{"product_id":"the-story-prize-15-years-of-great-short-fiction-paperback","title":"The Story Prize: 15 Years of Great Short Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLarry Dark\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\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.\" --Lillian Li, author of \u003ci\u003eNumber One Chinese Restaurant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis anthology of short stories marks the fifteenth anniversary of The Story Prize and includes one story from each of the annual winning collections, beginning with Edwidge Danticat's \u003ci\u003eThe Dew Breaker\u003c\/i\u003e and concluding with Elizabeth Strout's \u003ci\u003eAnything Is Possible\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe founder of The Story Prize, Julie Lindsey, and its director, Larry Dark, created this award to address the lack of one specifically for collections of stories. Together they choose three finalists from the previous year's publications, which are sent to three 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 with Dark. Excerpts from these interviews--or, in a few cases, the judges' citations--introduce each story in the book. The authors chose the stories included to read at the annual Story Prize event.\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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 394\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 05, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751066501408,"sku":"9781936787630","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9a834410ac30fdaa77f9472340ae02e0.webp?v=1779963532","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-story-prize-15-years-of-great-short-fiction-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}