Bewildered by all this broken sky, recipient of the inaugural lightscatter prize, was a finalist or semi- finalist for many presitigous awards before and after publication!  A partial list appears below
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BEWILDERED BY ALL THIS BROKEN SKY SELECTED AS A FINALIST FOR THE HOUSATONIC BOOK AWARD, 2022!

BEWILDERED a semi-finalist for The New American Press Poetry Prize 2018

Bewilidered a finalist for Trio House Louise bogan prize, 2018

Bewildered a Finalist for CPR Editors' prize book award, 2017

thomas Lux names Bewildered a finalist for the Spacks ​ Poetry Prize, 2016

Bewildered short-listed for the AnthonY Hecht Poetry Prize 2018 AND 2019

SHORT FICTION AWARDS

​A NEW WEARINESS selected for Best Mystery Stories of the YEar 2025!

IT'S NOT EVEN PAST selected for Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2024!

A HEAVEN OR A HELL selected for for Best Mystery stories of the year 2022!

Paranoia Blues (ed. Josh Pachter) includes the first "Aubrey Blackwell" story, Bridge over troubled water!  Paranoia Blues will be re-released soon.

It's NOT EVEN PAST nominated for the DERRINGER SHORT FICTION PRIZE!

Schrödinger, Cat,  won a third place readers choice award from EQMM 2024!

SCHRÖdinger, Cat a finalist for the  thriller award 2024!

SCHRöDINGER, CAT a finalist for the MACAVITY award 2024!

What the morning never suspected short-listed for EQMM reader;s choice awArds!

THEY LOOK LIKE ANGELS
(SHORT STORY COLLECTION
SHORT-LISTED FOR THE CLAYMORE AWARD!

"What Anyone Would Think" a Finalist for Machigonne Fiction Prize, 2019 judged by Rick Moody!

AImee Liu chooses THey look like angels for AROHO"s ORLANDO PRIZE, 2015

​A collection of Anna's stories, "Everything Shines Back on You at Rongbuk," has been named a finalist for the Golden Walkman audio chapbook competition.

FINALIST  - BAYOU MAGAZINE'S KNUDSON FICTION PRIZE, 2016, JUDGE JAMES POISSANT
(FOR AN EXCERPT FROM BIG AND BAD)

BIG AND BAD HAS WON THE PATERSON PRIZE FOR BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL, 2021!

BIG AND BAD took SECOND FOR THE CLAY REYNOLDS AWARD (TEXAS REVIEW PRESS)

OTHER POETRY AWARDS

Proud to be the Chautauqua Journal's 2026 Pushcart nominee

Nikky Finney selects "Tanager" for the Pocataligo prize (Link to LUNCH TICKET)

THANKS, NIMROD, FOR SELECTING "KANAWHA STREET' AS A SEMI-FINALIST FOR THE NERUDA PRIZE, 2022!

Anna Reads "Tanager"

"DC, 1978" a finalist in WINNING WRITERS competition 2020!

Anna Scotti AWARDED THE 20th annual fischer prize for 'Tanager,' 2017

WINNING WRITERS ANNOUNCEMENT

PATRICIA SMITH SELECTS ANNA SCOTTI'S WORK FOR HONORABLE MENTION, NIMROD'S  PABLO NERUDA PRIZE, 2018

Robert Pinksy Selects ​Anna as ​finalisT FOR THE TENNESSEE WILLIAMS /NEW ORLEANS LITERARY FESTIVAL ​ POETRY PRIZE 2014

Anna scotti has been the grateful recipient of many poetry awards, prizes, and nominations. This is a partial list