Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Congratulations to Sarah Einstein

Second-year MFA student Sarah Einstein's essay "Mot" has been selected to appear in the next Pushcart Prize anthology (Pushcart Prize XXXV: Best of the Small Presses).

This is a terrific achievement.

Sarah joins faculty members Jim Harms and Mary Ann Samyn, as well as MFA graduate Sara Pritchard, as recent Pushcart winners.

Although it is a major award, the Pushcart does not, alas, come with a large silver bowl, though WVU Foundation Outstanding Teacher Dennis Allen is rumored to be willing to rent his out.

Great work, Sarah!

3 comments:

  1. Thanks, Mark! I'm bummed about the silver bowl, though. No one told me. Now what am I going to do with all the silver polish I ran out and bought? Think Dennis Allen might buy it from me at a discount?

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  2. Professor Brazaitis had an elaborate plan to steal the bowl so it could be used for precisely such a situation as this, but the bowl and the international ring of bowl thieves he hired seem, both, to have vanished. I should note that Mark does have a lovely framed commendation of his own that might be available as a consolation prize. I'll volunteer to cross out his name and write in Sarah's (congratulations, Sarah!).

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  3. As Sarah's first grade teacher, I am thrilled, but not surprised...she has always had a way with words! Congrats, Sarah.

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