BFR 2027 PEN AMERICA Nominations

We are thrilled to announe our nominations for the 2027 PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers!

Ailidh Ruthven – “Fruit Rots on Rotting Trees”

Hannah Marriott – “Mouthful of Blood”

John Takashi-Shimano – “Cuboidal Spiral Pattern Which Extends Outward From Itself Before Curling Back Inward To Point Perpendicular-like At Itself Curling Upward”

Nichelle Wong – “Caroline”

To read copies of all four nominated stories, keep an eye out for Berkeley Fiction Review Issue 46 Sales to reopen in August, 2026!

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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 We invite submissions of previously unpublished short stories year-round and publish annually.

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