tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post928375144295656787..comments2024-03-23T06:50:28.304-05:00Comments on PERPETUAL FOLLY: 2008 Pushcart Prize RankingsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post-4210523797530068402008-12-14T14:36:00.000-05:002008-12-14T14:36:00.000-05:00And, I just realized, Steven, that this comment is...And, I just realized, Steven, that this comment is on LAST year's discussion. To see the 2009 list, go here: <A HREF="http://perpetualfolly.blogspot.com/2008/12/2009-pushcart-prize-rankings.html#links" REL="nofollow">2009 Pushcart Ranking</A>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05886890881221225553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post-66364021672029986672008-12-14T14:33:00.000-05:002008-12-14T14:33:00.000-05:00Steven, I believe you've stated this correctly. No...Steven, I believe you've stated this correctly. Note, though, that I don'g think the general public hears the results in April, and sometimes the "special mention" authors don't know about the recognition until the anthology comes out, a full year after the nomination is made.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05886890881221225553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post-9854654295340656652008-12-14T11:43:00.000-05:002008-12-14T11:43:00.000-05:00Let me clarify. What I mean to say is, those publi...Let me clarify. What I mean to say is, those published in the anthology coming out this December (2008) are those winners from the nomiations made in December 2007. Not the nomiations from December 2008. Is that correct?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post-47154575851770821992008-12-14T11:37:00.000-05:002008-12-14T11:37:00.000-05:00I'm slightly confused about the announcements of w...I'm slightly confused about the announcements of winners. As far as I can gather, winners for the 2009 (by winners I mean those who made the anthology) are announced in April 2009, then published in the anthology in 2009 December as the 2010 anthology. Is that correct? Which means this year's 2009 anthology contains the winners for 2008?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post-83185689129755319582008-11-23T08:15:00.000-05:002008-11-23T08:15:00.000-05:00Congratulations, David! It's nice to be nominated....Congratulations, David! It's nice to be nominated. What magazine? Keep in mind that the 2008 Ranking tracks Awards and Special Mentions through the 2007 prize issue. The 2008 prize issue is just about to be released and so my list will be updated in early December. Check back then and maybe your magazine will make it in . . .Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05886890881221225553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post-82132685698845141232008-11-23T08:08:00.000-05:002008-11-23T08:08:00.000-05:00Thanks, Cliff. I've just been nominated for a Push...Thanks, Cliff. I've just been nominated for a Pushcart in fiction for the first time. My magazine doesn't even appear on your list. I knew an actual award was a long-shot, but this helps keep my ego in check even better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post-83397233108704689042008-11-05T18:55:00.000-05:002008-11-05T18:55:00.000-05:00Thanks for your comments. I'm glad you find the li...Thanks for your comments. I'm glad you find the list useful.<BR/><BR/>When I first started doing this annual list a few years ago, I considered an algorithm that combined Pushcart with BASS and even O. Henry Prizes. (I love both the BASS and O.Henry anthologies.) In the end, though, I stuck with just the Pushcarts because I find the nomination process somewhat more transparent. (I think I originally used the word "democratic" but it's not that, really.) Also the magazines included in each are slightly different--Pushcarts down't include the "slicks" (New Yorker, Harper's, etc.) If I were to then exclude those magazines, I'm not sure what I would have gained for the overall validity of the list since the same stories/magazines would be vying for the same recognition--and sometimes the same stories is included in more than one of the annual books. For all of the above reasons, I decided to leave it at the Pushcarts.<BR/><BR/>The new anthology is due out in a few weeks and I'll try to get the updated list posted shortly thereafter.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05886890881221225553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post-6303776822724298872008-11-05T15:14:00.000-05:002008-11-05T15:14:00.000-05:00This is wonderful! What a great idea and a helpful...This is wonderful! What a great idea and a helpful contribution to the writing community ...<BR/><BR/>You know, though, it might be even more helpful if someone could do a combined ranking/index based on a combination of "Best American Short Stories" with the Pushcart Prizes. Or are you not a fan of Best American? Am I a heretic for suggesting an amalgam of the two in rankings?<BR/><BR/>Of course, it's easy to suggest work for other people to do ... :)SVMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15360015851614119327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post-91226792602678012892008-10-09T13:26:00.000-05:002008-10-09T13:26:00.000-05:00You're welcome! I like doing it. The new volume sh...You're welcome! I like doing it. The new volume should be out in a couple of months and I'll have the 2009 update posted shortly thereafter.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05886890881221225553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post-50368985566930424642008-10-09T13:16:00.000-05:002008-10-09T13:16:00.000-05:00Every writer I know at UWM uses this poll as a ref...Every writer I know at UWM uses this poll as a reference when deciding on target markets for submissions... we can't thank you enough for putting it together!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post-61828484913731231462008-07-14T13:00:00.000-05:002008-07-14T13:00:00.000-05:00Jamie,Thanks for visiting and I hope the list is u...Jamie,<BR/>Thanks for visiting and I hope the list is useful. I see you've got a novel coming out. Congratulations!<BR/>Cliff GarstangAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05886890881221225553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post-43448958222159631612008-07-13T22:57:00.000-05:002008-07-13T22:57:00.000-05:00Thanks for putting this list together!Thanks for putting this list together!Jamie Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11598784016743700502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post-42765637611779167102008-06-14T10:17:00.000-05:002008-06-14T10:17:00.000-05:00Just FYI for next year's list, The Ontario Review ...Just FYI for next year's list, The Ontario Review has ceased publication.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post-44147436441660740422008-01-11T21:54:00.000-05:002008-01-11T21:54:00.000-05:00In my weird way, I look forward to this list every...In my weird way, I look forward to this list every year...I know numbers don't really belong in the art game, but somehow, I still appreciate examining things from this angle. Thank you for putting in the work for all of us to enjoy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post-58918697473179627422007-12-19T07:29:00.000-05:002007-12-19T07:29:00.000-05:00Glad it's useful, Seth. I tried to include the sco...Glad it's useful, Seth. I tried to include the scores but was having trouble loading it that way. I'll try again, though, as I agree that may also be helpful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05886890881221225553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post-50233042630193704982007-12-19T00:47:00.000-05:002007-12-19T00:47:00.000-05:00Cliff, thanks for putting this together again. Thi...Cliff, thanks for putting this together again. This is an amazingly helpful list. Will you post the total score for each publication as well, as you did the last couple years? Would be great to be able to see these again this year if you get a chance. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post-27528378740834748612007-12-11T10:07:00.000-05:002007-12-11T10:07:00.000-05:00This is great, Cliff! Thanks for your hard work!!...This is great, Cliff! Thanks for your hard work!!Bev Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14394278185384388199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post-30265818383988195362007-12-10T22:21:00.000-05:002007-12-10T22:21:00.000-05:00Thank you, Mr. Garstang, for your very comprehensi...Thank you, Mr. Garstang, for your very comprehensive listing!Richard Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04094016831874148306noreply@blogger.com