We’re happy to announce the winners of the 2026 Streetlight Essay/Memoir contest.
First Prize goes to Wendy Kennar for “On a Scale Of . . . ”, her incisive and personal look at the difficulties involved in the medical diagnosis and treatment of pain—a subject familiar to all of us, sometimes too much so.
“Lost Boots,” by Wendy Fontaine, is our Second Prize winner, a subtle blend of love, loss and nostalgia.
Jeffrey M. Kane is our third prize winner with “Flare, Strobe, Pulse,” an antic account of an illustration of the irrepressibility of human nature.
The above essays will be published in the 2026 Summer Issue of Streetlight. We hope you’ll take a look, a long look.
We have also awarded Honorable Mention to the following:
“Playmaker” by Richard Kenney
“The Flat World” by Brett Stanciu
“Submerged” by Nicola McGoff
“Between Bites” by Olivia Weinstein
These excellent offerings will appear in Fall 2026. Please stay tuned!
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Thank you so much, Streetlight, for this honor!