2023 Pushcart Prize Nominations from Sinister Wisdom

Submitted by Julie on Wed, 11/29/2023 - 11:39

Sinister Wisdom is pleased to nominate six pieces from the four issues of Sinister Wisdom published prior to December 1, 2023 for the 2023 Pushcart Prize.
The six pieces are:

“Things I Lost at the Q Bar” by Nomi Beesen
“Whose Night” by Joe Kadi
“Dear Melissa” by TC Tolbert
“Welcome to the Transverse” by EF Schraeder
“Nipple” by Vi Khi Nao
“Queering Sex” by Rage Hezekiah

PDFs of each of the individual pieces are linked above.

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Audre Lorde

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