Awards Season 2023

Awards

Best Small Fictions – Best Micro Fictions

Blink-Ink is very proud to announce our nominations for the following awards.

Our thanks, and congratulations to all. 

Doug & Sally 

Best Small Fictions

Abuse – Meg Tuite

Audrey’s Wish – Shoshauna Shy

1987 Carolyn R. Russell

Work Family – Laura Robertson 

They Don’t Care if He Doesn’t Make Eye Contact – Miranda Keskes

Best Micro Fictions

Audrey’s Wish – Shoshauna Shy

1987 – Carolyn R. Russell

Work Family – Laura Robertson

They Don’t Care if He doesn’t Make Eye Contact – Miranda Keskes

Helping Hand – Doug Mathewson

Two Dollars a Bottle – Jon Fain 

Update Notes

This time of year we all find ourselves watching one clock or another. Fall is in the air, and winter soon to be on the ground. With that and so much more in mind, here are a few updates and notes.

Issue #54 “Family” closed on October 15th. It is now at our printers and it should mail out on December 1st, 2023. Guidelines for 55 (theme to be announced)  will go up at that time. The issue is good, really good, and we are so happy to share all the fantastic stories and art contained in the extra big end-of-year-holiday treat.

Clock watchers will note that this is also awards season. We just posted our Pushcat Prize nominees here and on social media as well. Soon we will post our line up for The Best Smalls and the Best Micros.

Didwe forget something? Send us a note ….

2023 Pushcart Prize Nominations

We are very please to nominate the following authors for this year’s Pushcart Prize. Honestly we wish we could nominate many, many more. The folks at Pushcart Press say six and no more, so here are our six. Congratulations and thanks you to all.

Doug & Sall

Our nominees are as follows:

Abuse Meg Tuite

Checkpoint Barbie – Nancy Stohlman

Helping Hand – Doug Mathewson

Audrey’s Wish – Shoshauna Shy 

1987 – Carolyn R. Russell

Work Family – Laura Robertson