Fifth Wednesday Journal

Pushcart Prize XXXVII

The editors are happy to announce the following writers have been nominated for a Pushcart Prize for work published in Fifth Wednesday Journal in 2011. If selected, their work will appear in the 2013 edition of Pushcart Prize XXXVII.

Leslee Becker for a story in Fall 2011 Issue 9
Richard Hackler for an essay in Fall 2011 Issue 9
Karen An-hwei Lee for poetry in Fall 2011 Issue 9
John Matthias for poetry in Spring 2011 Issue 8
Elise Paschen for poetry in Spring 2011 Issue 8
Roger Reeves for poetry in Fall 2011 Issue 9
Ed Roberson for poetry in Fall 2011 Issue 9
Maura Stanton for a story in Spring 2011 Issue 8
Diane Wakoski for poetry in Spring 2011 Issue 8
Rosmarie Waldrop for poetry in Spring 2011 Issue 8

We also send Fifth Wednesday Journal with our recommendations for recognition to the following popular anthologies:

Best American Essays
Best American Mystery Stories
Best American Nonrequired Reading
Best American Poetry
Best American Short Stories
Best of the West
New Stories from the Midwest
Pen / O. Henry Prize

We welcome comments and names of additional anthologies that publish prize essays, stories, and poetry selected from American literary magazines.

Editor's Prize for 2011

FWJ does not sponsor contests or offer prizes based on reading fees. However, we do select from the work published in FWJ one short story, one poem, and one photograph each year to receive our Editor's Prize. The author of these "winning" contributions receives a modest monetary award. The selections are made by independent judges in each category. We are happy to include in this newsletter this year's choices. 

Jonis Agee (mockingbird.creighton.edu/ncw/agee.htm) was chosen for her short story, "The Plane of Primary Focus," which appeared in the fall 2010 issue. She is the author of thirteen books. Her most recent novel is The River Wife (Random House, 2007). The judge was Edie Meidav (www.ediemeidav.com), whose latest novel Lola, California, was released in July from Farrar, Straus & Giroux.

Norman Lock (www.normanlock.com) was chosen for his poem "Alphabet of Eels," which appeared in the fall 2010 issue. He is the author of many novels, collections of poetry, and plays. His most recent publication is Pieces for Small Orchestra and Other Fictions, released by Spuyten Duyvil in April of this year. The judge for poetry was Natania Rosenfeld (departments.knox.edu/engdept/FacultyPages/Natania_Rosenfeld.html) associate professor of English at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. Her fiction and poetry have appeared in many literary publications. She has received three fellowships from the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts for work on essays and fiction.

Jessica Hubbard Marr (jhubbardmarr.artspan.com) was selected for her photograph "The Gaze (London, 2010)" which appeared in the spring 2011 issue. She is currently completing her master's degree in photography at Sotheby's Institute of Art in London. She spent two years living and working in Oaxaca de Juarez, Mexico. The judge was Jeff Curto (www.cod.edu/photo/curto) Coordinator and Professor of Photography at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. He holds a master of fine arts degree from Bennington College in Vermont. He attended Ansel Adams's last workshop in Carmel, California in 1983.