It’s not easy to decide amongst excellence, but after due deliberation, the editors of Deep Wild: Writing from the Backcountry are pleased to nominate the following pieces from our 2023 issue for the Pushcart Prize:
FICTION
Chelsea Catherine, “The Lightkeeper”
Maria Kochis, “The Brightest Thing Under the Moon”
POETRY
Ken Craft, “The Pause Between”
Talley V. Kayser, ”As a Kayaking Guide, I Always Describe Oyster Sex with Particular Care”
NONFICTION
Susan Marsh, “Kin to the Stars”
Nicholas Crane Moore, “To Whom the Kingdom Belongs”
Congratulations to these fine writers, and gratitude to all the other contributors to Deep Wild 2023 who made our decision difficult! (and thanks to Utah artist extraordinaire Margaret Pettis for these images) deepwildjournal.com
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