Inception 2026
Winner
Missing Parts / Gina Nobile / Fiction
Runner-up
Swimmer, from the Women in Trouble Series / Clifford Tisdell / Art
Best of Category
The Hydra / Meredith Tavani / Poem
Winter in Cairo / Rebecca Burton / Novel
Finalist
Love as a Portal / Aspen Pleasant / Novel
Here Come the Friday Vampires / Harry Needham / Fiction
Look at Me / Aisling Lee / Fiction
Rigel 2026
Winner
Fire Tonight / William Winston / Poem
Runner-up
Red Spot / Marjan Sabouri / Poem
Best of Category
Redhead / Sara Stout / Art (seen here)
Jewelry Seller—Mumbai 2015 / William Winston / Photography
Between Worlds, Refuge / Laura McCollough / CNF
The Wild Ones / Jamie Gill / Fiction
Finalist
Violet Bruising at Dusk / Jeffrey-Michael Kane / Fiction
Geminga 2026
Winner
Red Carnations / Katie Haitema / Art (shown here)
Best of Category
Compliance / Adriana Rewald / Best of Poetry
Water Bearer / M.A. Jessie / Best of Fiction
The Pair / Chelsey Clammer / Best of CNF
Finalists
Happy Hour / Stephen Priest / Poem
on kilometer 16 / Julian Jacinto / Poem
Salix babylonica / Will Starling / Poem
Herd and Felt / Robert Shapiro / Poem
! check the rear seats ! / Sloan Asakura / Poem
Walk a Fine Line / Pamela Viggiani / Art
Choice / Anna Sones / Fiction