Robert Walikis, Writer

Writer. Seeker. Swimmer. Bard.

I make maps and tell stories.

"Waiting (In America)" - Drama In the Time of COVID: 50 Plays of Loss, Love, and Hope, FlowerSong Press (10/15/24)

Oct 15

Oct 15 "Waiting (In America)" - Drama In the Time of COVID: 50 Plays of Loss, Love, and Hope, FlowerSong Press (10/15/24)

"Fire Story" - Issue 42, Post Road Magazine (8/12/24)

Aug 12

Aug 12 "Fire Story" - Issue 42, Post Road Magazine (8/12/24)

"Most Non-Compete Clauses are Legally Unenforceable" - runner-up, Issue 16 ProForma Contest, Grist Journal (5/5/24)

May 18

May 18 "Most Non-Compete Clauses are Legally Unenforceable" - runner-up, Issue 16 ProForma Contest, Grist Journal (5/5/24)

Jan 19

Jan 19 "Terrafir" - semifinalist, 2023 Kurt Vonnegut Speculative Fiction Prize (1/19/23)

"Funerary Rumors" - SPIRIT Issue 61.1, PRISM International (10/27/22)

Oct 27

Oct 27 "Funerary Rumors" - SPIRIT Issue 61.1, PRISM International (10/27/22)

"Funerary Rumors" - second runner-up, 2022 Grouse Grind Lit Prize for V Short Forms (8/5/22)

Aug 5

Aug 5 "Funerary Rumors" - second runner-up, 2022 Grouse Grind Lit Prize for V Short Forms (8/5/22)

"Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on a Tuesday in April" - Bridge Eight (8/1/22)

Aug 1

Aug 1 "Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on a Tuesday in April" - Bridge Eight (8/1/22)

"Funerary Rumors" - long-listed, 2022 Grouse Grind Lit Prize for V Short Forms (7/28/22)

Jul 28

Jul 28 "Funerary Rumors" - long-listed, 2022 Grouse Grind Lit Prize for V Short Forms (7/28/22)

Dec 22

Dec 22 "Peak Child" - semifinalist, 2022 Kurt Vonnegut Prize in Speculative Literature (12/22/21)

"Waiting (In America)" - Masque & Spectacle (9/1/21)

Sep 1

Sep 1 "Waiting (In America)" - Masque & Spectacle (9/1/21)

"Catholic Night at Angel Stadium" - Barzakh Magazine (6/15/21)

Jun 15

Jun 15 "Catholic Night at Angel Stadium" - Barzakh Magazine (6/15/21)

Jun 1

Jun 1 "Font" - Pif Magazine (6/1/21)

Apr 19

Apr 19 "I Know I'll Have Troubles: a Meditation" - The Prose (4/19/21)

Feb 17

Feb 17 "Someone Who Would Wear a Mask" - Literary North (2/17/21)