Roe River Review is pleased to announce First Place, Second Place, Third Place, Finalists, and Honorable Mentions in the 2026 Editor’s Prize.

The 2026 Editor’s Prize issue is available: https://issues.roeriverreview.com/products/roe-river-review-2026-editors-prize

First Place:

Ours. Yours. His. Whose. by Cindy Kluck-Nygren

Second Place:

Andy and the Lion by R.H. Brooke

Third Place:

An Eagle Feather by Kenneth M. Kapp

Finalists:

Confession by Brian Belefant

Camellias by Anthony J. Kleem

Short, Short, Long by William Watson

Honorable Mention:

Arsalan Chalabi

Peter Conrad

Dean Gessie

Jaime Gill

Elizabeth Sundstrom

Ito Trelaine