Pushcart Prize Editors Nominate 8 Pieces from The Common

Pushcart Prize Editors Nominate 8 Pieces from The Common

March 25, 2021
We are excited to announce that the Pushcart Prize’s contributing editors have nominated eight pieces from The Common‘s 2020 publications, in print and online! The Pushcart Prize celebrates outstanding works of literature produced by small-press writers; each of these nominations are exceptional works of art that take fresh and memorable perspectives on the modern sense of place. Congratulations to our amazing contributors! 
 
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Issue 19
 
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Issue 20
 
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Pushcart Prize Editors Nominate 8 Pieces from The Common

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