Each year, literary magazine editors are invited to submit up to six nominations (for work published within that same calendar year) to the Pushcart Prize. Hippocampus Magazine is pleased to share this year’s creative nonfiction nominations:
| Author Name(s) | Essay Name | 2022 Issue |
| Adina Ferguson | “This is Not Baby Weight” | May/June |
| Ronit Plank | “We Had No Woman” | July/Aug |
| Deborah Sherman | “Tale of the Bufo” | March/April |
| Christie Tate | “Bloody is the Body” | Nov/Dec |
| Yvanna Vien Tica | “Eruption” | Sept/Oct |
| Lauren Woods | “De-escalation” | July/Aug |
If you missed these stories when they were first published, just click on the title to access the archived story.
Congratulations again to these six incredible writers; we wish them the best of luck as the Pushcart editor and board begins selection process! And also, a big thank you to the Pushcart Prize/Fellowships for their continued support and recognition of writers and small presses.
