Best Small Fictions, Pushcart, and Best Microfiction Nominations!

Congratulations from NFFR to our nominees for Best Small Fictions 2025, the Pushcart Prizes, and Best Microfiction 2025!

Best Microfiction 2025

• “Husband” by Sara Cappell Thomason
• “Pet Shop Boys” by Tim Craig
• “Gallows Pole” by Kathy Hoyle
• “Carry On” by Lucinda Kempe
• “Roseetta Post-Its” by Guy Biederman

2025 Pushcart Prize Nominations

• “After” by Claudia Monpere
• “Glass Flamingos” by Catherine Roberts
• “The Subtle Light” by Hetty Mosforth
• “The Bronze Medal” by Vincent James Perrone
• “Mom’s new boyfriend is a liver fluke” by Cole Beauchamp

Best Small Fictions 2025

• “Blue-naped Parrots See More Than They Say” by Judy Darley
• “You, Visitor” by Jane O’Sullivan
• “On the Morning Dance Floor” by Alex Juffer
• “Prudence” by Christy Stillwell
• “Grief Sandwiches” by Lucas Flatt and Travis Flatt