Aberrant, Marek Šindelka, Twisted Spoon Press

Everyone Was There, Anthony Varallo, Elixir Press

Fair Shine, Llawren Bird, Redbat Books

Glory Days, Melissa Fraterrigo, University of Nebraska Press

Hap and Hazard and the End of the World, Diane DeSanders, Bellevue Literary Press

In the Distance, Hernan Diaz, Coffee House Press

Liars, Steven Gillis, Rare Bird Books

Maranatha Road, Heather Bell Adams, West Virginia University Press

Muir Woods or Bust, Ian Woollen, Coffeetown Press

My House Gathers Desires, Adam McOmber, BOA Editions

An Orchard in the Street, Reginald Gibbons, BOA Editions

The Reef, Juan Villoro, George Braziller

That One Cigarette, Stu Krieger, Harvard Square Editions

The Threat Level Remains Severe, Rowena MacDonald, Gallic Books

Wings Unseen, Rebecca Gomez Farrell, Meerkat Press

Wolf Season, Helen Benedict, Bellevue Literary Press