Maria Tess Liem Creative Nonfiction Winner

Maria Tess Liem’s “Rice Cracker” was selected from among 179 submissions as the winning entry of the The Malahat Review‘s Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize. Contest judge Jane Silcott called the work “A beautifully considered piece: driven by quiet emotion, delivered through art and craft.” Jack Crouch interviews Liem, discussing her attraction to nonfiction, the difficulties she experiences when writing about ‘the personal’ as well as the benefits, and what her future writing plans include. The Malahat Review awards $1000 for this prize as well as publication. Liem’s piece can be read in the winter 2015 issue (#193).