Pushcart Prize L: Best of the Small Presses (2026)

Awards:

Highest Honors-American Academy of Arts & Letters

Lifetime Achievement-National Book Critics Circle

Writers For Writers-Barnes & Noble/Poets & Writers

The annual international gathering of the best Fiction, Poetry, Essays and Memoirs from small independent literary presses, including more than 60 selections from 50 presses chosen with the advice of 160 distinguished Contribution Editors.

Praise for The Pushcart Prize:

"A powerhouse" - Publishers Weekly

"Distinguished" - The New York Times

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