The Florida Review would like to give a shoutout to our contributors who were recently listed as “Special Mentions” in the 2026 Pushcart Prize Anthology:
Poetry
Bertha Crombet, “Tongue Mother”
Nonfiction
Naomi Gordon-Loebl, “Lost Uncle”
Fiction
Matthew Neill Null, “In the 301”
Way to go everyone and keep up the good work!
The Florida Review is excited to announce our 2025 Pushcart Prize nominations:
Fiction
“In the Afterwards,” by Devon Halliday
“Paper Dolls of the Homestead Era,” by Jessica Hollander
“Life Cycle of the Common Goldfish,” by Michael Knight
Nonfiction
“A Cow Funeral,” by Sarah Beth Childers
Poetry
“Inflatable Boys,” by A. E. Wynter
“Thinning the Peaches,” by Kate Partridge
Congrats and good luck to all our nominees!
