Nominations

Our editors’ nominations for international literary prizes, including The Pushcart Prize, The Best of the Net, The Best Small Fictions, and Best Microfiction.

The Best Small Fictions 2026

• Elliot Harley McKenzie, ‘Ori‘
• Jemma Richardson, ‘Cherry‘
• Melissa Ren, ‘One Last Look‘
• Stephen Woods, ‘The Clown‘
• Tina Cartwright, ‘Lioness‘

Best Microfiction 2026

• Andy McKenzie ‘The Cloudists‘
• Bel Monypenny ‘Straight Talk‘
• Cadence Chung ‘Competition‘
• Lisa Stanley ‘big mac trees‘

The Pushcart Prize 2026

• Anthony Lapwood ‘Catch‘ 
• Judy Zhang ‘a year in my mother’s garden, as the forager‘
• Molly Crighton ‘There is nothing more embarrassing than wanting something‘
• Richard Reeve ‘Just Us‘
• Ruby Porter ‘Eye Contact‘
• Stephen John Holgate ‘In the Queue for Ice Cream‘

The Best Small Fictions 2025

• Gregory Bennett ‘Heat Death of the Internet‘
• Iona Winter ‘The curve of the hill home‘
• Per Olvmyr ‘INSTRUCTIONS FOR BOILED POTATOES‘
• Petra Nyman ‘Baby Flesh‘
• Zac Hing ‘One Summer‘

The Pushcart Prize 2025

• Annabel Wilson ‘A long time to get home‘
• Cassie Hart ‘fog/fugue‘
• Gregory Bennett ‘Heat Death of the Internet‘
• Joan Fleming ‘The Poets‘
• Jordan Hamel ‘Kinesiology‘
• Ray Shipley ‘My Dog Corduroy the Crime-Fighting Hound‘

The Best of the Net 2025

• Alice Tawhai ‘Payment to the Ferryman‘
• Anne Kennedy ‘Glass‘
• Ariana Tikao ‘And you say ‘green’‘
• Bree Huntley ‘A Revelation‘
• James Brown ‘Outside Broadcast‘
• Gregory Bennett ‘Heat Death of the Internet‘
• Rowan Moulder ‘Week 3: Sunburn kisses‘
• Ruben Mita ‘Antipode‘

The Pushcart Prize 2024

• Alice Tawhai ‘Payment to the Ferryman’
• Bree Huntley ‘A Revelation’
• Grace Glass ‘Asylum’
• Francis Aschoff ‘Green Gills’
• Kathryn van Beek ‘Going Dutch’
• Victor Billot ‘Dumb Luck’

The Best of the Net 2024

• Alex Skousen ‘Wild Milk’
• Amanda Joshua ‘Winning Hand’
• Ash Davida Jane ‘If you see me, weep’
• Kathryn Reeves ‘Book Cull’
• Maria Samuela ‘The Peach Tree’
• Molly Crighton ‘Spider Night’
• Tim Jones ‘Restraints’
• Tim Upperton ‘Three men in a lift’

Best Microfiction 2020

• Ellen Morgan Butler ‘Onions’
• Frankie McMillan ‘The Story Inside Her’
• Melanie Dixon ‘Swans May Bite Without Warning’