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 2025 issue for the Pushcart Prize:
FICTION
Rebecca Young, “The Mountain Goat”
POETRY
John Ciminello, “Spark and Stone”
Harry Owen, “All Hallows: Rainstorm on the Tent Roof”
Margaret Pettis, ”Bison”
NONFICTION
Edmond Stevens, “Skin Tracks”
Don Lago, “The Theology of Sand”
Congratulations to these fine writers, and gratitude to all the other contributors to Deep Wild 2025 who made our decision difficult! (And thanks to Tucson artist extraordinaire David B. Such for these images.) To find out more about Deep Wild: Writing from the Backcountry, visit deepwildjournal.com
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