The 2019 Edna Staebler Personal Essay Contest Longlist
Thank you to all of our 2019 Edna Staebler Personal Essay Contest entrants. Our judges have indicated that it was an incredibly competitive year for personal essays. After thorough consideration, we are excited to announce this year’s longlisted writers and their phenomenal essays.
2019 Edna Staebler Personal Essay Contest Longlist
♦ “Entangled” by Sarah Ens
♦ “Post-American: Variations” by Laura Rock Gaughan
♦ “Modern Fables” by Mikka Jacobsen
♦ “Thanks for All the Lice, Pharaoh” by Tamara Jong
♦ “The Clouds Also” by Basma Kavanagh
♦ “Anomalies” by Anastasia McEwen
♦ “Piecework” by Susan Olding
♦ “Who Shot Meriwether Lewis?” by Concetta Principe
♦ “Who Could Have Lived” by Erin Soros
Stay tuned…
We will announce the contest finalists on Friday, September 6, 2019!