The Orison Anthology and the Best of the Net Nominations

With the approach of fall, sweaters, apple cider, and pumpkin-spice everything comes the time for literary nominations!

We’re excited to share the news that we’ve nominated the following pieces by CR contributors for The Orison Anthology:

• Karen An-hwei Lee, “Dear Millennium, on the Extinction of Migrant Doves” (poem, 16.1)
• Brenda Miller, “Chorus” (essay, 16.2)
• C.T. Salazar, “Triptych Just before Mass” (poem, 16.1)
• Jeddie Sophronius, “Swamp” (poem, 16.1)

We’re also please to announce our nominees for this year’s Best of the Net, all from our miCRo series:

Poetry:

• Nicky Beer, “Metaphor“
• Faylita Hicks, “Girl 1994: Gawd.”
• Nia KB, “Black Life circa 2029”
• Marjorie Maddox, “Details”
• Kathy Z. Price, “Mercado de Sabado por la Noche; Con Barbie Negra como Plato de Entrada”
• Stephanie Ellis Schlaifer, “The Minister of the Cabinet of Admonition”

Literary Nonfiction:

• Alex Meyers, “See Through“
• Diana Khoi Nguyen, “Reorient”

Fiction:

• K.C. Mead-Brewer, “The Hunted“
• Nicole Rivas, “Demolished”

Wishing all of our nominees the best of luck!