Walker Wins Witness’ Creative Non-Fiction Award

Jessica Walker is the recipient of Witness magazine’s 2023 Literary Award in Creative Nonfiction for her essay “In Pursuit.” Witness is published by the Black Mountain Institute at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Melissa Febos judged the contest.

Witness seeks original fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and artwork that is innovative in its approach, broad-ranging in its concerns, and bold in its perspective. The magazine blends the features of a literary and an issue-oriented magazine to highlight the role of the modern writer as witness to their times.