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Nominations and Wins!

2026

BEST SMALL FICTIONS

1. Come Alive Again - Sai Pradhan

2. The Now of All Things - Francine Witte

3. These Days You're Kinda Okay - Laura Besley

4. Surfer Girl - Kathryn Kulpa

5. Schrodinger's Sadness - Mileva Anastasiadou

PUSHCART PRIZE

1. Restful Self-Portrait - Max Pasakorn

2. A Circus of Songs - Shome Dasgupta

3. This One Comes with Its Own Set of Obstacles, said the Real Estate Agent - Lisa Thornton

4. Petrichor Dreaming - Juniper Martineau

5. Dog - Michael Czyzniejewski

6. How to Skip a Rock Across the Pacific - Matt Leibel

BEST MICROFICTION

1. Delicious Trees - Miriam Gershow

2. Flying the Nest - Belinda Rowe

3. Schrodinger's Sadness - Mileva Anastasiadou

4. Beyond the Chattering Flush - Mizuki Yamagen

5. Storm Season - Kathryn Reese

2025

BEST of THE NET

BEST MICROFICTION 

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1. The Roman Tub - Francesca Leader

2. How it is Done - T.L. Sherwood

3. Is That All There Is? Frances Gapper

4. A Natural History of a Mother, Briefly - Christy Tending

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1. Moonlit Fields by Andrew Bertaina (Winner!)

2. The Princess of Tides by Amy Barnes (Winner!)

3. Alice Carries the Moon by Emma Phillips

4. Parole Day, Acrylic on Canvas by Ani King

THE PUSHCART PRIZE 

1. A Prayer for the Pool by Lynn Mundell (NF)

2. MotherChild by Amy Miller (NF)

3. On a Cliff Overlooking an Empty Golf Course by Jenny Wong (NF)

4. Alpine Strawberries by Karin Hedetniemi (NF)

5. Paradise by Rebecca Tiger (NF)

6. A New Trio by Cole Beauchamp (F)

BEST SMALL FICTIONS 

1.Moonlit Fields by Andrew Bertaina

2.Parole Day, Acrylic on Canvas by Ani King

3.Alice Carries the Moon by Emma Phillips

4.Vessels by Gillian O'Shaughnessy

5.The Sword of Old King Gaspboline by Jared Povanda

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