2025 Pushcart Nominees

Iron Horse Literary Review is proud to announce our six nominees for the 2025 Pushcart Prize. Our nominees are:

Nonfiction

Beth Ward, "Knockout" (IHLR 27.1, Open Issue, May 2025)

Amy Monticello, "Last Dye" (IHLR Long Story, June 2025)

Fiction

Julie Chang, "The Day Off" (IHLR 27.2, Deception Issue, October 2025)

Poetry

Michael Battisto, "geranium" (IHLR 27.1, Open Issue, May 2025)

Katie Hartsock, "Museums" (IHLR NaPoMo 2025)

Rachel Morgan, "Planting Hydrangeas" (IHLR 27.2, Deception Issue, October 2025)

Congratulations and all the best to our nominees!

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