Established early in the last century as a memorial to O. Henry, throughout its history this annual collection has consistently offered a remarkable sampling of contemporary short stories. Each year, stories are chosen from large and small literary magazines, and a panel of distinguished writers is enlisted to award top prizes. The result is a superb collection of seventeen inventive, full-bodied stories representing the very best in American and Canadian fiction.
FIRST PRIZE
MARY SWAN
The Deep
SECOND PRIZE
DAN CHAON
Big Me
FRED G. LEEBRON
That Winter
T.CORAGHESSAN BOYLE
The Love of My Life
JOYCE CAROL OATES
The Girl with the Blackened Eye
DAVID SCHICKLER
The Smoker
ANTONYA NELSON
Female Trouble
ELIZABETH GRAVER
The Mourning Door
PICKNEY BENEDICT
Zog-19: A Scientific Romance
RON CARLSON
At the Jim Bridger
LOUISE EDRICH
Revival Road
WILLIAM GAY
The Paperhanger
DALE PECK
Bliss
MURAD KALAM
Bow Down
GEORGE SAUNDERS
Pastoralia
ANDREA BARRETT
Servants of the Map
