OUR BEST OF THE NET NOMINATIONS

ARE we the best of the best? We like to think so! No one does more with less, working on the New Pop Lit project in our spare time and still having the best looking literary site(s) out there, while presenting some terrific writing.

Which we’re proud to spotlight with our “Best of the Net” nominations for this unsteady point in time. Choices made from New Pop Lit and Fast Pop Lit. We wish we could have nominated all the writers we spotlighted during the designated time frame, as we don’t publish anything unless it meets our own unique exacting pop-lit standards, which in fact are more demanding than anything seen from the status quo mainstream.

Here then are our nominations for the various categories. With links, so we hope you start reading! (Many thanks to all who read and send submissions for our site!)

FICTION

“The Wrong Crowd” by Lyn Michele Stevens, 10/3/2025.
https://newpoplit.com/portfolio/the-wrong-crowd/

“Contact” by Joe Del Castillo, 3/12/2026.
https://newpoplit.com/portfolio/contact/

POETRY

“Blue in Green” by Ben Macnair, 7/26/2025.
https://fastpoplit.com/2025/07/26/blue-in-green-by-ben-macnair/

“Super Bowl 2025” by James Croal Jackson, 11/24/2025.
https://fastpoplit.com/2025/11/24/super-bowl-2025-by-james-croal-jackson/

“True Punk” by Chris Cipollini, 2/4/2026.
https://newpoplit.com/portfolio/true-punk/

“Optional Nourishment” by John Zedolik, 3/10/2026.
https://fastpoplit.com/2026/03/10/optional-nourishment-by-john-zedolik/

“Cold” by Holly Day, 3/21/2026.
https://fastpoplit.com/2026/03/21/cold-by-holly-day/

“Otherness” by Julia Piehler, 6/10/2026.
https://fastpoplit.com/2026/06/10/otherness-by-julia-piehler/

CREATIVE NON-FICTION

“The Marshal” by J.B. Stevens, 11/10/2025.
https://newpoplit.com/portfolio/the-marshal/

“Los Alamos: Manna” by Julia Piehler, 6/18/2026.
https://newpoplit.com/portfolio/los-alamos-manna/

ALSO:

In the Art category we nominated three of our designs used to announce or illustrate work. Because: Why not? They were titled, “Late Summer Fiction,” “The Best!” and “Punk.”

THE CHIEF QUESTION though is: DO we present the best writing on the planet? Yea or nay? Please read the works chosen and tell us what you think.