Books by The Pushcart Prize Editors
The Pushcart Prize XXIX: Best Of The Small Presses, 2005 Edition
by Bill Henderson, The Pushcart Prize Editors
An annual collection of more than sixty of the prior year's top selected short stories, essays, and poems as published in literary magazines and small presses is complemented by an index to the series and a listing of hundreds of outstanding presses and authors. Simultaneous.
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The Pushcart Prize XXX: Best of the Small Presses, 2006 Edition
by Bill Henderson, The Pushcart Prize Editors
"[Henderson] has made it his mission over the last thirty-odd years to defy the dumbing down of literature and the culture at large." Kirkus Reviews This edition of the long-honored anthology of small-press fiction, essays, and poetry marks its third decade, an amazing feat of survival and excellence. Like previous editions, The Pushcart Prize XXX presents over sixty selections picked from hundreds of little magazines and presses with the help of over 200 distinguished contributing editors. In the Pushcart tradition, this fascinating collection combines the work of today's luminaries with a host of new talents, creating an exciting assembly of diverse voices. Since 1976, The Pushcart Prize has been "the single best measure of the state of affairs in American literature today," according to the New York Times Book Review. Many of today's celebrated writers received their first recognition in The Pushcart Prize, which over the years has tracked small-press enthusiasms from traditional to experimental in an unsurpassed eclectic gathering.
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The Pushcart Prize XXXVI: Best of the Small Presses 2012 Edition (The Pushcart Prize Anthologies, 36)
by Bill Henderson, The Pushcart Prize Editors
The most honored literary series in America celebrates thirty-six years of continuous publication. "As ever, an essential barometer for spotting literary trends and for writers figuring out where to send the next submission. And, as ever, essential, period," said Kirkus Reviews about 2010's Pushcart Prize XXXV. "An exciting overview of American literature," noted Booklist, and Publishers Weekly added, "A monumental year." In The Pushcart Prize XXXVI more than sixty selections of memoirs, poetry, essays, and short stories have been picked from thousands of nominations by Pushcart Press staff editors and hundreds of small presses. This year Michael Waters and Laura Kasischke will serve as guest poetry editors. The result: "The most creative, generous, and democratic of any of the annual volumes" (Rick Moody). Among its numerous awards, the Pushcart Prize has been chosen for the Poets & Writers / Barnes & Noble "Writers for Writers" Award and the National Book Critics Circle Lifetime Achievement recognition.
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The Pushcart Prize XXVIII: Best of the Small Presses, 2004 Edition
A vibrant exhibition of adventurous yet meticulously crafted writing.―Donna Seaman, Booklist The Pushcart Prize XXVII continues as a testament to the flourishing of American literature in our small presses. Edited with the assistance of over 200 distinguished contributing editors―including Philip Levine, Rick Bass, Rosellen Brown, Joyce Carol Oates, Billy Collins, and Stephen Dunn―this edition includes over sixty stories, essays, and poems from scores of little magazines and small presses, both print and online. As the consolidation of commercial publishers continues, the small presses capture and encourage what is truly lasting and important in our literary culture. For new writers, the small presses are where they will almost always get their start. The Pushcart Prize serves as their inspiration and source book, with listings of hundreds of presses. Among writers discovered in the Pushcart editions are John Irving, Mary Gordon, Rick Moody, and many more.
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