The Pushcart Prize XX by Bill Henderson
The most honored literary series in America celebrates two decades of continuous publication..Winner of Publishers Weekly's Carey-Thomas Award, selected many times as the "outstanding book of the year" by the New York Times Book Review, and chosen for two Book-of-the-Month Club QPBC selections, the annual Pushcart Prize sets the standard of excellence for literary anthologies. Picking from thousands of nominations, each year it presents the most distinguished short stories, essays, and poetry first published by small presses and magazines nationwide; and each year it is hailed as a touchstone of literary discovery.
This year the Pushcart Prize surpasses its own reputation with an astonishing diversity of writers, some renowned and many others destined for fame. Selected from hundreds of journals and presses, Pushcart Prize XX brings together the finest writing in America today and continues its tradition of introducing to a wider public the dazzling literary galaxy of the small press.
Henderson, Bill: - Bill Henderson is the founder and editor of the Pushcart Prize. He received the 2006 National Book Critic Circle's Lifetime Achievement Award and the Poets & Writers / Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award. He is also the author of several memoirs, including All My Dogs: A Life. The founder of the Lead Pencil Club, Henderson lives on Long Island and In Maine where he runs the Pushcart bookstore - the world's smallest bookstore.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780916366636 |
| ISBN 10 | 0916366634 |
| Title | The Pushcart Prize XX |
| Author | Bill Henderson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pearson Education New Zealand |
| Year published | 1996-04-17 |
| Number of pages | 580 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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