Nominations

The Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses (2026)

Poetry: Nicolette Ratz, "Orbital"

Poetry: Rosa Crepax, "In the shade of solar panels"

Poetry: Hayden Corwin, "Jesus Married"

Prose: Theo Zucker, "Henry"

Prose: Levi Abadilla, "RELIGION FOR ROBOTS"

Prose: Sara Maurer, "How to Process a Deer"

 

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Best of the Net Anthology (2025)
Poetry: Emma C. Fellows, "How to Write a Bird Girl Poem"
Poetry: Jason Fraley, "[Say creation story in fits and starts.]"
Poetry: reece thompson, "telemachus learns a fat about big bird"
Poetry: David Greenspan, "We eat every part of the egg yes the shell yes the note inside"
Poetry: silas denver melvin, "the sick poem"
Poetry: Zach Arnett, "CIRCLE OF FRANKS"
Prose: Levi Abadilla, "RELIGION FOR ROBOTS"
Prose: Sara Maurer, "How to Process a Deer"
Prose: Ryan Bender-Murphy, "The Darkness That I Was After"
Prose: Theo Zucker, "Henry"
Art: Roi Tamkin
Art: Roger Camp
Art: JC Alfier

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Best New Poets Anthology (2024)
Poetry: Jason Fraley, "[Say creation story in fits and starts.]"
Poetry: Reece Thompson, "telemachus learns a fact about big bird"

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Best American Short Stories Anthology (2023)
Prose: Cora Enterline, "New York Punch"
Prose: T.B. Grennan, "The Boyfriend"