May 18 May 18 "Most Non-Compete Clauses are Legally Unenforceable" - runner-up, Issue 16 ProForma Contest, Grist Journal (5/5/24) Robert Walikis Essay
Jan 19 Jan 19 "Terrafir" - semifinalist, 2023 Kurt Vonnegut Speculative Fiction Prize (1/19/23) Robert Walikis Short Story
Oct 27 Oct 27 "Funerary Rumors" - SPIRIT Issue 61.1, PRISM International (10/27/22) Robert Walikis Flash Fiction
Aug 5 Aug 5 "Funerary Rumors" - second runner-up, 2022 Grouse Grind Lit Prize for V Short Forms (8/5/22) Robert Walikis Flash Fiction
Aug 1 Aug 1 "Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on a Tuesday in April" - Bridge Eight (8/1/22) Robert Walikis Short Story
Jul 28 Jul 28 "Funerary Rumors" - long-listed, 2022 Grouse Grind Lit Prize for V Short Forms (7/28/22) Robert Walikis Flash Fiction
Dec 22 Dec 22 "Peak Child" - semifinalist, 2022 Kurt Vonnegut Prize in Speculative Literature (12/22/21) Robert Walikis Short Story
Jun 15 Jun 15 "Catholic Night at Angel Stadium" - Barzakh Magazine (6/15/21) Robert Walikis Flash Fiction
Feb 17 Feb 17 "Someone Who Would Wear a Mask" - Literary North (2/17/21) Robert Walikis Flash Fiction