2002 Pushcart Prize XXVI Paperback by Bill Henderson and The Pushcart Prize Editors

Product Details

• Publisher: Pushcart Press (2002-06-04)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 550 pages
• ISBN-13: 9781888889314
• Item Weight: 870.91 grams
• Dimensions: 0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 cm

This exciting annual just keeps getting bigger and better.—Donna Seaman, Booklist... A tradition in American literature."—Kirkus Reviews...  "Essential."—Library Journal

For the year 2002 edition, The Pushcart Prize presents over sixty stunning short stories, poems, and essays selected from hundreds of small presses and literary journals with the help of over 200 distinguished contributing editors. In the long-established Pushcart tradition, this fascinating collection combines the work of today's luminaries with a host of new talents, creating a deeply rewarding assembly of diverse voices. The most-honored literary series in America, The Pushcart Prize has been named a notable book of the year by the New York Times and hailed with Pushcart Press as "among the most influential in the development of the American book business" over the past century. The Pushcart Prize has been chosen for many Book-of-the-Month Club selections, and recently its editor was named small press "person of the year" by the Small Press Association.

About the Author

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.”