The Latest Awards:
literary journals have the opportunity to nominate Up to 6 poetry, flash fiction, and/or nonfiction pieces—published within the 2025 calendar year—for the prestigious pushcart prize.
Everything we published in Issues 30, 31, 32, and 33 was eligible and considered.
These are the faces of our 2025 Pushcart Prize nominees. The depth and breadth of our contributor family is truly incredible, and this year’s selection process was the most grueling we’ve experienced—a positive sign for all of us.
It is an honor beyond the telling to support these 6 as their tremendous work moves forward.
Much love and respect from where the desert meets the mountains! congratulations, and Best of luck to our 2025 PushCart Prize Nominees:
literary journals with online components have the opportunity to nominate 2 creative nonfiction pieces, 2 flash fiction pieces, and 6 poems for Sundress Publications' prestigious 2025 Best of the Net anthology award.
Everything we published in Issues 29, 30, and 31 was eligible and considered.
These are the faces of our 2025 Best of the Net nominees. The depth and breadth of our contributor family is truly incredible, and this year’s selection process was the most grueling we’ve experienced—a positive sign for all of us.
It is an honor beyond the telling to support these 10 as their tremendous work moves forward.
Much love and respect from where the desert meets the mountains! congratulations, and Best of luck to our 2025 Best of the Net Nominees:
Our Contributors:
introducing our readers to our writers is one of our greatest pleasures. if you’ve enjoyed the work of Sky Island Journal contributors, you can get to know some of them better here:
A.V. Anjali Menon: https://www.instagram.com/anjali.menon.av/
Adeline J. Wells: https://www.adelinejwells.com/
Adina Edelman: https://www.edelmanedits.com/
Aditi Bhattacharjee: https://aditibhattacharjee.com/
Adrianna Sanchez-Lopez: https://adriannasanchezlopez.com/
Alexa Brockamp Hoggatt: https://www.instagram.com/alexa.hoggatt/
Alexandra Burack: https://www.alexandraburack.com/
Alice Hatcher: www.alice-hatcher.com
Alison Hurwitz: https://www.alisonhurwitz.com/
Alison Lock: https://www.alisonlock.com/
Alison Thompson: https://alisonthompsonpoetry.wordpress.com/
Alyssa Ripley: https://alyssarosepoetry.wordpress.com/
Amanda Winn Lee: http://www.amandawinnlee.com/
Amy Marques: https://amybookwhisperer.wordpress.com/
Anda Peterson: https://walkswithyogi.com/
Andrea Damic: https://damicandrea.wordpress.com/
Andrea Marcusa: https://www.andreamarcusa.com/
Andrea Penner: https://andipenner.substack.com/
Andrei Atanasov: https://www.atanasov.ro/
Anne Dimock: https://www.annedimock.com/
Anne E. Raustol: https://www.aeraustol.com/
Annette Sisson: http://annettesisson.com
Annie Blake: http://annieblakethegatherer.blogspot.com.au/
Archisha Moudgil: https://www.archishamoudgil.com/
Ariel Maloney: https://arielsagewriter.wordpress.com/
Arthur Davis: https://talesofourtime.com/
Arthur Mandal: https://www.arthurmandal.com/
Arya Ramesh: https://prosesandpeonies.wordpress.com/
Ashleigh Adams: https://www.ashleighadamswrites.com/
Ashley McCurry: https://twitter.com/amacwriting
B.R. Dionysius: https://brdionysius.com/
B.J. Hollars: http://www.bjhollars.com/
Baris Cansevgisi: https://bcansevgisi.com/
Barun Saha: https://barunsaha.me/
Barun Saha: https://twitter.com/1barun
Barry Yedvobnick: https://www.chillsubs.com/profile/barryyedvobnick
Ben Daggers: https://bendaggerswrites.net/
Ben Kassoy: http://www.benkassoy.com/
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Beth Peterson: https://www.bethlpeterson.com/
Beth Sherman: https://www.bethsherman.site/
Billy Dean: https://www.ebooks-by-bill.com/
Bracha K. Sharp: https://www.brachaksharp.com/
Brendan Walsh: http://brendanwalshpoetry.com/
Bria Fey Servoss: http://goldthroat22.wixsite.com/smothered
Britany Jean Golden: https://bgoldenwrites.com/
Brittney Corrigan: https://brittneycorrigan.com/
Caroline Sutphin: https://www.youtube.com/@CarolineSutphin
Carrie Sword: https://dancingonmoonlight.com/
Catherine Chiarella Domonkos: https://www.catherinechiarelladomonkos.com/
Catherine Kennedy: https://www.catherinestewartkennedy.com/
Celia Meade: https://celiameade.com/
Chad V. Broughman: http://www.chadvbroughman.com/
Chandan Dey: www.chandankumardey.blogspot.in
Charles Finn: https://www.highdesertjournal.com/
Chaya Bhuvaneswar: https://chayabhuvaneswar.com/
Chelsea Bunn: https://www.chelseabunn.com/
Cheryl Slover-Linett: https://leadfeather.org/
Christien Gholson: http://christiengholson.blogspot.com/
Christina Wiseman: https://christinawiseman.com/
Christopher Hadin: https://christopherhadin.wordpress.com/
Christopher X. Ryan: https://thewordpunk.com/
Christy Hartman: http://www.christyhartmanwriter.com/
Colleen S. Harris: https://colleensharris.com/
Colette Love Hilliard: https://www.instagram.com/colette.lh/
Courtney Hitson: https://cehitson.wixsite.com/cehitson
Courtney Justus: https://courtneyjustuswriter.wordpress.com/
Craig Barker: https://craigwritesthings.wordpress.com/
Cynthia Singerman: https://cynthiasingerman.com/
Cynthia Trenshaw: https://cynthiatrenshaw.com/
Dagne Forrest: https://dagneforrest.com/
Dan Shields: https://danshields1.wordpress.com/
Daniel Brennan: https://www.instagram.com/dannyjbrennan/?hl=en
Daniela Paraguya Sow: https://www.danielasow.com/
Dara Laine: https://daralainemurray.com/
Dave Gregory: https://courtlandavenue.wordpress.com/
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David Jenkins: https://davidbjenkins.weebly.com/
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Deepa Paul: https://www.storiesbydeepa.com
Deron Eckert: https://www.instagram.com/deroneckert
Devin Canary: https://devincanary.weebly.com/
Dibyangana Maji: https://medium.com/@elentiya24
Dibyangana Maji: https://elentiya0.wordpress.com/
Dila Toplusoy: https://dilaquis.com/
Doug Jacquier: https://sixcrookedhighwaysblog.wordpress.com/
Doug Jacquier: https://witcraft.org/
Drew Pisarra: https://www.drewpisarra.net/
E.B. Cotenord: https://www.ebcotenord.online/
E.F.S. Byrne: https://efsbyrne.wordpress.com/
E.N. Loizis: https://www.instagram.com/enloiziswriter/
Ed Doerr: https://eddoerr.com/
Edilson Afonso Ferreira: https://edilsonmeloferreira.com/
Elda Oreto: https://eldaoreto.com/
Eleanor Lerman: https://www.eleanorlerman.com/
Eli Hastings: https://www.elihastings.com/
Ella Kerr: https://ellakerr.com/
Ella Kerr: http://www.wildonewriting.com/
Elly Katz: http://ellykatz.com/
Emily Alice Katz: https://emilyalicekatz.com/
Emily Patterson: https://www.emilypattersonpoet.com/
Emily Pulfer-Terino: http://emilypulferterino.com
Emily Marcason-Tolmie: https://emilymarcasontolmie.wordpress.com/
Emma Wynn: http://emmawynnpoetry.com/
Eric Rasmussen: https://www.theotherericrasmussen.com/
Erica A. Fletcher: https://linktr.ee/ericafletcher
Erica Hoffmeister: http://www.ericahoffmeister.com/
Erika Wright http://www.erikamwright.com/
Erin Brady: https://bsky.app/profile/elbwrites.bsky.social
Erin Stevens: https://writtenwithflair.com/
Esther Ra: https://gracefulorchid.wordpress.com/
Esther Ra: https://www.theunderwaterrailroad.org/
Eugene William Levich: https://www.ewlevich.com/
Fannie H. Gray: https://thefhgraymatter.com/
Finn Janning: https://finnjanning.com/
Flavia Brunetti: https://www.flaviinrome.com/
Fran Mason: https://franmason.substack.com/
Fran Qi: https://thatsallqiwrote.com/
Fredric Hildebrand: https://www.fredrichildebrandpoetry.com/
Garima Chhikara: https://www.garimachhikara.com/
Gary Carter: https://gecarterwriter.com/
Gary Lark: https://garylark.work/
Gavin Van Horn: https://www.humansandnature.org/gavin-van-horn
Gene Twaronite: https://genetwaronitepoet.com/
Genevieve Betts: https://www.genevievebetts.com/home
Gerard Sarnat: http://gerardsarnat.com/
Ghazala Datoo O'Keefe: https://www.ghazaladatoo.com/
Ginger Graziano: http://www.gingergraziano.com/writing
Gretchen Cion: https://gretchencion.com/
Guinotte Wise: https://www.wisesculpture.com/
Hari B Parisi: https://haribpoet.com/
Harvey Bly: https://www.instagram.com/storiesbybly/
Heather Diamond: https://heatherdiamondwriter.com/
Heddy Edwards: https://www.heddyedwards.com/
Helen Beer: https://helenbeer.wordpress.com/
Ife Afriye Kilimanjaro: https://www.medewnefer.com/
Isabel Cristina Legarda: https://www.ilegarda.com/home
Iván Brave: https://www.ivanbrave.com/
J.L. Shively: https://www.instagram.com/entertheruin/
Ja’net Danielo: https://www.jdanielo.com/
Jacklyn Janeksela: http://jacklyn-janeksel.strikingly.com/
Jacklyn Janeksela: https://www.hermetichare.com/
Jaime Gill: http://www.jaimegill.com/
James K. Zimmerman: https://jameskzimmerman.net/
Jared Povanda: https://jaredpovandawriting.wordpress.com/
Jasmina Kuenzli: https://www.instagram.com/jasminawritespoetry/?hl=en
Jean Ryan: https://jean-ryan.com/
Jeanine Pfeiffer: https://jeaninepfeiffer.com/
Jeannie E. Roberts: http://www.jrcreative.biz/
Jeff McLaughlin: https://www.jeffmclaughlin.org/
Jen Gayda Gupta: https://www.jengaydagupta.com/
Jen Stewart Fueston: https://www.jenstewartfueston.com/
Jennifer Blake: https://jenniferblakewrites.wordpress.com/
Jeniya M.A.R.D.: https://jeniyamard.com/
Jeri Griffith: http://www.jerigriffith.com
Jess Hagemann: https://www.jesshagemann.com/
Jesse Albatrosov: www.jessealbatrosov.com
Jesse Miksic: http://www.miksimum.com/
Joan Colby: https://www.joancolby.com/
Joanne Durham: https://www.joannedurham.com/
John Chinaka Onyeche: https://linktr.ee/Rememberajc
John Muro: https://www.instagram.com/johntmuro/?hl=en
Joseph Mills: https://www.josephrobertmills.com/
Jose Oseguera: https://stripsearchla.wordpress.com/who-i-am/
José Enrique Medina: http://www.medinawrites.com/
José Enrique Medina: https://rattle.com/publications/haunt-me/
Joshua Silavent: https://www.instagram.com/poetry_with_students/
Julene Waffle: https://www.wafflepoetry.com/
Julia Travers: https://jtravers.journoportfolio.com/
Julie Benesh: https://www.juliebenesh.com/
Julie Esther Fisher: https://www.julieestherfisher.com/
Julie Anne Kleinman: https://www.instagram.com/julie_is_a_poet/
Julie Weiss: https://www.julieweisspoet.com/
Julie Weiss: https://julieweiss2001.wordpress.com/
Kaecey McCormick: https://www.kaeceymccormick.com/
Karen Corinne Herceg: http://www.karencorinneherceg.com/
Karen Poppy: https://karenpoppy.com/publications/
Kari Gunter-Seymour: https://www.karigunterseymourpoet.com/
Karin Hedetniemi: https://agoldenhour.com/
Kat Heatherington: https://sometimesaparticle.org
Kate Raphael: http://www.kateraphael.com/
Katherine Burnette: https://katherineburnetteauthor.com/
Katherine Riegel: https://katherineriegel.com/
Kathryn Jankowski: http://kathrynjankowskibooks.com/
Katie J. Douglas: http://www.katiejdouglas.com/
Katie Shapiro: https://www.instagram.com/balletwords?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Katrina Hays: https://katrinahays.com/
Katy Luxem: https://www.katyluxem.com/
Kelli Short Borges: https://www.kellishortborges.com/
Kelly DuMar: http://www.kellydumar.com/
Kelly Martone: https://kellymartone.com/
Kent Leatham: www.kentleatham.weebly.com
Ken Craft: https://www.kencraftauthor.com/
Ken Holland: https://kenhollandpoet.com/
Ken Szymanski: https://www.kenszymanski.com/
Kendall Poe: https://www.kendall-poe.com/
Kimmy Chang: https://sites.google.com/view/kimmychang/poetry
Kit Willett: https://kitwillett.tarotpoetry.nz/
Kristen Reece: https://www.instagram.com/saltandsilencevault/
Kyra Wiens: http://www.kyrawiens.com/
Lalini Shanela Ranaraja: https://www.shanelaranaraja.com/
Lara Henneman: https://larahenneman.com/
Larry Daane: https://www.amazon.com/author/ladaane
Larry Schug: http://www.larryschugpoet.com/
Laura Passin: http://www.laurapassin.com/
Lauren Villa: http://onemillionwildhearts.com/
Laurence Lumsden: https://linktr.ee/laurencelumsden
Laurie McKean: https://www.lauriemckean.com/
Leah Skay: https://www.leahskay.com/
Lee Potts: https://www.leepotts.net/
Leonardo J. Espinal: https://linktr.ee/Leojespinal
Linda H.Y. Hegland: https://www.intothewildwriting.com/
Linda Michel-Cassidy: https://www.lmichelcassidy.com/
Linda Petrucelli: https://lindapetrucelli.com/
Linda Rittenhouse: https://www.lindarittenhouse.com/
Lindsey Warren: https://www.lindseywarrenpoetry.com/
Lisa Creech Bledsoe: https://appalachianground.com/
Lisa Molina: https://www.instagram.com/lisabookgeek/
Lisa C. Taylor: www.lisactaylor.com
Lisken Van Pelt Dus: https://www.lvpdpoetry.com/
Lorrie Ness: http://nesspoetry.com/
Lisa Novick: http://www.lisanovick.com/
Lovely Man: https://lovelyman.co.uk/
Luke Johnson: https://lukethepoet.com/
Luther Allen: https://othermindpress.wordpress.com/
Lynn Aprill: https://lynnaprill.weebly.com/
M.B. McLatchey: http://www.mbmclatchey.com/
Madison Christian: https://wildsouthland.blogspot.com/
Madison Christian: https://blacksagejournal.blogspot.com/
Madison Ellingsworth: https://madisonellingsworth.com/
Marci Rae Johnson: https://marciraejohnson.journoportfolio.com/
Marilyn Duarte: https://www.marilynduartewriter.com/
Marilyn Hilton: http://www.marilynhilton.com/
Marissa Glover: https://marissaglover.com/
Marla Lepore: https://www.marlaink.com/
Maria B. Olujic: https://www.mariaolujic.com/
Marian Kilcoyne: http://www.mariankilcoyne.com/
Mary Beth Hines: https://www.marybethhines.com/
Mary Catherine Harper: http://www.swampfire.org/
Mary Christine Delea: https://www.mchristinedelea.com/
Maryam Imogen Ghouth: https://www.maryamghouth.com/
Maryam Imogen Ghouth: https://www.instagram.com/maryamghouth/
Maureen Clark: https://maureenclark.art/
Max Ghannam: https://www.thethoughtporch.com/
Maya Miracle Gudapati: https://www.mayamiraclegudapati.com/
Meg Ounsworth Steere: https://putyourownoxygenmaskonfirst.com/
Meg Pokrass: http://megpokrass.com/
Megan Merchant: https://meganmerchant.wixsite.com/poet
Megan Nicholson: https://menicholsoncom.wordpress.com/
Meghan Sterling: http://meghansterling.com/
Mehak Goyal: https://www.instagram.com/mehakgoyal.poetry/
Melissa Buckheit: http://www.melissabuckheit.com/
Melissa Perri Smith: www.melissaperrismith.com
Melissa Weiss: https://twitter.com/melsince93
Meredith Kirkwood: https://www.meredithkirkwood.net/
Michael Garrigan: https://www.raftmanspath.com/
Michael Keenan Gutierrez: https://www.michaelkeenangutierrez.com/
Michael J. Kolb: https://substack.com/@michaeljkolb
Michele Evans: https://awordsmithie.com/
Michelle Brooks: http://michellespells.blogspot.com/
Mike Bove: http://www.mikebove.com/
Milla van der Have: https://www.millavanderhave.nl/
Moira Walsh: https://linktr.ee/moira_walsh
Morrow Dowdle: https://www.instagram.com/morrowdowdle/
Monica Nawrocki: http://www.monicanawrocki.com/
Nadine Hitchiner: https://sites.google.com/view/nadinehitchiner
Nandini Bhattacharya: https://www.nandinibhattacharyawrites.com/
Nell Smith: https://nellsmithwriter.com/
Nelly Shulman: http://www.nellyshulman.com/
Nicole Cosme: https://nicolemariecosme.com/home
Nicole M. Pyles: https://worldofmyimagination.com/
Nicole Rollender: https://www.nicolemrollender.com/
Nikki Ummel: https://nikkiummel.com/
Nikki Williams: https://linktr.ee/writenowrong
Nimisha Susan George: https://medium.com/@nimisharsn196
Noriko Nakada: http://www.norikonakada.com/
Olive Lowe: https://olivejlowe.wixsite.com/lifeasanolive
Oz Hardwick: www.ozhardwick.co.uk
Pamela Hobart Carter: https://playwrightpam.wordpress.com/
Paris Rosemont: https://www.parisrosemont.com/
Patricia Killelea: https://www.patricia-killelea.net/
Patrick Malka: https://twitter.com/patrickmalka?lang=en
Phebe Jewell: http://phebejewellwrites.com
Philip Cioffari: https://philipcioffari.com/
Piera Chen: https://www.pierachen.com/
Piet Nieuwland: https://www.pietnieuwland.com/
Prashant Sankaran: http://www.bengalurupoetryfestival.org/
Preeti Vangani: https://preetivangani.wixsite.com/poetry
Puneet Dutt: https://puneetdutt.com/
Rachel Kuanneng Lee: https://rachel-lee.me
Rachel Lauren Myers: https://www.instagram.com/hellostarbuck/?hl=en
Rebecca Brock: https://www.rebeccabrock.org/
Rebecca Dimyan: https://www.rebeccadimyanwriter.com/
Richard Cole: www.richard-cole.net
Robbin Farr: https://www.robbinfarr.com/
Robert Carr: https://www.robertcarr.org/
Robert Rinehart: http://robert-rinehart.com/
Robin Jeffrey: https://writingwithrobin.com/
Rosalie Petrouske: https://www.facebook.com/authorRosalieSanaraPetrouske/
Rose Mary Boehm: https://www.rose-mary-boehm-poet.com/
Ruchka Ghulati: https://www.instagram.com/wordsadrifting/
Ruchka Ghulati: https://www.instagram.com/poetrysupportbybt/
Ruth Kogen Goodwin: www.ruthkgoodwin.com
S. Katherine Burnette: https://www.facebook.com/katherineburnetteauthor
Sabine Chu: https://wanapunchu.github.io/writing/
Samantha Malay: https://samanthamalay.com/
Samantha Madway: https://www.instagram.com/sometimesnight/
Sandra Shaw Homer: http://www.writingfromtheheart.net/
Sandrine Letellier: https://www.instagram.com/aftermath.poems/
Sandrine Letellier: https://linktr.ee/s.letellier
Sandy Coomer: http://www.sandycoomer.com/
Sara Eddy: https://www.saraeddypoetry.com/
Sarah Cipullo: https://sarahcipullo.wixsite.com/miniaturist
Sarah Dickenson Snyder https://sarahdickensonsnyder.com/
Sarah Hassan: https://sarahmhassanwrites.wordpress.com/
Sarah Normandie: https://commuterlit.com/authors-by-last-name-n-z/authors-o-r/normandie-sarah/
Sarah Normandie ( as Sarah Crowne): https://abusylady.substack.com/
Sarah Safsten: https://www.instagram.com/sarahsafsten/?igshid=NDk5N2NlZjQ%3D
Sarah Xu: https://srhxu1588.wixsite.com/mysite
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Sera Gamble: https://www.instagram.com/seragamble/
Sera Gamble: https://twitter.com/serathegamble
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Scott Lowery: https://scottloweryblog.wordpress.com/
Scudder Parker: https://www.scudderparker.net/
Shannon Huffman Polson: https://shannonpolson.com/
Shannon Huffman Polson: https://www.thegritinstitute.com/
Shannon Tsonis: https://shannontsonis.com/
Sian Maciejowski: https://www.instagram.com/sianmariepoetry/?hl=en
Skylar Camp: https://skylarcamp.com/
Stephanie Roberts: https://oceansandfire.com/
Stephen Frech: https://stephenfrech.com/
Stephen Ground: https://twitter.com/stephengroundw1
Steve Denehan: https://denehan.wixsite.com/website
Steve Gergley: https://stevegergleyauthor.wordpress.com/
Susan J. Hudson: https://susanjeanninehudso.wixsite.com/my-site
Susan Slocum Dyer: https://aseaofwatercolors.blogspot.com/?m=1
Suzannah Watchorn: https://www.suzannahwatchorn.com/
Svetlana Litvinchuk: https://www.svetlanalitvinchuk.com/
Svetlana Litvinchuk: https://www.instagram.com/s.litvinchuk/?hl=en
Swetha Amit: https://swethaamit.com/
Tanja Lau: https://taniasbutterflies.substack.com/
Tanja Lau: https://www.instagram.com/tanias.butterflies/?hl=en
Tanya E. E. E. Schmid: http://www.tanyaswriting.com/
Tara K. Shepersky: https://pdxpersky.com/
Tara Williams: https://www.tarawilliamswriter.com/
Tawnya Gibson: https://tawnyagibson.substack.com/
Terese Brasen: http://brasen.ca/
Tina Barry: https://www.tinabarrywriter.com/
Tingyu Liu: https://tingyupoetry.com/
Tom Feulner: http://www.tomfeulner.com/
Tommy Vollman: http://www.thomasjamesvollman.com/
Tori Grant Welhouse: http://www.torigrantwelhouse.com/
Tucker Riggleman: https://tuckerriggleman.com/
Tracie Adams: https://www.tracieadamswrites.com/
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Victoria-Melita Zammit: https://ofscriptedshadows.wordpress.com/
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Will Reger: https://twitter.com/wmreger
Wilson Koewing: https://www.wilsonkoewing.com/
Wren Jones: https://wrenjones.ca/
Wylde J. Parsley: https://mobile.twitter.com/emjparsley
Yoda Olinyk: https://www.doulaofwords.com/
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