This 12 months at Hippocampus Journal we printed six points and 45+ items of artistic nonfiction from rising and established writers. As all the time, we’re so extremely proud the compelling voices we get to share with our readers in every version. And yearly, we’re confronted with an unimaginable problem when nomination season rolls round.

We’re delighted to announce our six Pushcart Prize nominations for 2025:

We want these six writers the very best of luck because the Pushcart staff critiques all nominations.

Extra Pushcart Information: One in every of Our Personal!

Editors are often those that do the nominating, however we put on many hats! So we additionally must share some thrilling information for one in every of our staff members:

Brief Learns nominated our flash editor Wendy Fontaine’s essay “Crushed” for a Pushcart Prize. The essay appeared in Brief Reads on Could 28, 2025, and you possibly can learn it right here.