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Xavier Prince is a PhD candidate and nonfiction writer from southern Maryland. His work can be found in Birch Bark Editing's Microlit Almanac, Porterhouse Review, and The Adroit Journal. He earned an MFA at Miami University and is currently a PhD student at the University of Denver.
Contest Won: Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest 2026, Honorable Mention
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Deadline: Apr 1, 2027
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