Andrew Porter’s picks are in, and we couldn’t be more excited to announce the winners who will be published in Best Emerging Writers 2025! Congratulations to our final ten writers, whose work will be included in our print anthology as well as published right here on our site next April. To all of our submitters, from the bottom of our hearts: Thank you! For fourteen years, you’ve made this anthology a true joy to assemble.
“Each Other” by Cristina Chira
“He Said The House Was Haunted” by Amelia Christmas Gramling
“Sermons” by Katie Henken Robinson
“Rolling Calf” by Stephenjohn Holgate
“Dog Years” by Katerina Ivanov Prado
“Not Deer” by Sena Moon
“Animal Control” by J. Stillwell Powers
“Reach Out” by Danielle Sherman
“Maybe Someday” by Liz Shulman
“Stargazers” by Amy Wilde