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 2027
- Clare Needham, ‘Cake‘
- Dorian Mackle Bayley, ‘severed breasts‘
- Elliot Harley McKenzie, ‘Ori‘
- Isabella Smith, ‘Laundry‘
- Jemma Richardson, ‘Cherry‘
- Melissa Ren, ‘One Last Look‘
- Stephen Woods, ‘The Clown‘
- Tina Cartwright, ‘Lioness‘
The Best of the Net 2026
- Helen Rickerby ‘#36 (His last phone call was a mixture of comedy and tragedy – but so is life)‘
- Mark Russell ‘#70: Margaret‘
- Always Becominging ‘had had‘
- Eliana Gray ‘Waitati diss track‘
- Amelia Kirkness ‘the archer‘
- Kacey Martin ‘Lime Cordial‘
- Ruby Porter ‘Eye Contact‘
- Anna Woods ‘Tiny Galaxies‘
- Maania Tealei, ‘Ka Raranga te Ao i aku Ringa: The World is Woven by My Hands.’ Francine Spencer (Taranaki Tuturu, Waitaha, Kāti Māmoe, Rapuwai, Ngāi Tahu), (2025).
- Tony Guo, ‘Tilt, 2023, oil on canvas‘
- Kulimoe’anga Stone Maka, ‘Koula Kula‘
- Una Cruickshank ‘Massive continuity of horses‘
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’