Melissa Hunter Gurney was nominated for a Pushcart Prize for her essay Eating Shadows, published in Great Weather for MEDIA's anthology The Other Side of Violet. The nomination recognized the anthology's outstanding contributions to the Best of the Small Presses series.
“When we are hungry we eat our shadows. When I’m hungry I think about Titi and Guayaba. They were with me when I lived in Venezuela and they continue to be with me now. ”
~ Melissa Hunter Gurney, Eating Shadows