In reviewing last year's edition, Donna Seaman ofBooklist commented: "A brimming, vibrant anthology-the perfect introduction to new writers and adventurous new work by established writers . . . extraordinary in its range of voices and subjects. Here is literature to have and to hold." The Pushcart Prize has been chosen for the Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement recognition by the National Book Critics Circle and the Writers for Writers award from Poets & Writers / Barnes & Noble.

Publishers Weekly in its boxed and starred review of last year's edition of this annual anthology commented "With large publishing houses facing an uncertain future, the Pushcart Prize is more valuable than ever in highlighting the unique voices thriving in America's small presses." As David Ulin, Los Angeles Times book critic recently commented on the series: "I've had a love of these anthologies for many years - for their diversity, their range of expression and also for their commitment to writing and publishing." Edited with the assistance of over 200 distinguished...

Library Journal in a starred review commented, "A continuation of the series' noble and classic tradition." Donna Seaman noted inBooklist, "One of the zestiest and most impressive installments in Pushcart's proud reign as the most bountiful and exciting of literary harvests." From previous reviews: "The Pushcart Prize has become a literary institution...perhaps the single best measure of the state of affairs in American literature today." -New York Times Book Review