2017 Gulf Coast Prize

Poetry

Sam Sax

"The Weather Underground"

Honorable Mention

Jessica Hincapie
"Girl as Tautology"

Andres Cerpa
"Seasonal Without Spring: Summer"

Judge

Cate Marvin

Nonfiction

Spencer Wise

"The Peacock and the Bell Captain"

Honorable Mention

Jennifer Bullis
"Feathers"

Nadia Owusu
"The Heat of Dar es Salaam"

Judge

Diane Roberts

Fiction

Rudy Ruiz

"That Boy Could Run"

Honorable Mention

Claire Luchette
"Judith Gap"

Callie Collins
"The Lord's Earth"

Judge

Chinelo Okparanta