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Annual Children’s Poetry Contest
Meet Contest Judge, Tooba Mutahir is an aspiring author and librarian. She is currently working towards her bachelor’s degree in English and …
Fall 2026 Poetry Contest Results
We are so excited to share the results from our Fall 2026 Poetry Contest (contest #3). Our Judge Heather Sager selected her top three choices, along with three Honorable Mentions. …
Tracing a path towards creative writing
Tracing a path towards creative writing By Zaynab Chida When people ask me if I expect my English degree to make me an author, I say things like “I don’t …
What’s in Issue #2
First Light Journal Issue #2 is out! Issue #2 is a garden of verse blooming with all the colors of reminiscence, remembrance and heartbreak. The issue opens with a nod …
Spring 2026 Poetry Contest Results
We are excited to announce the results of our Spring 2026 Poetry Contest (contest #2). Contest Judge Chris Reid conducted a blind reading and picked her top three choices as …
Embrace the Fast-Write
Embrace the Fast-Write by Javeed Chida I first heard about fast-writes in an Intro to Creative Writing class I took at College of DuPage some years ago. Writing can often feel like …
Inside FLJ Issue #1
Those words from Jennifer Dotson summed it up for me. This feels so much like what a maiden voyage must feel like – equal parts excitement and trepidation. We hope …
Fall 2025 Poetry Contest Results
We are excited to announce the results of our Fall 2025 Poetry Contest (contest #1). Contest Judge Oliver Khan carried out a blind reading and picked his top choices. Winners …
The Poetry of Oliver Khan
Slightly Breathless by Khalid MukhtarSipping on the Poetry of Oliver KhanRead on Substack
Steeled is now available to order
Our very first publication, an autobiographical nautical memoir penned by the late Captain Salim Chida, is now available to order. Order will be fulfilled as early as June 13. Order …
The A. A. Chida Award for Literary Excellence