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24/11/2023

CHP's Pushcart Prize nominations:

Nomination 1:
“Your Own Eclipse”
Marriage Maps and Driven Destinies. (pg 18) by Mary Sexson
September 2023; ISBN 978-1-937793-53-1

Nomination 2:
“In the Constellation of Cancer”
Marriage Maps and Driven Destinies. (pg 29) by Mary Sexson
September 2023; ISBN 978-1-937793-53-1

Nomination 3:
“I Pass Over its Bridges”
Marriage Maps and Driven Destinies. (pg 33) by Lylanne Musselman
September 2023; ISBN 978-1-937793-53-1

Nomination 4:
“Bittersweet”
Marriage Maps and Driven Destinies. (pg 35) by Lylanne Musselman
September 2023; ISBN 978-1-937793-53-1

30/11/2018

It is that time of year when publishers nominate individual pieces for the Pushcart Prize. Below are the nominations from Chatter House Press for this year:

Nomination 1 - 3 belong to Lylanne Musselman
“I Wanted to Be a Beatle”
“At Eighteen”
“After Our Candlelit Dinner”
All three poems are from
It’s Not Love, Unfortunately
July 2018; ISBN 978-1937793500

Nomination 4 - 6 belong to Eric FIsher Stone:
“Butterflies’ Road to Damascus”
“Anne Frank’s Mouse”
“The Snail God”
All three poems are from
The Providence of Grass
June 2018; ISBN 978-1937793494

30/06/2018

Now available at CHP and Amazon:
The Providence of Grass by Eric Fisher Stone.

30/06/2018

Now accepting pre-orders at CHP for
It's Not Love, Unfortunately by Lylanne Musselman

21/04/2018

Writings about animals, poetry, used bookselling, humor, pets and my novels and anthologies.

19/03/2018

18/03/2018

Richard Pflum left this world this week. Here he is reading two of his poems from about 6 years ago. RIP Richard.

12/12/2017

JUST RELEASED - The New Old Maid

The women featured in The New Old Maid tell their stories with unflinching honesty and wry self-awareness, whether they’re discussing unhappy childhoods, men who didn’t measure up, or the fun and frustrations that come with being independent. In addition to sharing the stories of real-life women...

29/11/2017

Now Available

Maureen Paraventi tells the stories of single women with unflinching honesty and wry self-awareness in The New Old Maid. These stories strike a chord with any woman striving for independence. The women in the book share the paths they took to overcome barriers and frustrations along with the exhilar...

25/11/2017

Chatter House Press is pleased to announce this year's Pushcart Prize nominations:

“Nearing Sixty, Kate Speaks of Her Children”
Once, there was a canal. (pg 84 - 86) by Liza Hyatt

“Layover”
LITTLE BLACK DOTS: A Short Story Collection (pg 59 - 71) by Peter Barlow

“Your Damn Wall”
WRITERS RESIST: Hoosier Writers Unite (pg 10) edited by Josh A. Brewer, poem by JL Kato

“Hearts and Minds”
WRITERS RESIST: Hoosier Writers Unite (pg 12 - 13) edited by Josh A. Brewer, poem by Tony Brewer

“Gay Naming”
WRITERS RESIST: Hoosier Writers Unite (pg 16 - 17) edited by Josh A. Brewer, poem by Terry Kirts

“Silence is our only common language”
WRITERS RESIST: Hoosier Writers Unite (pg 23) edited by Josh A. Brewer, poem by Ania Spyra

19/11/2017

I'm interested in hearing from you for Pushcart nominations by Chatter House Press. Let me know the poem or chapter from one of the following eligible books:

Go On, Breathe Freely – Tom Pescatore
Housing Projects, Mansions & Schools – Roger Prosise
Little Black Dots – Peter Barlow
Once there was a canal – Liza Hyatt
The New Old Maid – Maureen Paraventi
Writers Resist – Josh A. Brewer, editor