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\"71Qu3Lt73hL._SL1120_\"<\/a>We\u2019re delighted to announce that two of our contributors have won Pushcart Prizes: Ottessa Moshfegh, for \u201cThe Weirdos<\/a>,\u201d a story from issue 206; and Susan Stewart for her poem \u201cPine<\/a>,\u201d from issue 207. Both pieces are available online, and both will appear this November in Pushcart Prize XXXIX: Best of the Small Presses<\/em>, an anthology of this year\u2019s winning writing.<\/p>\n

Congratulations to Ottessa and Susan!<\/p>\n

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