{"product_id":"prize-stories-the-o-henry-awards-paperback","title":"Prize Stories: The O. Henry Awards - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLarry Dark\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLarry Dark\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEstablished in 1918 as a memorial to O. Henry, this esteemed annual collection has presented a remarkable collection of stories over the years. Recently, Series Editor Larry Dark has incorporated some exciting changes: a magazine award, the eligibility of stories from Canadian magazines, a list of fifty Honorable Mention stories, an expanded listing of publications consulted, and a celebrity-author top-prize jury.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRepresenting the very best in contemporary American and Canadian fiction, Prize Stories 1999: The O. Henry Awards is a superb collection of twenty inventive, full-bodied short stories brimming with life -- proof of the continuing strength and variety of the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe seventy-ninth anniversary of this annual collection of short stories \"widely regarded as the nation's most prestigious awards for short fiction.\" (\"The Atlantic Monthly). \u003cbr\u003eEdited and with an introduction by Larry Dark\u003cbr\u003e1999 Top-Prize Selection Jury: Sherman Alexie, Stephen King, Lorrie Moore \u003cbr\u003eEstablished in 1918 as a memorial to O.Henry, this esteemed annual collection has presented a remarkable collection of stories over the years. Recently, Series Editor Larry Dark has incorporated some exciting changes: a magazine award, the eligibility of stories from Canadian magazines, a list of fifty Honorable Mention stories, an expanded listing of publications consulted, and a celebrity author top-prize jury. \u003cbr\u003eRepresenting the very best in contemporary American and Canadian fiction, Prize Stories 1999: The O.Henry Awards is a superb collection of twenty inventive, full-bodied short stories brimming with life--proof of the continuing strength and variety of the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLarry Dark is a graduate of Columbia University's M.F.A. creative writing program and the editor of four additional anthologies: \u003cb\u003eLiterary Outtakes\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Literary Ghost\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Literary Lover\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eThe Literary Traveler\u003c\/b\u003e. He lives in Montclair, New Jersey. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSherman Alexie, a former O.Henry prizewinner, has most recently published a novel, \u003cb\u003eIndian Killer\u003c\/b\u003e, as well as a collection of short stories about Native American life entitled \u003cb\u003eThe Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven\u003c\/b\u003e, which was the basis of the award-winning film \u003cb\u003eSmoke Signals\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStephen King is the author of countless bestselling novels, including his latest chart buster, \u003cb\u003eBag of Bones\u003c\/b\u003e. He was the 1996 O.Henry Awards top-prize winner. Lorrie Moore is a professor of English at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Her work has appeared in \u003cb\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBest American Short Stories\u003c\/b\u003e, and won the top honor in \u003cb\u003ePrize Stories 1998\u003c\/b\u003e. She is the author of two novels and three short-story collections, including her latest, \u003cb\u003eBirds of America\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.13 x 8.74 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755688100128,"sku":"9780385493581","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/db2e4c2e276552a23cbfc9547c107416.webp?v=1780065941","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/prize-stories-the-o-henry-awards-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}