Bill Henderson is the founder and editor of the Pushcart Prize. He received the 2006 National Book Critic Circle's Lifetime Achievement Award and the Poets & Writers / Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award. He is also the author of several memoirs, including All My Dogs: A Life. The founder of the Lead Pencil Club, Henderson lives in New York. More than 200 Contributing Editors and CO-Editors help select the annual volumes of The Pushcart Prize. The Pushcart Prize Editors come from almost every state in the USA and around the world. Every year more than 8,000 nominations are received for the Pushcart Prize.
"Pushcart offers a clear and refreshingly panoramic view of the current state of creative writing. Essential reading, as always." -- Publishers Weekly "A surprising , vital collection that should hearten all serious readers." -- Kirkus Reviews "Fascinating" -- Time "Of inestimable value." -- Village Voice "An exceptionally strong sampling of contemporary writers." -- New Republic "A distinguished annual literary event." -- New York Times Book Review "Urgent and absolutely necessary." -- Mary Karr "A heroic work." -- TC Boyle "I am fiercely loyal to and grateful for the Pushcart Prize editions." -- Wally Lamb "Of far more significance than other awards." -- Joyce Carol Oates "An amazing asset for readers of serious literature." -- Daniel Halpern "One of the best-selling literary anthologies in the world." -- Fresno Bee
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