Best Small Fictions 2026 Nominations

We are very proud to announce our nominees for Best Small Fictions 2026! We published so many incredible stories this year that it was very hard to choose. Congratulations and best of luck to all of the nominees! And thank you to the editors of the anthology for providing this wonderful platform to celebrate the flash fiction form. We appreciate all the work you do for our literary community!

Sascha Brown, “Catching Babies”

JR Fenn, “Cassandra”

John Jodzio, “I’m Alive, But I’m in Asheville”

Skyler Melnick, “Marie, The Most Beautiful”

Neeru Nagarajan, “Deadheading”