These pieces were originally published between December 4th 2025 and March 12th 2026. 2025 Fall Fiction Contest Winners Additional Fiction Selections
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Word for Word Celebrates the 2025 Fall Fiction Contest Winners
On Wednesday, January 14, 2026, the Word for Word Reading Series at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) featured the winners of the Penmen Review’s eleventh annual Fall Fiction Contest. This year’s contest had more than 900 submissions, from which five winners were chosen: First place, “How to Eat a Pomegranate,”…
Meet the Winners of the 2025 Fall Fiction Contest
The 11th annual Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) Fall Fiction Contest brought writers from across the country together for a chance to win a scholarship to SNHU and publication in The Penmen Review. After receiving hundreds of submissions, a panel of creative writing experts considered several factors during their review,…