The people behind the Pushcart Prize nominations.
Read more about real stories and inspirations. Here’s who we nominated, and congratulations to all nominees — good luck!
Đặng Thân, Vietnam, The Right to Sit Crooked
Đặng Thân is a Vietnamese Pushcart Prize-nominated poet, novelist, and essayist exploring trans-modern poetics and the ‘Phạc Nhiên’ aesthetic. Read his piece in Enduring Voices Literary Magazine today.
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Irene W. Collins, Nigeria, The Weight of Inheritance
Irene W. Collins is a Nigerian-Ghanaian writer who explores themes of disability, resilience, and identity in her creative work. She writes to amplify silenced voices and bring visibility to experiences often overlooked. Read Irene’s work in Enduring Voices Literary Magazine today.
Bella Victor, Nigeria, On Walking a Crosscut From Girlhood to Womanhood
Bella Victor is a teen artiste and WIPO Ambassador, a member of the Hill-Top Creative Arts Foundation, and an alumna of Jewel Model Secondary School, Kubwa-Abuja. Bella has performed on numerous stages, captivating audiences with her vibrant and emotive delivery. Read Bella’s work in Pressured Youth, an anthology.
Mohsen Hosseinkhani, Iran, The Homeless
Mohsen Hosseinkhani was born in Iran in 1988. His works have been translated into Arabic, Turkish, and Kurdish by distinguished translators and published in reputable magazines. He describes his poetry as simple yet lively, rich in imagery and nostalgia. He says, “I believe a writer must be committed to understanding and empathizing with the pain of their society's people. In third-world societies, there is much suffering, and an Iranian writer like myself cannot ignore these issues unless they are heartless.”
Read Mohsen’s work in Invisible Chains Literary Magazine today.
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Amal Hasan, Jordan, The Ones Who Stayed Behind
Amal Hasan is a Jordan-based writer and operations specialist who explores themes of resistance, identity, and human connection in her fiction. She brings a unique lens to stories about justice, power, and the quiet acts that shape our futures. Outside of writing, she designs ethical fashion and teaches Arabic. Read Amal’s work in America’s Slide Towards Authoritarianism anthology today.
Jess A, United States, Feathers
Jess is a Mexican American / Arab proximate writer and human rights activist from South Texas. Since IRAM, she has been published by Missing Perspectives, Dissident Voices, Poetry X Hunger and TheNewVerse.News. She has forthcoming work with Writers Resist, Radical Catalyst Literary Journal and Azahares Literary Magazine. Her work focuses on the Latin/Arab experience and she believes in the power of narrative to foster community reconciliation and restoration. Jess says, “When it comes to social justice and creative expression, narrative becomes the most powerful tool in the pursuit of justice; it begs you to listen, it begs you to let me crawl under your skin and put you in front of a mirror, it demands attention. For me, taking mundane and even humiliating moments of injustice and reframing them, rewriting them into something holy, something that demands an ear, a mirror, an itch on your left arm, is the highest calling of my creative expression.”
Read Jess’s work in America’s Slide Towards Authoritarianism anthology today.
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