Sudden Fiction Contest 2025 Winners

We are delighted to announce the winners of the Berkeley Fiction Review 2025 Sudden Fiction contest! Submissions were strong this year, but our editorial staff and our guest judges, Kiyoko Shiosaki and Melanie Abrams, narrowed our selections down to a top three, plus an honorable mention:

FIRST PLACE: “Doll Parts” by Mila Ishikawa-Gonzales

SECOND PLACE: “Patrol” by Dan McGurkin

THIRD PLACE: “Fresno: Eros” by Gavin Garza

HONORABLE MENTION: “Swimming” by Charles Hawes

All four of these amazing short fiction stories will appear in Berkeley Fiction Review‘s Issue 45, which will be released Spring 2025.

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Berkeley Fiction Review

The Berkeley Fiction Review is a UC Berkeley undergraduate, student-run publication. We look for innovative short fiction that plays with form and content, as well as traditionally constructed stories with fresh voices and original ideas. We invite submissions of previously unpublished short stories year-round and publish annually.

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