2021 NEJM Medical Fiction Contest Winners: Treat Yourself to the Best Short Medical Fiction

WINNING STORY:

“The Billboard,” by Rachel H. Kowalsky, M.D., M.P.H.

RUNNERS-UP:

“Emperor of the Empire,” by Margaret S. Bravo, R.N.C.

“Slack Tide,” by C. Alessandra Colaianni

Medical Fiction Contest: Inner Storytellers Found

Treat yourself to the best of short, medical fiction. The winners of this year’s NEJM Medical Fiction Contest, selected from more than 325 submissions, are “The Billboard,” “Emperor of the Empire,” and “Slack Tide.”

Read the winning stories at www.NEJM.org/medicine-and-society

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