Temple in a city nominations

Congratulations to all nominated authors


Best of the net 2025

Sumitra Singam, Bird swallowers

Rachel Rodman, He Always Lied, I Always Told the Truth. And Then We Fell in Hate

Kathryn Reese, Post-vespers

Pushcart Prize 2025

Cole Beauchamp, If Only

Emily Rinkema, Lou

June Gemmell, The Homecoming

Kendra Cardin, A change in the recipe

S.A. Greene, Brian Wilson is dead and why can’t I stop crying?

Dominic Walsh, Slice of life, in absentia

Best microfiction

Elizabeth Rosen, Endeavor

Slawka G. Scarso, And then she told Jack off

Sumitra Singam, You-and-Kate in a field, loving me

Vijayalakshmi Sridhar, I heard you became a father again

Huina Zheng, The pin inside my body


Best small fictions

Ivan de Monbrison, Marseille, August 2nd 2025

Monica Dickson, How to make a living coffin

Emily Rinkema, Lou

Rachel Rodman, He Always Lied, I Always Told the Truth. And Then We Fell in Hate

Vijayalakshmi Sridhar, I heard you became a father again