2021 AWARD NOMINATIONS

THRILLED to announce our nominees for some upcoming awards, y'all. HELP US CELEBRATE THESE MASTER WRITERS! Click the link to read the nominated story!

Best Small Fictions

“Love Scream” — Madeline Anthes
“Inheritance” — K-Ming Chang
“The Hero You've Been Waiting For” — Max Hipp
“Thirty Something” — Lee Matalone
“At the Movies” — Bill Merklee
“Reflecting Pool” — Yong-Yu Huang

Best Microfiction (400 words or less)

“Six Youthful Encounters with Death” — Julie Chen
“Poo on You” — Kim Magowan
“Under the Cherry Tree” — Minyoung Lee
“Hunting Knife” — Lisa Michelle Moore
“New Mexico” — Leslie Walker Trahan
“Drinking Game Rules” — Sage Tyrtle

Pushcart Prize

“Swarm” — M.W. Brooke
“Inheritance” — K-Ming Chang
“Deleted Scenes from The Polar Bear King” — Jessica Hudson
“Infinity Arrow” — Sam Martone
“Girls in Space Be Wary” — Meghan Phillips
“Sear” — Amy Wang