2025 Best of the Net Nominations!
Award nominations season is upon us once again. As always, it was difficult to choose—but we’re pleased to finally announce our nominees for Best of the Net 2025!
Poetry
Ina Cariño, “Keep Sweet”
Pepper Cunningham, “My Family and Friends Make Small Talk at My Funeral”
Kurt David, “Galentine’s Day”
Stephanie Kaylor, “Blanche DuBois Was Only Beaten Once”
nat ram, “A Photo Bro Asked Me a Patronizing Question in 2016 & I Am Still Thinking About It”
Dare Williams, “What We Thought Was the Sound of Heaven Was Only Just the Coinstar”
Fiction
Claudia Monpere, “Girl Locks”
Ucheoma Onwutuebe, “An Insomniac’s Guide to a Good Night’s Sleep”
Art
Natalie Fontanez, “Sticky”
Janet Stapelman, “Factory with Red Lights”
Michael Young, “Resting on the Rocks, April”
Creative Nonfiction
James Magruder, “Fairy Godfather”
m mick powell, “I thought I gave up my virginity to a pretty ricky song but that’s not the point”
Join us in wishing them the best of luck!
