2025 Nominations: Best of the Net, Best American Anthologies, and More

The Gravity of the Thing’s editors are excited to share our 2025 nominations for the Best of the Net anthology, the Best American anthologies, and the Pushcart Prize.

The Little Book of Sleep Meditations, Annie Fay Meitchik (Hachette UK)

Annie Fay Meitchik is the author of The Little Book of Sleep Meditations, which was published by Hachette UK on June 12th and will be released in the United States on November 4th. Annie’s short fiction also appeared in The Gravity of the Thing’s Summer 2023 issue.

Taps, Joseph Harms (Todos Contentos Y Yo También Press)

Joseph Harms is the author of Taps, an unabridged collection of his poetry collections Bel, Nous, Goety, Youel, and Funest. Joseph’s poetry also appeared in The Gravity of the Thing’s Spring 2016 issue.

Rosalind Goldsmith, Inside the House Inside (Ronsdale Press)

Rosalind Goldsmith is the author of the forthcoming flash fiction collection Inside the House Inside (Ronsdale Press). Her collection includes "Swing", which first appeared in The Gravity of the Thing's Fall 2021 issue.

Makayla Danielle Gay, Hackles (Girl Noise Press)

Makayla Danielle Gay is the author of the forthcoming poetry collection Hackles (Girl Noise Press). Several poems from Hackles first appeared in The Gravity of the Thing's Summer 2024 issue.

Benjamin Kessler, The Pinnacle (Buckman Publishing)

Benjamin Kessler is the author of the novella The Pinnacle, forthcoming from Buckman Publishing. His short fiction was featured in our Winter 2019 issue and Stranged Writing anthology.