Nelligan Prize for Short Fiction

The Nelligan Prize for Short Fiction

The Nelligan Prize for Short Fiction was established in 2004 in memory of Liza Nelligan, a writer, editor, and friend of many in Colorado State University’s English Department, where she received her master’s degree in literature in 1992. By giving an award to the author of an outstanding short story each year, we hope to honor Nelligan’s life, her passion for writing, and her love of fiction.

The Nelligan Prize is on hiatus until further notice.

Nelligan Prize 2022

Current Winner

This Year’s Nelligan Prize for Short Fiction Winner

With great pleasure, we announce that final judge Ramona Ausubel has selected Mike Murray’s “Night Owls” as the winner of the 2022 Nelligan Prize for Short Fiction. His story will appear in the Fall/Winter 2022 issue of Colorado Review.

Mike Murray is a web developer and book designer living in Pittsburgh. His writing has appeared in OPEN: Journal of Arts & Letters, The Rag, A River and Sound Review, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. His one-act plays have been produced for the stage, and he’s the drummer for the Impositions.

Submission Guidelines

The Nelligan Prize for Short Fiction is on hiatus until further notice.