Accents Publishing is proud to announce that poems from six of our books are nominated for the 2013 Pushcart Prize.

The Pushcart Prize has been rewarding the best of small presses since 1976. Some award winners include Raymond Carver, Jayne Anne Phillips, Charles Baxter, and Mona Simpson. According to its website, it currently stands as “the most honored literary project in America.”

Below are the Accents poets nominated for the award.

• Jeremy Paden for “The Psalms of Michal: A Broken Crown” from Broken Tulips
• Tina Andry for “Considerate” from Ransom Notes
• Nettie Farris for “Interlocutor” from Communion   
• Morgan Adams for “Bluebeard Reformed” from In Nonestica
• Tom Hunley for “Wives of the Poets” from Scotch Tape World
• T. Crunk for “Crows” from Biblia Pauperum