Our 2017 Nominations for Best Small Fictions

Many thanks to the authors below for letting us publish their fine work but also huge thanks to Beverly Jackson, the wonderful, insightful, and hard-working editor of our Shorts On Survival section. Bev took on the difficult job of selecting work to nominate from a long list of worthy pieces. We are so fortunate to have her keen eye and supportive editorship.
Congratulations go to:

Hatchlings
William Woolfitt for “Hatchlings” (Spring 2016)
http://rkvryquarterly.com/hatchlings-by-william-kelley-woolfit/

bougainvilla cottage (Fetal Decision)
Barry Friesen for “Fetal Decision” (Spring 2016)
http://rkvryquarterly.com/fetal-decision-by-barry-friesen/

On Perseverance (Triptych of Textures)
Lucinda Kempe for “On Perseverance” (Summer 2016)
http://rkvryquarterly.com/on-perseverance-5-shorts-by-lucinda-kempe/

weightless
Glenn Erick Miller for “Weightless” (Fall 2016)
http://rkvryquarterly.com/weightless-by-glenn-miller/

Cover Image
Kay Merkel Boroff for “Painting the Elephant Gold” (Summer 2016)
http://rkvryquarterly.com/painting-the-elephant-gold-by-kay-merkel-boruff/

Good luck!