Pushcart Prize Xxviii Best of the Small Presses

This 28th edition of the annual Pushcart Prize -- the most celebrated literary series in America -- is further proof that these days the mainstream of our writing culture is found in small presses scattered around the country, far from the racket of commercial centers. As the variety of selections in Pushcart Prize XXVIII indicates, it is a diverse mainstream, constantly infused by new work from authors with a vision of what is honest and vital in an often flashy and no-account publishing industry. The Pushcart Prize has been declared "a distinguished annual literary event" by The New York Times Book Review, and has received Publishers Weekly's Carey-Thomas Award, plus numerous accolades, rave reviews, and awards over almost three decades. As writer and teacher Frank Conroy remarked: "The Pushcart Prize is indispensable for anyone with an interest in what is really going on in American writing." Book jacket.Henderson, Bill is the author of 'Pushcart Prize Xxviii Best of the Small Presses' with ISBN 9781888889369 and ISBN 1888889365.