The Porch Prize will be on hiatus during 2025 as we focus resources on SWING. The contest will open for submissions again in May 2025 for a 2026 award.
Established in 2019 and open to published and unpublished writers over the age of 18, The Porch Prize honors fresh voices and excellent writing. In years past, our judges have included the notable writers
Megan Stielstra, Tiana Clark, Silas House, Edgar Kunz, Kristen Arnett, Margaret Renkl, David James Poissant, Maggie Smith, Aimee Nezukhumatathil, Natalie Lima, Marianne Worthington, and Kevin Wilson. We award a cash prize and Porch gift certificate to one winner in each category, and all finalists are acknowledged at our annual fundraiser. Winning entries are also published in
SWING, The Porch's biannual literary print journal.
We're thrilled to announce our 2024 Winners!
• Fiction: Amelia Dirks
• Poetry: Lou Turner
• Creative Nonfiction: Laili Gohartaj
Runners-Up:
• Fiction: Gerry Wilson
• Poetry: Jed Myers
• Creative Nonfiction: Kate Parrish
Other finalists in fiction: Daniel Reiss, Josh Wolpert, Sarah P. Blanchard
Other finalists in poetry: Erin Miller Reid, Eric Mayle, Jessica Lee
Other finalists in creative nonfiction: Lena Newlin, JR Robles, Diane Gottlieb
Thanks to our final judges:
• Fiction:
Jamie Quatro• Poetry:
Ananda Lima• Creative Nonfiction:
Matthew VollmerSUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED. 
