The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories

IN STORES APRIL 20:
The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2010

Prize Jury: Junot Díaz, Paula Fox, Yiyun Li

A perennial classic now in partnership with PEN American Center

A collection of the twenty best contemporary short stories selected by series editor Laura Furman from hundreds of literary magazines, The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2010 brings to life a dazzling array of subjects: a street orphan in Malaysia, a cowboy and his teenage bride, a Russian nanny in Manhattan, a nineteenth-century Nigerian widow, and political prisoners on a Greek island. Also included are essays from the eminent jurors on their favorite stories, observations from the winners on what inspired them, and an extensive resource list of magazines.

See the list of this year's winners.

Browse Author Spotlights for some of this year's winning and recommended authors.

Browse praise for The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2010.

Read the introduction.

View the Table of Contents.

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Juror Favorites

How the Stories are Chosen

Submission Guidelines


	2010 Edition
	"A Spoiled Man" Daniyal Mueenuddin The New Yorker Chosen by: Junot Díaz "Oh, Death" James Lasdun The Paris Review Chosen by: Paula Fox "The Woman of the House" William Trevor The New Yorker Chosen by: Yiyun Li More...


	Throughout the year, magazine editors submit their issues to The O. Henry Prize Stories series editor, Laura Furman. The stories must be published in Canada or the United States, and originally written in English. Novel excerpts and works in translation are not considered. From the multitude of stories submitted, the editor chooses twenty winners that stand out above the rest and up to fifteen additional pieces highlighted in the collection as the list of recommended stories. Each juror then reads the twenty winning stories in manuscript form, without knowledge of author names or publications. Without consulting one another, they each select their favorite and write a short essay about what led them to their choice. More about . . . Submitting stories Series editor Laura Furman The 2009 prize jury Publisher's Note: Due to a publishing error, the story "Scenes from the Life of the Only Girl in Water Shield, Alaska" by Tony Tulathimutte was not printed in its most recent version in The O. Henry Prize Stories 2008. Click here to read the correct version in its entirety.

IN STORES APRIL 20:The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2010

IN STORES APRIL 20:
The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2010