Congratulations to our finalists for the 2025 EastOver Prize for a Debut Story Collection, and to our winner, Gold in the Furnace by Kathleen McNamara!

 

We are grateful to have received so many wonderful manuscripts for this prize and can't wait for you all to read Kathleen's stunning collection.

 

"A collection that can summon anything into its dream palace—fantastical creatures, the haze of addiction, the siren call of a cult leader—and make us firmly believe in how they exist." - Manuel Muñoz, author of the novel What You See in the Dark and the short-story collections Zigzagger and The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue, and Guest Judge for the 2025 EastOver Prize for a Debut Story Collection.