In 2019, The Ekphrastic Review began nominating writers for the Best of the Net and the Pushcart Prize literary awards. As of 2020, we are also nominating writers for Best Microfiction and Best Small Fictions.
We also briefly created our own Fantastic Ekphrastic literary awards.
Thanks to our wonderful team of nomination readers, past and present, for making all of this possible: Dr. Queen Sarkar, Laura Cherry, Jordan Trethewey, Alarie Tennille, Kari Ann Ebert, and Carole Mertz, along with editor Lorette C. Luzajic.
In 2016, we nominated for one session, for Best of the Net.
Our contributor Jo Balistreri was also nominated for a Pushcart in 2018 by the Pushcart reading committee!
We also briefly created our own Fantastic Ekphrastic literary awards.
Thanks to our wonderful team of nomination readers, past and present, for making all of this possible: Dr. Queen Sarkar, Laura Cherry, Jordan Trethewey, Alarie Tennille, Kari Ann Ebert, and Carole Mertz, along with editor Lorette C. Luzajic.
In 2016, we nominated for one session, for Best of the Net.
Our contributor Jo Balistreri was also nominated for a Pushcart in 2018 by the Pushcart reading committee!
Fantastic Ekphrastic Awards 2021
Ruth Bavetta
Funeral Mask From Mycenae
Rose Mary Boehm
See Me
Matthew Brennan
Winter Landscape
Johanna Caton, OSB
Five Poems on Art by Miki Lovett
Deborah Gorlin
Poems About Isabella Blow
Jean L. Kreiling
Three Nocturnes
Kyle Laws
Fall from the Horse of War, 1961
Ryan Rowland
Oh Cuyahoga
Sandi Stromberg
A Surrealist Gives the Chimpanzee Pencil and Paper
Kate Young
Dirt to Dust
Fantastic Ekphrastic Awards 2020
Portly Bard
for outstanding ekphrastic achievement, for his body of ekphrastic work in The Ekphrastic Review, and consistent participation and excellence in the challenges
Mona Lisas
http://www.ekphrastic.net/ekphrastic/mona-lisas-by-portly-bard
Read more:
http://www.ekphrastic.net/apps/search?q=portly+bard
Margaret Benbow
Young Gloria Swanson as the Lion's Bride
http://www.ekphrastic.net/ekphrastic/young-gloria-swanson-as-the-lions-bride-by-margaret-benbow
Elya Braden
Weather Report
http://www.ekphrastic.net/ekphrastic/weather-report-by-elya-braden
Lewis Braham
Josephine
http://www.ekphrastic.net/ekphrastic/josephine-by-lewis-braham
Barbara Crooker
for outstanding ekphrastic achievement, a body of ekphrastic work in and outside of the journal
Van Gogh’s Crows
http://www.ekphrastic.net/ekphrastic/van-goghs-crows-by-barbara-crooker
Read more:
http://www.ekphrastic.net/apps/search?q=Crooker%2C+barbara
Read her books:
https://www.amazon.com/Barbara-Crooker/e/B000APR7GU?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1579780872&sr=1-1
Janiru Liyanage
Fauves of Luxury, Calm and Desire
http://www.ekphrastic.net/ekphrastic/fauves-of-luxury-calm-and-desire-by-janiru-liyanage
**
Laurie Newendorp
Orpheus in the 21th Century
http://www.ekphrastic.net/ekphrastic/ekphrastic-challenge-responses-barbara-danin
Rajani Radhakrishnan
Corollary
http://www.ekphrastic.net/ekphrastic/corollary-by-rajani-radhakrishnan
Deborah Schmidt
Pair of Cranes
http://www.ekphrastic.net/ekphrastic/pair-of-cranes-by-deborah-schmidt
Alarie Tennille
for outstanding ekphrastic achievement, for her body of ekphrastic work in and outside of The Ekphrastic Review, contributions, participation, promotion and support of the journal from its inception
Night Watch
http://www.ekphrastic.net/ekphrastic/omar-odeh-ekphrastic-writing-challenge-responses
Read more: http://www.ekphrastic.net/apps/search?q=Alarie+tennille
Read her books:
https://www.amazon.com/Alarie-Tennille/e/B00JSO5S9C/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1
Ruth Bavetta
Funeral Mask From Mycenae
Rose Mary Boehm
See Me
Matthew Brennan
Winter Landscape
Johanna Caton, OSB
Five Poems on Art by Miki Lovett
Deborah Gorlin
Poems About Isabella Blow
Jean L. Kreiling
Three Nocturnes
Kyle Laws
Fall from the Horse of War, 1961
Ryan Rowland
Oh Cuyahoga
Sandi Stromberg
A Surrealist Gives the Chimpanzee Pencil and Paper
Kate Young
Dirt to Dust
Fantastic Ekphrastic Awards 2020
Portly Bard
for outstanding ekphrastic achievement, for his body of ekphrastic work in The Ekphrastic Review, and consistent participation and excellence in the challenges
Mona Lisas
http://www.ekphrastic.net/ekphrastic/mona-lisas-by-portly-bard
Read more:
http://www.ekphrastic.net/apps/search?q=portly+bard
Margaret Benbow
Young Gloria Swanson as the Lion's Bride
http://www.ekphrastic.net/ekphrastic/young-gloria-swanson-as-the-lions-bride-by-margaret-benbow
Elya Braden
Weather Report
http://www.ekphrastic.net/ekphrastic/weather-report-by-elya-braden
Lewis Braham
Josephine
http://www.ekphrastic.net/ekphrastic/josephine-by-lewis-braham
Barbara Crooker
for outstanding ekphrastic achievement, a body of ekphrastic work in and outside of the journal
Van Gogh’s Crows
http://www.ekphrastic.net/ekphrastic/van-goghs-crows-by-barbara-crooker
Read more:
http://www.ekphrastic.net/apps/search?q=Crooker%2C+barbara
Read her books:
https://www.amazon.com/Barbara-Crooker/e/B000APR7GU?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1579780872&sr=1-1
Janiru Liyanage
Fauves of Luxury, Calm and Desire
http://www.ekphrastic.net/ekphrastic/fauves-of-luxury-calm-and-desire-by-janiru-liyanage
**
Laurie Newendorp
Orpheus in the 21th Century
http://www.ekphrastic.net/ekphrastic/ekphrastic-challenge-responses-barbara-danin
Rajani Radhakrishnan
Corollary
http://www.ekphrastic.net/ekphrastic/corollary-by-rajani-radhakrishnan
Deborah Schmidt
Pair of Cranes
http://www.ekphrastic.net/ekphrastic/pair-of-cranes-by-deborah-schmidt
Alarie Tennille
for outstanding ekphrastic achievement, for her body of ekphrastic work in and outside of The Ekphrastic Review, contributions, participation, promotion and support of the journal from its inception
Night Watch
http://www.ekphrastic.net/ekphrastic/omar-odeh-ekphrastic-writing-challenge-responses
Read more: http://www.ekphrastic.net/apps/search?q=Alarie+tennille
Read her books:
https://www.amazon.com/Alarie-Tennille/e/B00JSO5S9C/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1