2026 Waasnode Fiction Prize Winners Announced!

Congratulations to Crystal Odelle and their story “The Big Show,” winner of the 2026 Waasnode Fiction Prize! Judge Megan Milks on the winning piece: This story had my heart from the jump with the risks this narrator takes toward friendship and toward her own becoming. I love how complexly the author explores queer friendship between characters who have, and wield, different degrees of social…