The Next Generation: Vol. VII

September 22, 2026

Now available: The Next Generation, Vol. VII

Featuring 2026 Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize winners:

  • “What He Taught Us Was Not Math” by Annika Paradkar
  • “Nostalgia” by Brayden Ma
  • “Parents” by Lanice Chen
  • “Daphne, Midflight” by Lara Chamoun
  • “Shelled peanuts in my mother’s hometown” by Harmony Chen
  • “Forget Your Life Vest” by Rose Haberer

And additional selections from the 2026 Stursberg Prize submissions:

  • “Elevator, Quantized” by Theo Huberman
  • “Sinking In” by Maya S.
  • “Not Home” by Sonia Kamnitzer
  • “Stillness” by Grace Chae
  • “waiting room vertigo” by Ashley Shen
  • “New Year’s Tart” by Joyce Chen

The Next Generation chapbooks are published annually and feature the winners and additional selections from the Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize for Young Poets.

The Next Generation Vol. VII Chapbook is now available for purchase!

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