{"product_id":"the-story-prize-isbn-9781936787630","title":"The Story Prize","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Story Prize\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"You don’t often get collections, or even anthologies where every story knocks you out, but I’ve been bewildered in the best way over each one [in \u003ci\u003eThe Story Prize\u003c\/i\u003e] so far.\" —\u003cb\u003eLillian Li, author of \u003ci\u003eNumber One Chinese Restaurant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Skillful distillations . . . A pleasure for students of the genre.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A beautiful celebration of works from the famous and celebrated . . . to newer voices . . . Absorbing and contextualizing the strength of these stories takes time and effort and will reap great rewards.\" —\u003cb\u003eChristopher John Stephens, \u003ci\u003ePopMatters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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.","brand":"Catapult","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303951552741,"sku":"NP9781936787630","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781936787630.jpg?v=1767741690","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-story-prize-isbn-9781936787630","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}