Laura Thomas (1988) and Lily Buday (2018) have been nominated for Pushcart Prizes. Laura is nominated for “Stay Home, Stay Safe,” which appeared in Fallbetter’s September issue.
Lily is nominated for “Saint Ophelia’s School for Drowned Girls,” which appeared in The Chauttauqua Journal. “Saint Ophelia” was first written for Laura’s Advanced Narration class; it also won a Hopwood, one of three for Lily.
Lily is an MFA student at the University of Arkansas, where she is also publicity and outreach director at The Arkansas International.