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@bestofthenet.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 3:48 PM

Congrats to 2027 Best of the Net Fiction judge @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social on the publication of her new novel, The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman (HarperCollins, 2027).

You can purchase a copy here: deeshaphilyaw.com

The wife of a popular and powerful megachurch pastor upends her charmed “rags-to-Rolex” life when her secretive past comes roaring into the spotlight—in this much-anticipated, splendidly unruly debut novel from Deesha Philyaw, author of the award-winning hit short story collection The Secret Lives of Church Ladies.
Available Now!

@bestofthenet.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 10:12 PM

Check out one of our 2026 Poetry Selections, “Selfish Girl” by @suzchef.bsky.social (@turningleafjournal.bsky.social ), selected by Cyrus Cassells on bestofthenetanthology.com/2026-2/2026-poetry/selfish-girl/

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Suze Kay (The Turning Leaf Journal)

Best of the Net Anthology

“When I was five the world was good
and mortgages flowed like water. Didn’t matter
to me: I hadn’t yet learned to fear the bursting
of bubbles in slow stories told by graphs, but
I would.”

@bestofthenet.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 5:59 PM

Nominations for 2027 Best of the Net are closed and a huge thank you to everyone who participated!

@ettereview.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 3:39 PMReposted by @bestofthenet.bsky.social

Congratulations and best of luck to -ette’s 2027 Best of the Net Anthology nominees! @bestofthenet.bsky.social

Lauren Camp
Theodore Heil
@yukondawn.bsky.social
Marc Kaufman
@rachel-kowalsky.bsky.social
@bybethhahn.bsky.social

2027 Best of the Net Anthology
Nominees

POETRY
Lauren Camp "A Spell Addressed to a Friend"
Theodore Heil "Rubbing Elbows"
Dawn Macdonald "Leaf Rust"

FICTION
Marc Kaufman "Speak of the Woman"
Rachel Kowalsky "Dear Dolores"

ARTWORK
Beth Hahn, cover -ette Issue 6: "Roulette"
Beth Hahn, illus."Speak of the Woman"
Beth Hahn, illus. "When Do Dahlias Bloom?"

@pinchjournal.bsky.social Sep 25, 2026, 5:26 PMReposted by @bestofthenet.bsky.social

The Best of the Net is here!!! Check the nominations out on PJO!!!

@roadrunnerreview.bsky.social Sep 26, 2026, 2:21 AMReposted by @bestofthenet.bsky.social

Congratulations and good luck to our Best of the Net nominees for Creative Nonfiction and Fiction!

Creative Nonfiction Nominations for Best of the Net: Sarah Lada and Nadine Sinno
Fiction Nominations for Best of the Net: Jordan Cagle and Huina Zheng

@roadrunnerreview.bsky.social Sep 26, 2026, 2:22 AMReposted by @bestofthenet.bsky.social

Congratulations and good luck to our Best of the Net nominees for Poetry!

Poetry Nominations for Best of the Net: John Dos Passos Coggin, Jonathan Fletcher, J.M.C. Kane, Paul Ragonese, Laura Ann Reed and Cheyenne Dakota Williams

@claudineliterary.bsky.social Sep 25, 2026, 9:49 PMReposted by @bestofthenet.bsky.social

Excellent humans of the interwebs, we are so thrilled to announce our Best of the Net nominations. Congratulations, everyone!! Fingers and toe beans crossed! 🤞🏼🐾

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@aniking.bsky.social @ambusypoeming.bsky.social @kathrynreese.bsky.social @ezhang77.bsky.social

@flashficfestuk.bsky.social Sep 26, 2026, 8:43 AMReposted by @bestofthenet.bsky.social

Two CNF’s by ErinBondo and @lunchontuesday.bsky.social
from our online festivals last year nominated here for Best of the Net. Congratulations & best wishes to them www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2026/09/best...

@solsticelitmag.bsky.social Sep 26, 2026, 7:30 PMReposted by @bestofthenet.bsky.social

Check out our nominations for this year's Best of the Net awards!

@frazzledlit.bsky.social Sep 27, 2026, 8:44 AMReposted by @bestofthenet.bsky.social

Delighted to announce our Best of The Net nominations 2026. You lot are on 🔥!

www.frazzledlit.com/p/best-of-th...

@jmcm.bsky.social
@lenaozge.bsky.social @deirdmault.bsky.social
@demimondaine.bsky.social
@tracierenee.bsky.social

Congratulations to our writers!

@metachrosismag.bsky.social Sep 27, 2026, 6:58 PMReposted by @bestofthenet.bsky.social

I'm delighted to announce our Best of the Net nominees, selected from issue 5! John Mackey, Naoual Peleau, Tallulah Howarth, BA Didcock, Christopher Coryat, Shannon Frost Greenstein, Ría Allen, Kuo Zhang, Eden Chicken, Kali Joy Cramer, and Tallulah Howarth. metachrosislitmag.com/metachrosis-... ⭐🌌

Our Best of the Net nominees

John Mackey
Naoual Peleau
Tallulah Howarth
BA Didcock
Christopher Coryat
Shannon Frost Greenstein
Ría Allen
Kuo Zhang
Eden Chicken
Kali Joy Cramer
Tallulah Howarth

Metachrosis Magazine

@poetose.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 3:24 AMReposted by @bestofthenet.bsky.social

We’re delighted to nominate these poems and creative nonfiction pieces for Best of the Net: www.poetose.com/nominations....

We are grateful to all our wonderful contributors! Keep writing and putting beautiful things in the world 💚

@newwritersuk.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 10:22 AMReposted by @bestofthenet.bsky.social

Here are our nominations for the 2027 Best of the Net Anthology, all of which are prize winners in New Writers competitions.

To read these and other prize-winning entries, check out our results page: newwriters.org.uk/competitions...

Congrats to the nominees and good luck!

#bestofthenet

@stanchion.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 9:40 PMReposted by @bestofthenet.bsky.social

Announcing the Stanchion Magazine Elegant Variations 2027 Best of the Net nominations! Read all these great works (& more) at www.stanchionzine.com/elegantvaria...

@justinkarcher.bsky.social @lmbayley.bsky.social @amulderwrites.bsky.social @mrevanspoetry.bsky.social

Stanchion Magazine Elegant Variations
2027 Best of the Net Nominations

POETRY:

The American Dream
by Michael R. Evans

French Pears
by Hanna Karras

After Hearing the Owner of OnlyFans Was Dead
by Justin Karcher

BYE
by Cletus Crow

FICTION:

ONE SAFE ROUTE THROUGH THE PSYCH-BELT GHOST-HOUSES
by Allison Mulder

Just the Kid Who Throws the Ball
by Linda M. Bayley

stanchionzine.com/elegantvariations

@fahmidangroup.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 6:56 PMReposted by @bestofthenet.bsky.social

Join us in celebrating our 2027 Best of the Net Nominations

@flashfrog.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 8:01 PMReposted by @bestofthenet.bsky.social

Big congrats to our Best of the Net nominees!! ✨Kailum Graves & Mary Anne Griffiths✨

Green flier with photo of two green frogs hanging onto a plant. Text is listing the Best of the Bet nominations: Kailum Graves and Mary Anne Griffiths

@oneart.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 9:21 PMReposted by @bestofthenet.bsky.social

2027 Best of the Net nominations close tomorrow which makes this a fine opportunity to once again share ONE ART's 2027 BotN noms 🎉

oneartpoetry.com/2026/08/14/o...

@whaleroadreview.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 6:55 PMReposted by @bestofthenet.bsky.social

We're happy to announce our nominations for Best of the Net and Best Small Fictions!

You can read them all here: www.whaleroadreview.com/nominations

@barlowadams.bsky.social @nataliamartinez.bsky.social @emilyrinkema.bsky.social @caseyreiland.bsky.social and more!

@thirtywestph.com Sep 29, 2026, 2:17 PMReposted by @bestofthenet.bsky.social

TW-Afterimages Best of the Net 2027 Nominations @sundresspub.bsky.social Congrats and good luck to all 10 writers!
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