We are always thrilled to have such fine work in our issues, and 2015 was an especially great year. The following stories have been selected by SmokeLong for nomination for the newest Pushcart Prize anthology. Good luck to all the writers!
Our 2015 nominations:
The Pool Guy by Jessica Alexander
Aquarium by Elaine Chiew
The Moon is a Wasteland by Daniel DiFranco
Puberty by Kat Gonzo
Beethoven’s Fifth in C Minor by Pete Stevens
Stone, Well, Girl by Benito Vergara
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The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest
The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest (The Mikey) is now an annual competition celebrating and compensating the best micro fiction and nonfiction online.
The grand prize winner of The Mikey is automatically nominated for Best Small Fictions and any other prize we deem appropriate. In addition, we will pay the grand prize winner $1000. Second place: $500. Third place $300. Finalists: $100. All finalists and placers will be published in the December ’25 issue of SmokeLong.
Previously published as well as previously unpublished work will be considered.