The Gravity of the Thing’s editors are excited to share our nominations for the 2024 Shirley Jackson Awards, the 2025 Best American anthologies, and the 2026 Pushcart Prize. A very warm congratulations to our contributors! With these nominations, we hope to see your work read and enjoyed far and wide.
- “Postapocalypto” by Charles Byrne
- “Heart-Foal” by Lily Holloway
- “The Shadow of Dorothea Politis” by Maria Kassandrou
- “Spruce Traps” by Jordan Marzka
- “A Brief History of the University on the Plains” by Don Zancanella
- “Sweet Cherries” by Zdravka Evtimova
- “Tie” by Johanna Ziegler
To learn more about The Gravity of the Thing’s featured writing, as well as read works nominated in previous years, please click here to visit our Features column.