Hello carte blanche readers! I am so honoured to be this year’s editorial mentee, and to work alongside Liana Cusmano in curating the fiction section for issue 47. As a student of English literature, I read. Like, a lot.

Congratulations to H Felix Chau Bradley for winning the 2023 carte blanche Prize! Their short fiction "Three Disorientations appeared in issue 45. The second place runner-up is Katia Grubisic’s "Relieved" (Translation from Marie-Claire Blais, issue 45), and the third place runner-up is Laura Mota’s "the cows are benevolent and full of flies" (Poetry, issue 44).”