The Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses series, published every year since 1976, is the most honored literary project in America.

Since 1976, hundreds of presses and thousands of writers of short stories, poetry and essays have been represented in annual collections. Each year most of the writers and many of the presses are new to the series. Every volume contains an index of past selections, plus lists of outstanding presses with addresses.

The Pushcart Prize has been a labor of love and independent spirits since its founding. It is one of the last surviving literary co-ops from the 60’s and 70’s. Its legacy is assured by donations to its Fellowships endowment.

Longridge Review is proud to nominate 4 essays from 2023 for The Pushcart Prize: Best of The Small Presses XLIX.

• Laili Gohartaj, Fossils (11/23)
• Summer Hammond, Pulling Away (05/23)
• Sarah Harley, Lost at Sea (11/23)
• Kevin Hershey, Three Fairies (11/23)

Congratulations to each of these wonderful writers, and thank you to everyone who found a forever home for their essay with us in 2023!

Featured image by John Wirts.