Finally, without further ado, please join us in congratulating this year’s Coppice Prize winners!!!

🎉 Honorable mention Norie Suzuki (she/her) was born and educated bilingually in Tokyo, Japan, where she writes and works as a simultaneous interpreter. She earned an MFA in creative writing from Sarah Lawrence College in New York. Her work has appeared in Baltimore Review, Cutleaf Journal, The Offing, and elsewhere. She received third prize in the T. Paulo Urcanse Prize for Literary Excellence in 2024, and her work will be included in “Best Microfiction 2026.” Stanley Péan is a Haitian-born, Montreal-based writer, broadcaster and screenwriter. The author of numerous books — including novels, short story collections and essays — he has received several distinctions for his work in both literature and radio. His fiction has appeared in various magazines and anthologies in French and in English. His photo is courtesy of Sophie Lemaire. Sandra Jensen has over 60 publications including in: World Literature Today, The Irish Times, AGNI and Cutleaf Journal. Awards include winning the Bridport Novel Prize. She has lived with chronic illness for three decades and was recently commissioned to write a book titled “The Irrepressible Writer: How Writers with Ill Health Write Well”. She mentors writers and holds writing workshops on “The Art of Therapeutic Writing”. She lives in England. Catherine Peng, who always goes by Cate, is a queer Asian-American woman who dreams in stories. When she’s not click-clacking away on her secret writing account or pulling new tales from the quiet corners of daily life, she’s immersed in the immortal voices of Hafez, Ferdowsi, and Saadi, or wandering through the shadowed halls of Gothic and historical fiction. Carmilla is a touchstone; Wolf Hall is currently on her nightstand. Apart from the literary world, she also enjoys burlesque shows, indulging her competitive streak on Dress to Impress (Roblox) with friends, and sipping oolong tea. Stay tuned for our anthology launch party!!! And thank you to @unitedartswake for your support!