Pushcart Prize

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The Pushcart Prize is a prestigious American literary award that honors outstanding poetry, short fiction, and essays published by small presses.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American literary award
literary award
associatedWithMovement small press movement
awardFor essays
poetry
short fiction
basedIn Wainscott, New York NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
describedAs prestigious small-press literary award
distributionFormat print book
firstEditionPublicationYear 1976
focusesOn independent publishers
little magazines
small presses
foundedBy Bill Henderson NERFINISHED
frequency annual
genre literature
hasAbbreviation Pushcart Prize Anthology NERFINISHED
hasAwardedWorkType previously published pieces
hasCategory essays
poetry
short stories
hasEditor Bill Henderson NERFINISHED
hasEligibilityCriterion publication in small press or little magazine
hasFormat anthology series
hasImpactOn careers of emerging writers
hasLanguage English
hasReputation one of the most honored literary projects in America
hasSelectionUnit Pushcart Prize volume NERFINISHED
hasSubjectArea contemporary literature
inception 1976
motto Best of the Small Presses NERFINISHED
notableFor recognizing work from small literary presses
publicationForm annual anthology
publisher Pushcart Press NERFINISHED
selectionProcess editor nominations
publisher nominations

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Leslie Marmon Silko awardReceived Pushcart Prize
Simon J. Ortiz awardReceived Pushcart Prize
Rick Moody awardReceived Pushcart Prize