Pushcart Prize - World Literary Awards

Established: 1976
Organizer: Pushcart Press
Category: Poetry and Contemporary Poetry
Selection Method: Recommendation
Target: Professional
Frequency: 1 per year
Application Deadline: around December
Status: Active

Description

The Pushcart Prize is a U.S. literary award established in 1976. It selects outstanding works from poetry, short fiction, essays, etc., published in small presses (small presses) based on recommendations from editors of magazines and small presses, and honors them by including them in an annual anthology. The selection and editing are managed by many contributing editors, guest editors, and a volunteer editorial team.

Prize

Main Prize: Selected works are included and republished in the Pushcart Prize annual anthology

Anthology inclusion
Increased recognition from the award
Listing on the winners list

Selection

Selection Process

Stage	Judges	Pass Rate	Announcement
Nomination	Editors of magazines and small book publishers (up to 6 works per publication)	—	Stage for accepting nominations from editors.
Preliminary Selection / Editorial Selection	Numerous contributing editors, editorial team, and guest editors	—	Contributing editors and editorial team select candidate works.
Final Selection and Publication	Editorial Committee / Editorial Staff	—	Works selected in the final screening are included in the annual anthology and announced on the official website and in the anthology upon publication.

Nomination

Judges Editors of magazines and small book publishers (up to 6 works per publication)

Announcement Stage for accepting nominations from editors.

Preliminary Selection / Editorial Selection

Judges Numerous contributing editors, editorial team, and guest editors

Announcement Contributing editors and editorial team select candidate works.

Final Selection and Publication

Judges Editorial Committee / Editorial Staff

Announcement Works selected in the final screening are included in the annual anthology and announced on the official website and in the anthology upon publication.