Congratulations to our 2027 Best of the Net nominees!
Poetry
- “The Bay of Bengal” by Sarah Elizabeth Das Gupta
- “On Hearing Beverly Glenn-Copeland” by David Hanlon
- “The Moon Checked In Under Your Name” by Layla Lenhardt
- “i build boats” by Atlas Moss
- “Abyssal Woman” by Cee Pugsley
- “Cumaean Confession” by Bianca De Nobrega Silva
Fiction
- “Pappy once said all old photographs hold a haunt” by Lauren Kardos
- “A Gift from the Sky” by Fox Rivera
Creative non-fiction
Art
- “colossal squid in black and white” by Robert Fleming
- “middle of june” by nat raum
- “Edification” by TYC
This year’s consideration included fantastic work spread between our pop culture/arts blog & our summer literary issue, “Depths.”
Thank you to all of our contributors & everyone who submitted to our calls. The independent writing community is rich with talented & dedicated writers. Every time we have to make a decision on what to include or nominate, we struggle. Thank you for making our lives difficult, your creativity & passion keeps us going!

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