Les Oiseaux du Mal – Contest Winners

A little nightingale tells us that it’s time. For months, we have gathered authors willing to take the plunge into our inaugural anthology of rot and evil. We are thrilled to announce our final contests’ winners.

We blind judged and championed your stories. Given the talent gathered here, we judges did not always get our picks. We made bold choices. We spared no critical eye. We celebrated your forays into difficult topics. This is horror, and you represented it well. If your name is not mentioned below, please know you and your work still made a lasting impression. Truly.

Prior Contest Winners

Please note that this announcement follows our flash fiction contest on Wrizzit.com, during which we identified some of the first authors invited to participate in our anthology. We do not want to bury their recognition, so find our first contest winners here:

Nightingale Press News – Contest Results & What’s Next

 

We also want to thank again the winner of our anthology cover art contest, Amelia Nestler. Amelia’s winner announcement can be found here:

Les Oiseaux du Mál – Birds of Evil Shortlist & Art Contest Winner

This is a conclave of creatives. It’s our favorite kind of party.

Now Our Final Winners

After studying our shortlist, announced HERE, please join us in congratulating the final winners welcomed into our inaugural anthology (and in no particular order):

The Third Gift by Ren Crewell-Fuerst

Everybody Loves a Dead Girl by Ben Nardolilli

The New Metamorphosis by Amy L Bernstein

A Bold Choice by Rebecca Spelman

Can’t Take It With You by Gordon Brown

The Spare by Glen Creed

Der Tod by Quain Holley

A wonderful job to these authors for pushing the boundaries of horror—you gave us chills, and that’s no small task. We will be reaching out to you separately on next steps.

THANK YOU, ALL

Know that we enjoyed reading each of your pieces. We want your brains. Whether your name is here or not, we are conjuring ways to keep you in our manor. Congratulations, you’re now stuck with us (positive).

Yours, always,

Nightingale