All submissions to Tributaries are automatically entered in our annual contest! Every year, a famously talented guest judge chooses one winner and one runner-up in each genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry, and Visual Arts.
Winners receive a cash prize and certificate, not to mention bragging rights, gushy praise, and boundless admiration from staff and peers alike. But no pie. Not yet, anyway.
Winners of the Tributaries 2022 Contests for Best Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, and Visual Arts
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Visual Arts
Winner: Analogous Egg Nest—Julia Jackson
Second Place: Oscura the Sun Goddess—Stephanie Velasquez
Judges
For Poetry, Fiction, and Creative Nonfiction:
For Visual Arts:
NATE KUZNIA currently serves as the Gallery Coordinator and Studio Technician for IU East. He earned his BFA (cum laude) with concentrations in Printmaking and Sculpture from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan and his MFA in Printmaking from IU Bloomington. A draughtsman and illustrator, his artwork has been exhibited both nationally and internationally.