| The Pushcart Prize XXIX: Best of the Small Presses 2005 Edition 2005 Edition Contributor(s): Henderson, Bill (Author) |
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ISBN: 188888939X ISBN-13: 9781888889390 Publisher: Pushcart Press OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2004 Annotation: NOW APPROACHING ITS THIRD DECADE, "The Pushcart Prize is one of the grand institutions of the American literary scene, but it never fails to surprise, delight, and provoke readers. The short stories, essays, and poems are selected from literary magazines and small presses across the country, and represent the most exciting and innovative writing in America today. Over two hundred distinguished contributing editors helped pick more than sixty selections reprinted from scores of presses in "Pushcart Prize XXIX. An index to the series and lists of hundreds of outstanding presses and authors are also included. The most honored literary series in America, "The Pushcart Prize has been selected several times as a notable book of the year by the "New York Times. Pushcart Press and "The Pushcart Prize were named among "the most influential in the development of the American book business over the past I25 years" by "Publishers Weekly. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Anthologies (multiple Authors) |
| Dewey: 810.800 |
| Series: Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.42" H x 6.5" W x 9.16" (1.64 lbs) 560 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An annual collection of more than sixty of the prior year's top selected short stories, essays, and poems as published in literary magazines and small presses is complemented by an index to the series and a listing of hundreds of outstanding presses and authors. Simultaneous. |
Contributor Bio(s): 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."" |