2010 '1/2K' Prize Results
Final Judge: Alberto Ríos

Alberto Ríos has written several works of poetry, including, most recently, The Dangerous Shirt, preceded by The Theater of Night, winner of the 2007 PEN/Beyond Margins Award, along with The Smallest Muscle in the Human Body, a finalist for the National Book Award, among others. His three collections of short stories are, most recently, The Curtain of Trees, along with Pig Cookies, and The Iguana Killer.  His memoir—called Capirotada—won the Latino Literary Hall of Fame Award and was designated as the One Book Arizona choice for 2009. Ríos is a Regents’ Professor at Arizona State University, where he has taught for over 27 years and where he holds the further distinction of the Katharine C. Turner Endowed Chair in English.

2010 Indiana Review  ½ K Winner

“You’re Going to Miss Me When I’m Gone”
Paul Griner
Louisville, KY

Runner-Up

“Dear Billy the Kid”
Megan Baxter
Hanover, NH

We offer our thanks to all who contributed to the success of the 2010 Indiana Review '1/2K' Prize. All entrants receive a year's subscription to IR, which will begin with our Summer 2011 issue.