Jesi Bender, author of Dangerous Women (Dancing Girl Press)

Jesi Bender is the author of the recently published chapbook, Dangerous Women (Dancing Girl Press, 2022), as well as the author of the play Kinderkrankenhaus (Sagging Meniscus) and the novel The Book of the Last Word (Whiskey Tit).

Cameron Quan Louie, author of Apology Engine (Gold Line Press)

Cameron Quan Louie is the author of Apology Engine, a chapbook forthcoming from Gold Line Press. Cameron's poetry appeared in The Gravity of the Thing's Summer 2017 issue, Fall 2017 issue, and will appear in our Stranged Writing anthology.

Adria Bernardi, author of Benefit Street (The University of Alabama Press)

Adria Bernardi, whose short fiction will appear in The Gravity of the Thing's upcoming Stranged Writing anthology, is the author of Benefit Street (The University of Alabama Press), which won FC2's Catherine Doctorow Innovative Fiction Prize.

Joseph Harms, author of Evil (Expat Press, 2022)

Joseph Harms, whose poetry appeared in The Gravity of the Thing's Spring 2016 issue, is the author of Evil, forthcoming from Expat Press. Evil consists of four novels (Ades, Baal, Cant, and Wyrd) written between 2007-2018.

2021 Nominations: Best Microfiction, Best Small Fiction, and More

The Gravity of the Thing's editors are pleased to share our 2021 nominations for the Best Small Fiction anthology, the Best Microfiction anthology, the Best American anthologies, and more.

The Shirley Jackson Awards: “The Memory Game” by Franki Haber

A very warm congratulations to Franki Haber, whose short story "The Memory Game" is a nominee for the 2020 Shirley Jackson Awards! "The Memory Game" was the featured story of our Spring 2020 issue.