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2011 Pushcart Nominations
On Dec. 1, we submitted Pushcart Prize nominations. Congratulations and best of luck to our nominees: “Counting Sheep” by Linda Pastan, a poem from the Fall Issue. “I’ll Tell You about Speaking In Tongues” by Roxanne Beth Johnson, a poem from the Spring issue. “Early Explorer’s Journal” by Desiree Alvarez, a poem from the Fall …
Blog and Social Networking Editor
Prairie Schooner is excited to announce the creation of a new staff position, Blog and Social Networking Editor, and delighted to welcome Theodore Wheeler into the role. Wheeler steps into the position after serving as a senior fiction reader for Prairie Schooner. His fiction has appeared in Best New American Voices, Kenyon Review, Boulevard, Cincinnati …
Pastan on Poetry Daily
Linda Pastan’s “Counting Sheep,” which originally appeared in our Fall 2011 issue, was the featured poem on Nov. 26 on Poetry Daily!
2011 Best American Recognition
The Best American Series released its 2011 versions in October, and there were several Prairie Schooner connections to note: Eric Barnes’ story “Something Pretty, Something Beautiful” (Winter 2010) was anthologized in Best American Mystery Stories. Floyd Skloot’s essay “Something to Marvel At” (Fall 2010) was a notable in Best American Nonrequired Reading. Katie Chase’s “The …
New Book Prize Series Coordinator
Prairie Schooner is excited to announce its new Book Prize Coordinator, Hali Sofala. From Georgia, Sofala is a first-year Ph.D. student in poetry, with a specialization in women’s and ethnic studies, at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and she holds an M.F.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Sofala has most recently taught at Augusta State University, …
From the Archives: “Swan’s Home” by Mitch Wieland
P(rivate)S(paces) w/ Micheal O’Siadhail
