Third Place Winner of the 2026 Fantasy Writing Challenge

“Thomas loved the forest. He loved how the trees reached into the sky, dwarfing everything around.”

Second Place Winner of the 2026 Fantasy Writing Challenge

“The air was thick with the scent of decay and the shrill cacophony of crows.”

First Place Winner of the 2026 Fantasy Writing Challenge

“The following excerpt is from the memoir of a soldier from the 52nd Francian regiment during the Profane War, circa 1923, translated from Francian.”