Role: Judges

Leslie Marmon Silko was the judge of Kore Press’ 2010 Short Fiction Award, and chose Heather Brittain Bergstrom’s “All Sorts of Hunger” as the winning short fiction manuscript. Find Bergstrom’s book here. …

Tayari Jones was the judge of Kore Press’ 2009 Short Fiction Award, and chose Teresa Stores’ “Frost Heaves” as the winning short fiction manuscript. Find Stores’ book here. Tayari Jones is an …

Lydia Davis was the judge of Kore Press’ 2008 Short Fiction Award, and chose Rena J. Mosteirin’s “The Saving Work” as the winning short fiction manuscript. Find Mosteirin’s book here. Lydia …

Margot Livesey was the judge of Kore Press’ 2007 Short Fiction Award, and chose Tiphanie Yanique’s “The Saving Work” as the winning short fiction manuscript. Find Yanique’s book here. Margot Livesey grew …

Lidia Yuknavitch was the judge of Kore Press’ 2016 Memoir Award, and chose Ming Lauren Holden’s Refuge as the winning memoir manuscript. Lidia Yuknavitch is the author of the National Bestselling novel The …