Announcing the 2025 NFFR Prize Longlist

Many thanks to everyone who submitted work to this year’s contest. Congratulations to all authors represented on the longlist. Good luck to all. We’ll announce the winner and two honorable mentions, selected by Grant Faulkner, in our upcoming December issue.

The Finalists:

• After the potter is cremated
• Appeasement
• Bare Hands
• Between the Lines
• Body as a Single-Family Home
• Iron Shoes
• Liberado
• My Brother, the Salmon
• The Rental
• When You Find That Thing You’ve Lost, Will You Dare To Lose It Again?