WALLACE PRIZE
NONFICTION: When Pregnancy Is A Crime

In the cramped bathroom of a condominium apartment in Singapore, Annisa stared at the pregnancy test she had purchased from the Guardian pharmacy. She had […]

FICTION: Object Permanence

Babies begin to develop an understanding of object permanence as young as four months old. If a yellow ball is shown to a child, placed […]

Winnie Jiang
NONFICTION: People Like Us

Electric razor in hand, Stephanie Rodriguez is hard at work. For me it’s just like any other Tuesday at Major League Barbers, which by most […]

FICTION: The Sea Leash

The sea had already killed two people that summer. A woman who had traveled south from Médou eagerly waded into the water with her skirt […]

NONFICTION: Little Neck, New York

When I tell people where I am from, I tell them “New York City.” If they are a New Yorker or if they are familiar […]

FICTION: In Heat

The bitches lived in the shed — a dilapidated, yellowing structure in Flora Hopewell’s backyard, by the pool. Probably, it was meant for storing shovels […]

NONFICTION: Everyday American Delusion

Joanne works nights, so when she said she could only talk at 1 a.m., I wasn’t surprised. Nor was I inconvenienced. Quarantine offers little incentive […]

FICTION: Party Monster

It’s not a crime to like parties. I know this. But after all of the pretty sucky things that have happened to me during and […]

NONFICTION: The Weight in Her Voice

One Friday night in mid-January, I called my mother. I was starting an hourlong drive to my friend’s house in northeastern Connecticut. It was 30 […]

Wallace Prize Issue 2021

FICTION: Weird Fishes

In the foul-smelling armpit of Comfort Canal and Dolphin Expressway, Lulu and her adult grandchildren, Jackson and Lexi, shared a humid bungalow. The last storm […]