehart
Photography
Tad Dukehart
Photography
2020
Jane Hamilton
Fiction
Ed Bok Lee
Poetry
Photo by Ted Hall
David McGlynn
Nonfiction
Coburn Dukehart
Photography
Ira Sukrungruang
Poetry
Cynthia Swanson
Fiction
Photo by Glenda Cebrian Photography
Tytia Habing
Photography
Thomas Weso
Nonfiction
2018
Leslie Adrienne Miller
Poetry
Carl Corey
Photography
Photo by Kathy Borkowski
José RodrÃguez
Nonfiction
Photo by Mark Roemisch
Peter Geye
Fiction
Photo by Michael Lionstar
2017
David Haynes
Fiction
Kevin Miyazaki
Photography
Erika Janik
Nonfiction
Alessandra Simmons
Poetry
Tobias Wray
Poetry
2015 & 2014
Heid Erdrich
Poetry
Lesley Kagen
Fiction
Michael Perry
Nonfiction
Kelly Avenson
Photography
Len Villano
Photography
2012





Bruce Dethlefsen
Poetry
Judith Claire Mitchell
Fiction
Justin Isherwood
Nonfiction
Len Villano
Photography
Katie Sikora
Photography
2011



Bruce Dethlefsen
Poetry
Justin Isherwood
Nonfiction
Ron Kurka
Fiction




Dan Eggert
Photography
Lucas & Heather Frykman
Photography
Kim Thiel
Photography
Kari Witthuhn-Henning
Photography