The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow (WCDH) is pleased to join its online literary magazine, e-Merge, in announcing their 2022 Pushcart Prize nominations. Charles Templeton, WCDH board member and eMerge Acquisitions Editor, said, “The intent of eMerge is to offer both our novice and established alumni writers an opportunity to see their work published and to nurture their artistic endeavors. We hope that by promoting the work of those who have stayed with us, we are also promoting WCDH as a sanctuary for creativity. Part of our vision is to share the writing of our residents. eMerge is one way we encourage them to write and share their humanity with others.” Since the first edition in 2017, eMerge has published a total of thirteen issues. Each issue includes approximately 40 examples of diverse genres including poetry, plays, short stories, essays, recipes, and photo essays. eMerge drew a varied, eclectic audience of over 27,000 views last year.
Describing his selections, Templeton said, “The nominated writers from eMerge shared their perceptions and perspectives of the human condition in their own unique and unrelenting voices. They represent a level of understanding and expression that writers constantly strive to achieve. They spend an inordinate amount of time skillfully crafting a sentence or choosing the perfect word or phrase to trigger a thought or put us into an emotional tailspin.” The nominated work includes prose by Nikki Hanna, Morris McCorvey, and Annie Klier Newcomer, and poetry by Wendy Taylor-Carlisle, Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, and Belinda Bruner. Read more about the nominees here.
The Pushcart Prize, like eMerge, is a grassroots labor of love. Winners are selected from nominations submitted by small, independent print and electronic publications from across the country and are featured in a compilation of Pushcart Prize winners, which has been published every year since 1976. eMerge published over 100 different authors last year, however, each publisher can only nominate six pieces. The final winners will be published in the anthology, The Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses, due in the fall of 2022. Please join us in congratulating our nominees and wishing them the best of luck in the final selection process.
The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow would like to thank Charles Templeton, Sandra Templeton, and Cat Templeton for generously donating their time and talents to establish eMerge and provide a platform for alumni writers and friends to see their work published. To view current and past issues of eMerge, visit https://emerge-writerscolony.org.
The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow is a 501(c)3 nonprofit whose mission is to nurture writers of all genres, backgrounds, and levels of experience in a supportive environment that builds community, energizes creative expression, stimulates new thinking, and optimizes productivity. Since opening its doors to writers in 2000, the Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow has made a lasting impact on the arts and literary communities hosting over 1,700 writers from 48 states and 13 countries. For more information, please call Michelle Hannon or Jeanne Glass at (479)253-7444.