Bill Henderson , Editor, With The Pushcart Prize Editors
The Pushcart Prize XXX
Best of the Small Presses
2006 Edition
"[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.
"Big, buzzing and roiling . . . a blockbuster edition."—
Booklist (on the 2005 Edition)
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