Read the winning piece of our 2025 Nonfiction Contest “Through the Mirror” by Jessie Cato selected by Lucy Ives.

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Amanda Silberling

Amanda Silberling is an artist and writer in Philadelphia, where she is currently the Van Doren Engagement Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Institute of Contemporary Art and Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing. Her writing has appeared at NPR, Hyperallergic, The Rumpus, the Adroit Journal, and others. Find her at amandasilberling.com or on Twitter at @asilbwrites.