Our Contributors:

introducing our readers to our writers is one of our greatest pleasures. if you’ve enjoyed the work of Sky Island Journal contributors, you can get to know some of them better here:


Awards:

literary journals have the opportunity to nominate Up to 6 poetry, flash fiction, and/or nonfiction pieces—published within the 2023 calendar year—for the prestigious 2023 pushcart prize.

Everything we published in Issues 23-26 was eligible and considered.

These are the faces of our 2023 Pushcart Prize nominees. The depth and breadth of our contributor family is truly incredible, and this year’s selection process was the most grueling we’ve experienced—a positive sign for all of us.

It is an honor beyond the telling to support these 6 as their tremendous work moves forward.

Much love and respect from where the desert meets the mountains! congratulations, and Best of luck to our 2023 PushCart Prize Nominees:


literary journals with online components have the opportunity to nominate 2 creative nonfiction pieces, 2 flash fiction pieces, and 6 poems for Sundress Publications' prestigious 2023 Best of the Net anthology award.

Everything we published in Issues 21-24 was eligible and considered.

These are the faces of our 2023 Best of the Net nominees. The depth and breadth of our contributor family is truly incredible, and this year’s selection process was the most grueling we’ve experienced—a positive sign for all of us.

It is an honor beyond the telling to support these 10 as their tremendous work moves forward.

Much love and respect from where the desert meets the mountains! congratulations, and Best of luck to our 2023 Best of the Net Nominees:


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literary journals with online components have the opportunity to nominate 2 creative nonfiction pieces, 2 flash fiction pieces, and 6 poems for Sundress Publications' prestigious 2022 Best of the Net anthology award.

Everything we published in Issues 17-20 was eligible and considered.

our pool of contributors is deep and phenomenaly talented; so we always end up dedicating a significant amount of time to our voting and selection. Much love and respect from where the desert meets the mountains! congratulations, and Best of luck to our 2022 Best of the Net Nominees:


LITERARY JOURNALS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO NOMINATE UP TO 6 POETRY, FLASH FICTION, AND/OR CREATIVE NONFICTION PIECES—PUBLISHED WITHIN THE 2022 CALENDAR YEAR—FOR THE PRESTIGIOUS 2022 PUSHCART PRIZE.

Everything published in Issues 19-22 was eligible and considered.

THESE ARE THE FACES OF OUR 2021 PUSHCART PRIZE NOMINEES. THE DEPTH AND BREADTH OF OUR CONTRIBUTOR FAMILY IS TRULY INCREDIBLE, AND THIS YEAR’S SELECTION PROCESS WAS THE MOST GRUELING WE’VE EXPERIENCED—A POSITIVE SIGN FOR ALL OF US.

IT IS AN HONOR BEYOND THE TELLING TO SUPPORT THESE 6 AS THEIR TREMENDOUS WORK MOVES FORWARD.

MUCH LOVE AND RESPECT FROM WHERE THE DESERT MEETS THE MOUNTAINS! CONGRATULATIONS, AND BEST OF LUCK TO OUR 2022 PUSHCART PRIZE NOMINEES:


literary journals have the opportunity to nominate Up to 6 poetry, flash fiction, and/or creative nonfiction pieces—published within the 2021 calendar year—for the prestigious 2021 pushcart prize.

Everything we published in Issues 15-18 was eligible and considered.

These are the faces of our 2021 Pushcart Prize nominees. The depth and breadth of our contributor family is truly incredible, and this year’s selection process was the most grueling we’ve experienced—a positive sign for all of us.

It is an honor beyond the telling to support these 6 as their tremendous work moves forward.

Much love and respect from where the desert meets the mountains! congratulations, and Best of luck to our 2021 PushCart Prize Nominees:


literary journals with online components have the opportunity to nominate 2 creative nonfiction pieces, 2 flash fiction pieces, and 6 poems for Sundress Publications' prestigious 2021 Best of the Net anthology award.

Everything we published in Issues 13-16 was eligible and considered.

our pool of contributors is deep and phenomenaly talented; so we always end up dedicating a significant amount of time to our voting and selection. Much love and respect from where the desert meets the mountains! congratulations, and Best of luck to our 2021 Best of the Net Nominees:

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