Winner, Winner, Turkey Dinner!

We are giving thanks this holiday season for all those who make Blue Mesa Review possible; our readers, contributors, contest judges, our host university, and the literary community. And we want to offer a special thanks and congratulations to our annual contest winners.

Fiction – Judged by Lori Ostlund and Anne Raeff

1^st Place – “Around the Parking Lot” by David Connor

2^nd Place – “In-Laws and Out-Laws” by Evan Lloyd

Poetry – Judged by Safiya Sinclair

1^st Place – “egungun” by Aurielle Lucier

2^nd Place – “Her Word Will Land in You” by Alana de Hinojosa

3^rd Place – “Starter Home” by Samuel Piccone

Nonfiction – Judged by Rigoberto González

1^st – “On Playing Yu-Gi-Oh as a Nerdy, Brown Kid in Houston” by Reyes Ramirez

2^nd – “Shattering Silence” by Yvonne Conza

We’re excited to share these wonderful works in Issue 36, forthcoming in early December 2017.