The Citron Review is proud to announce our nominations for the sixth edition of Best Microfiction (Pelekinesis Press). This anthology series asks writers to tell our best stories in 400 words or less. It is co-edited by award-winning microfiction writer/editor Meg Pokrass, and Flannery O’Connor Prize-winning author Gary Fincke. Diane Seuss is this year’s judge.

We nominate excellent micros every year and we were so happy to see Christopher Gaumer’s “He Died We Left Him Til Morning” was published in the inaugural Best Microfiction in 2019 and in 2021 Samantha Steiner’s, “My Closet” was included. The 2022 anthology included three selections: Star Su’s,  “Freezing Point,”  Kristen Zory King’s “Her Kingdom Come,” and Michelle Morouse‘s “Left to their own devices, they became them.” Best Microfiction 2023 published Sabina Y. Wong’s, “Shine in Her Light” and Tommy Dean‘s “The Romantic Maneuvers of a Tilting Planet.” And most recently, in Best Microfiction 2024: Kik Lodge‘s, “Mother Tongue“ and Mandira Pattnaik‘s, “In Leaping” were published. Last year, in Best Microfiction 2025 Melanie Maggard‘s, “What I Can’t See” appeared.

Each of the following unique pieces was first published in The Citron Review during the past calendar year. We proudly present The Citron Review’s 2025 nominations for Best Microfiction 2026.

 

THE NOMINEES

Michael Czyzniejewski, “Hitchhiker 49“
Originally published in the Spring 2025 issue

Sarah Chin, “Shed Woman“
Originally published in the Summer 2025 issue

Sarah Kartalia, “Out Loud“
Originally published in the Summer 2025 issue

Elisa Luna Ady, “Drought Season“
Originally published in the Summer 2025 issue

Karen Crawford, “Why They Still Make Sense“
Originally published in the Fall 2025 issue