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Congrats, Kathleen McGookey!

1/9/2026

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A big congratulations to Kathleen McGookey.

Nominated by The Mackinaw, her prose poem, "Eight to Ten Inches by Nightfall," has been selected for the Best Microfiction 2026 anthology.

Best Microfiction was founded by Meg Pokrass and Gary Fincke to honour small form story writing including hybrid genres like prose poetry. The special guest editor this year was Diane Seuss.

Click on book cover above to visit Best Microfiction and view the list of selections.
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Read Kathleen's poem again:

​https://www.themackinaw.net/the-mackinaw/kathleen-mcgookey
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  • The Mackinaw
  • Early Issues
    • Issues Menu
    • Issue One >
      • Letter From the Editor
      • Cassandra Atherton
      • Claire Bateman
      • Carrie Etter
      • Alexis Rhone Fancher
      • Linda Nemec Foster
      • Jeff Friedman
      • Hedy Habra
      • Oz Hardwick
      • Paul Hetherington
      • Meg Pokrass
      • Clare Welsh
      • Francine Witte
    • Issue Two >
      • Letter From the Editor
      • Essay: Norbert Hirschhorn
      • Opinion: Portly Bard
      • Interview: Jeff Friedman
      • Dave Alcock
      • Saad Ali
      • Nin Andrews
      • Tina Barry
      • Roy J. Beckemeyer
      • John Brantingham
      • Julie Breathnach-Banwait
      • Gary Fincke
      • Michael C. Keith
      • Joseph Kerschbaum
      • Michelle Reale
      • John Riley
    • Issue Three >
      • Letter From the Editor
      • Sally Ashton Interview
      • Sheika A.
      • Cherie Hunter Day
      • Christa Fairbrother
      • Melanie Figg
      • Karen George
      • Karen Paul Holmes
      • Lisa Suhair Majaj
      • Amy Marques
      • Diane K. Martin
      • Karen McAferty Morris
      • Helen Pletts
      • Kathryn Silver-Hajo
    • ISSUE FOUR >
      • Letter From the Editor
      • Mikki Aronoff
      • Jacob Lee Bachinger
      • Miriam Bat-Ami
      • Suzanna C. de Baca
      • Dominique Hecq
      • Bob Heman
      • Norbert Hirschhorn
      • Cindy Hochman
      • Arya F. Jenkins
      • Karen Neuberg
      • Simon Parker
      • Mark Simpson
      • Jonathan Yungkans
    • ISSUE FIVE >
      • Writing Prose Poetry: a Course
      • Interview: Tina Barry
      • Book Review: Bob Heman, by Cindy Hochman
      • Carol W. Bachofner
      • Patricia Q. Bidar
      • Rachel Carney
      • Luanne Castle
      • Dane Cervine
      • Christine H. Chen
      • Mary Christine Delea
      • Paul Juhasz
      • Anita Nahal
      • Shaun R. Pankoski
      • James Penha
      • Jeffery Allen Tobin
    • ISSUE SIX >
      • David Colodney
      • Francis Fernandes
      • Marc Frazier
      • Richard Garcia
      • Jennifer Mills Kerr
      • Melanie Maggard
      • Alyson Miller
      • Barry Peters
      • Jeff Shalom
      • Robin Shepard
      • Lois Villemaire
      • Richard Weaver
      • Feral Willcox
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