{"product_id":"the-story-prize-15-years-of-great-short-fiction-paperback","title":"The Story Prize: 15 Years of Great Short Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLarry Dark\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthony Doerr, George Saunders, Elizabeth Strout, and 11 others showcase the power of short fiction in this short story collection of award-winning tales.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis anthology of short stories includes one story from 14 of the annual Story Prize collections! Inside you'll find short stories by some of literature's brightest talents--introduced by the author's themselves or by Story Prize judges: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- \u003cb\u003eEdwidge Danticat\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003ePatrick O'Keffe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eMary Gordon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eJim Shepard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eTobias Wolff\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eDaniyal Mueenuddin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eAnthony Doerr\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eSteven Millhauser\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eClaire Vaye Watkins\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eGeorge Saunders\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eElizabeth McCracken\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eAdam Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eRick Bass\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Strout\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe founder of The Story Prize, Julie Lindsey, and its director, Larry Dark, created The Story Prize to address the lack of awards specifically for short story collections. Together they choose 3 finalists from the previous year's publications, which are sent to 3 judges--an author, a bookseller or librarian, and a critic or editor--who, independently of one another, relay their choices. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe prize is then presented at an annual celebration in New York, where the finalists read from their books and then discuss their work. Excerpts from these interviews--or, in a few cases, the judges' citations--introduce each story featured in in this landmark short story anthology.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLARRY DARK\u003c\/b\u003e has been the director of The Story Prize since its inception in 2004. Before that, he served as series editor for six volumes of The O. Henry Prize Stories (1997-2002) and compiled, edited, and introduced four other anthologies: \u003ci\u003eLiterary Outtakes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Literary Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Literary Lover\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Literary Traveler\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 394\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 05, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53449249620275,"sku":"9781936787630","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/the-story-prize-15-years-of-great-short-fiction-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}