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BREAKWATER REVIEW

ISSUE 38

A Note About Our Theme: 

WINNER

FINALIST

"Splitting St. James Infirmary" by Michelle Alexander

"Intimacy" by Ceridwen Hall

"Keloids" by Seema Jilani

RUNNER-UP

"GED" by Emily Portillo

"Intro to Poetry Writing" by Adam Scheffler

"A Guide to Writuals" by Hannah Yerington

FICTION

"Merry Make" by Alayna Frankenberry

"Look for the Helpers" by Laura Shea Souza

GENERAL NONFICTION

"Scattered Breath" by Julia Talen

ARTWORK

Artwork by Edward Baranosky

Artwork by Alexandra Nwigwe

Artwork by Casey Wong

Chief Editor Picks

Interview w/Askold

MASTHEAD

2025 Peseroff Poetry Judge

Major Jackson

Editor in Chief

Taj Madison

Julie Petrini

Fiction Editors

Sonja Nieuwejaar

Poetry Editors

Hanan Tuffaha

River Vetter

POETRY

2025 PESEROFF POETRY CONTEST

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