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April 20, 2018
2017 Pushcart Prize Nominations
Congratulations to our 2017 Pushcart Prize nominees! Ryan J. Browne, “Night Ride with Crazy Horse” Lorain Urban, “Field Trip” Catherine Young, “Islands” Bonnie Jill Emanuel, “Prayer Down Depot Road” Vincent Wixon, “Apocalypse” Dylan Krieger, “fake barns”
April 20, 2018
A Distinguished Mystery Story
Congratulations to Dennis Day, whose story, “The Fixer,” in Midwest Review 4 was named a Distinguished Mystery Story in Best American Mystery Stories 2016.
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