The Bowl with Gold Seams, Ellen Prentiss Campbell, Apprentice House Press

The Brother, Rein Raud, Open Letter

The Dead Man, Nora Gold, Inanna Publications

The Detective’s Garden, Janyce Stefan-Cole, Unbridled Books

The Dog Looks Happy Upside Down, Meg Pokrass, Etruscan Press

The Enigma of Iris Murphy: Stories, Maureen Millea Smith, Livingston Press

Gesell Dome, Guillermo Saccomanno, Open Letter

Going Dark, Dennis Must, Coffeetown Press

Knockout, John Jodzio, Soft Skull Press

The Remnants, Robert Hill, Forest Avenue Press

Shadowboxing with Bukowski, Darrell Kastin, Fomite Press

The Solace of Monsters, Laurie Blauner, Leapfrog Press

Souvenirs and Other Stories, Matt Tompkins, Conium Press

That Man in Our Lives, Xu Xi, C & R Press

The Three Lives of Jonathan Force, Richard Hawley, Fomite Press

The Tontine Driveway, JL Schneider, Palooka Press

Verdict in the Desert, Patricia Santos Marcantonio, Arte Publico Press

You May See a Stranger, Paula Whyman, TriQuarterly Books