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Thank you to our final judges: Maurice Manning in poetry, Crystal Wilkinson in fiction, and Julie Marie Wade in nonfiction.

NOW AVAILABLE: Print version of The 2013 New Southerner Literary Edition featuring winners and finalists in the James Baker Hall Memorial Prize in Poetry contest, as well as in the nonfiction and fiction categories. The print edition is $10 plus shipping. Content may be viewed free by clicking individual links below. A limited number of copies of the print edition will be available for purchase at the New Southerner Literary Prize Winners reading Saturday, January 18, from 5 to 8 p.m. at The Bard’s Town in Louisville. Click here for details.

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JAMES BAKER HALL MEMORIAL PRIZE IN POETRY
The Blacksmith
By JESSICA D. THOMPSON

HONORABLE MENTION
Ghosts on the Coal River
By JULIA SENDOR

FINALISTS
Carl Hiaasen Handing His Manuscript to the Postal Clerk By MARY ANNE REESE
Southern Blues By REGINA DRAKE
The Luddite’s Prayer By JINN FULLER RENFRO

SEMIFINALISTS
See Miner By EILEEN RUSH
Haints By WALLY SMITH
Potato Blessing By JULIA SENDOR
Last Night By MARY ANNE REESE
Thoughts While Feeding Livestock in Winter By BRIAN LOWRY

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NONFICTION PRIZE
What My Sister Does Now
By AMANDA MCRAVEN

HONORABLE MENTION
Mirrorwalking
By TIA JENSEN

FINALISTS
Hog Slaughtering By ALAN NASLUND
The Root Chakra of a Tomato By SANDI HUTCHESON
American Coot By JAMI POWELL

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FICTION PRIZE
Barbie Town
By CYNTHIA ROBINSON

HONORABLE MENTION
The Cuban Missile Crisis
By G.C. COMPTON

FINALISTS
Sorghum By MARY POPHAM
Buck Snort By FATE THOMPSON
Pull Me a Green Onion By FATE THOMPSON

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