Mark Brazaitis, a professor in the Department of English and the director of the Creative Writing Program, has won the Pushcart Prize for his short story “One Writer Against Oblivion.”
Pushcart Prizes are awarded to the best short stories, essays and poems that have appeared in literary magazines and small presses around the world during the previous year.
His short story, which originally appeared in Prime Number Magazine, will be featured in the 50th anniversary edition of the Pushcart Prize anthology in December.
“I’m especially happy to have my work appear in the 50th anniversary anthology,” Brazaitis said. “My work has been nominated a dozen times before, and it’s nice to be recognized with the award.”
Editors of magazines and small presses are permitted to nominate six pieces from their publications, while nominations also come from the anthology’s contributing editors.
More than 10,000 pieces of writing are nominated annually, with approximately 70 selected for publication.