Congratulations to the Pangyrus Pushcart Prize nominees and their remarkable work! We were pleased to publish many wonderful poems, stories, and essays in 2025 and had a hard time choosing our favorites. Literary magazines and small presses may not be a significant portion of the publishing market, but we are mighty. Pangyrus and other literary magazines/small presses like us are a launching pad for writers. Publication leads to awards which leads to a book which leads to a career. We salute the nominees! And we champion all the writers whose work we publish!
Fiction
“The Puma Way” by Susan Fox
“Kind Girl, Teacher, Sister, Whale” by Evan Morgan Williams
Poetry
“Nutrition Problems” by Jill Michelle
“fallen angels in the west branch narraguagus” by Suzanne S. Rancourt
Essays
“Life is Sweet in the Belly of the Beast” by Lorena Hernández Leonard
“Stage Proxemics” by Matthew E. Henry