2006: Paul Guest and Jaimee Wriston Colbert
2007: Chad Davidson and Merrill Feitell
2008: Dorianne Laux and Andy Mozina
2009: Patricia Smith and Kim Chinquee
2010: Erin Belieu, Michael Knight, and T.A. Noonan
2011: Mary Biddinger, Kate Bernheimer, and Kaya Oakes
2012: Marilyn Kallet, John McManus, and Lee Martin
2013: A.E. Stallings, Ayse Papatya Bucak, and Margaret Lazarus Dean
2014: Kathy Fagan, Lily Hoàng, and Michael Martone
2015: Bruce Bond, Brian Oliu, and Kate Schmidtt
2016: Kazim Ali, Porochista Khakpour, and Kiese Laymon
2017: Eduardo C. Corral, Gabino Iglesias, and Nicole Walker
2018: James Crews, A. Rafael Johnson, and Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint
2019: Eloisa Amezcua, Megan Giddings, and Hanif Abdurraqib
2020: Jasminne Mendez, Sarah Einstein, and Matthew Salesses
2022: Mai Der Vang, Amber Sparks, Krys Malcolm Belc, and Rhonda Lott*
2023: Jane Wong, Shayla Lawz, Toni Jensen, and Rhonda Lott
2024: Kristen Arnett, C.T. Salazar, and Tijanna O. Eaton
2025: Jen Soriano, Ruben Quesada, and Ben Tanzer
2026: Octavio Quintanilla, Andrew Porter, Lily Hoàng, and Cyrus Cassells
2027: Leticia Sánchez Toledo, Deesha Philyaw, Mitchell S. Jackson, and Diane Seuss
**Note that in 2022 we updated our numbering system to reflect the year of publication of the anthology and to bring us into line with other “Best Of” projects. This results in there being an anthology for 2020 (published at the start of 2021), then one for 2022.