Each year, The Pushcart Prize honours excellence in creative writing to poets whose work has been published by small presses. It is the most honoured literary award in America. Raymond Carver and Junot Diaz are among its past recipients.
This year, Laura has been nominated for The Pushcart Prize.
Announcing the news on Twitter, she expressed thanks to the journals which have published her work over the past year and wished good luck to all the nominees.
The Pushcart Prize is America’s most honoured literary project, cementing the importance of small presses. Overall results will be announced in the coming months.