CONGRATULATIONS to Chris Dodds, winner of the 2026 Miami University Press Novella Prize for Necessary Cuts!
We’d like to thank our readers, intrepid interns, Miami University Press editors, and the many incredible writers who submitted to the contest and trusted us with their work (a total of 162 submissions!). We are deeply grateful for all of your continued support!
Necessary Cuts will be published by Miami University Press in the spring of 2027.
In the meantime, you can visit the author and play a cool interactive fragment from the book at necessarycuts.com.
