The Summer 2011 issue of Puerto del Sol features works by the winners of their Poetry and Fiction Contests: 
2011 Fiction Contest (Dawn Raffel, judge)
1st Place: Joe Aguilar, “The Flood” 
2nd Place: Jen Bergmark, “Boyle Heights” 
3rd Place: Kellie Wells, “The Incinerating Place” 
2011 Poetry Contest (Julie Carr, judge)
1st Place: Amy Woolard, “The Housewarming” 
2nd Place: Amy Woolard, “The Petty Arsonists” 
3rd Place: Denise Leto, “Jaw Simulacra”




