Nominees for Best of the Net 2027 Revealed
October 6, 2026
Hello friends. We’re behind on announcing this year’s nominations, but not to worry, they were sent in well before the September 30th deadline (or perhaps just a smidge before). In any case, it’s never too late to celebrate!
For those who don’t know, Best of the Net is an annual contest operated by Sundress Publications that is designed to elevate a growing collection of writers and publishers who are opening the door to transformation through writing and art online. More about the contest can be found here.
If the cover art on that page looks familiar, it’s because it’s a piece of artwork we nominated last year, by Hiokit Lao. Amazing, right?!
We also had a poem selected as a finalist: what to make of autism by Tim Raymond
This year we are pleased to nominate two creative nonfiction essays, two fiction stories, six poems, and three pieces of art published between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2026…
Creative Nonfiction:
A Baby Named Freedom by Annie Rachele Lanzillotto
my mother says she wants to go out tonight by Camila Cal Mello
Fiction:
Palimpsest by JakeBienvenue
Layover by Simon Ashton
Poetry:
Arouse Yourself, why do You sleep, O LORD? by Yin Cheng
Low-key Midwest Girl Dad Vibes: My Wardrobe is Mostly Kohl’s Middle-Class Casual & My Skin Care Routine is $1.59 Men’s 2-in-1 Total Body Wash by Bob King
Letter I Wish My Mother Wrote from Virginia by Daniel Lurie
The cure to all the maladies that ail us by Jonathan Greenhause
The Softness I Owe by Joemario Umana
True Apothecary by Ellie Gold Laabs
Artwork:
The End Does Not End You by Antonio Garcia III
Zephyr by Mary Amato
Neverending by Maia Brown-Jackson
We’re grateful to all of our contributors and want to wish a hearty congratulations to these fine writers and artists for being the best of our best.
Good luck snagging that prize!
Cheers,
Shyla, MA, Annie, & The Good Life Review Team
