A member of the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg faculty, and Dietrich School Alumnus, was recognized with two of the most prestigious prizes in American literature.
Dave Newman (UPG ’93, A&S ’96G, SOC WK ’13G), assistant professor of creative and professional writing, was awarded a Pushcart Prize for his story, “The Last Thing That Happened Before I Became A Med Tech.”
The Pushcart Prize, an American literary prize published by Pushcart Press, honors the best poetry, short fiction, essays or “literary whatnot” published by small presses during the previous year. Approximately 8,000 editors from around the world can submit up to six pieces for consideration.
“The chance of winning this prestigious literary award is well below 1%,” said John Prellwitz, chair of the Humanities Division at Pitt-Greensburg.
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