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I am pleased to announce that a half-dozen works, listed below, were nominated from Conclave: A Journal of Character for the Pushcart Prize. We had a wonderful collection of prose, poetry, photography, and art in our second issue.

The Pushcart Prize has been honoring the books and magazine put out by small presses since 1976. We are grateful to the efforts of Bill Henderson and his volunteer editors for the time and energy they put into creating this excellent reflection of the best of the small presses each year.

 
The following six pieces of poetry and prose from the 2010 issue of Conclave: A Journal of Character were considered for inclusion in the next volume by the Pushcart Press, The Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses XXXVI anthology (2012 Edition):

• Ana Elsner: “Sobs For Annie Parks”
• Justin Leahey: “The Last Christmas In Breslau”
• Soo Young Lee: “Xanadu”
• Rafael Migues Montes: “Gymnauseum”
• Indigo Moor: “Taking Stock
• Susan Petrone: “Monster Jones Wants To Creep You Out”

As a last minute experiment we attempted to broadcast the readings and performances from the Conclave: A Journal of Character Release Party. The show started around 8pm Chicago (CST) time at the Book Cellar. Check out the online broadcast!

Let us know if you were able to pop by:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/conclave-a-journal-of-character-release-party-2010

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Wolfsword Press was profiled on the Chicago Tribune web site as part of their spotlight on Small Press Month:

http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/printers-row/2010/03/small-press-month-wolfsword-press.html

2010 Conclave Character Prizes Short List
Fiction
Laura Durnell, Life Goes On Without Me
Leland James, My Brother’s Keeper
William Wraith, Homeless

Poetry
Jim Bainbridge, Meeting Her Parents
Carol Gloor, The Gift
Monique Roussel, The Truth a Poet Can Tell

Photography
To Be Announced

We will announce the winners, as well as the winner and honorable mentions in the category of Photography, when the journal is released. Stay tuned for details!

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