nominations
Prizes We Nominate for
We champion writers and artists along their publishing journeys. Nominations for literary prizes are an important part of publication.
Pushcart Prize
poetry, short stories, essays, etc.
Best of the Net
poem, story, art, or essay published online
Best Microfiction
flash under 400 words
Best Small Fictions
flash, microfiction, haibun, and prose poems up to 1000 words
nominated
contributors
Congratulations to Ivan Niccolai for “The Marionette” being selected for inclusion in BSF 2025!
Nominations for 2026
Sadly, due to the health issues with Grace’s son this year, we regret that we were unable to make the deadline to postmark entries for the Pushcart nominations for 2026. Being in and out of the hospital made it difficult to print, mail, and postmark by December 1st. We will be back next year!
Church of the Righteous Lamb of God (prose)
by Sage Tyrtle
Pilot (poetry)
by Brandon Shane
Road Trip Postcards (poetry)
by Marjorie Thomsen
My Head (prose)
by Paul Allatson
Issue: V2-1
Haiku (poetry)
by Norman Wm. Muise
Issue: V2-2
Golden Hour (prose)
by Shawn McClure
Issue: V2-6
Liza with a “Thank You for Restoring my Sanity” (poetry)
by Steven Crimaldi
Issue: V2-6
Lost (poetry)
by Joseph Murphy
Issue: V2-6
A Sound Like Falling Snow (prose)
by Cathy Ulrich
Issue: V2-6
Helen Shapiro (prose)
by David McVey
Nominations for 2026
All Things White (prose)
by Kelli Short Borges
My Head (prose)
by Paul Allatson
One Hundred Years (art)
by Audrey Towns
Serenity (art)
by Dee
The Wish Book (poetry)
by Miriam Dunn
Waiting (art)
by John Schiano
the digital footprint of Jesus cemented in the void (art)
by Kevin R. Farrell, Jr.
100 Word Story Feature – March 2024
Childish Cravings (100WS)
by Elena Zhang
Flow State (prose)
by Salvatore Difalco
Pilot (poetry)
by Brandon Shane
Easing the Spring (art)
by Amy Marques
Nominations for 2026
In Another Life (prose)
by Kelli Dianne Rule
In The Window (prose)
by Sandrina Dorigo
Marine Band (prose)
by Paul Hostovsky
She Stopped Painting Chickens (prose)
by Travis Flatt
In The Manner of Dust (prose)
by Benjamin Branchaud
Sweet Nothings Are a Diary… (prose)
by Keith J. Powell
Fractions (prose)
by JoAnna Scandiffio
My Head (prose)
by Paul Allatson
Burnt Lemon (prose)
by Emma Allmann
The Ball (prose)
by Lance Manion
Nominations for 2026
The Air (poetry)
by Nicole Callihan
Cutie With the Red Vest On (poetry
by Janel Comeau
I Ran Into Your New Girlfriend at the Grocery Store (prose)
by Nora Wagner
On the bright side, I closed all three rings on my Apple Watch today. (prose)
by Naa Asheley Ashitey
Rotting (prose)
by Jamie Vincent
Flow State (prose)
by Salvatore Difalco
All Things White (prose)
by Kelli Short Borges
Mountain Clock (poetry)
by Sara McClayton
Stolen Colours (prose)
by Ali Mckenzie-Murdoch
The Marionette (poetry)
by Ivan Niccolai – Winning Entry BSF 2025
Undone (poetry)
by Halley Fehner
How to Catch Salmon in the Beautiful Frigid Waters of Alaska (poetry)
by Bryan Fitzgerald
Room 139 in the Psychology Building (prose)
by Amy Marques
Maman (prose)
by Logan Rose
Issue: V2-1
The Fury of the Filament
by Michael Patrick Brady
Issue: V2-2
Death Pool
by Timothy Gager
Issue: V2-3
Music Absorbs What the Body Can’t
by Meg Tuite
Issue: V2-4
Death in the Afternoon
by Adam Lock
Issue: V2-6
Ryan Gosling’s Heartstrings
by Marisa Crane
2016
by Ashley Gardana
Issue 9 of Ink In Thirds – February 2017
The Substance of Us
by Christina Dalcher
Issue 9 of Ink In Thirds – February 2017
How To Cook Your Dead Wife
by Mark Farley
Issue 9 of Ink In Thirds – March 2017