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IN STORES NOW:
The O. Henry Prize Stories 2008
Prize Jury: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, David Leavitt, David Means
An annual collection of the twenty best contemporary short stories selected by series editor Laura Furman from hundreds of literary magazines, The O. Henry Prize Stories 2008 is studded with extraordinary settings and characters: a teenager in survivalist Alaska, the seed keeper of a doomed Chinese village, a young woman trying to save her life in a Ukrainian internet café. Also included are the winning writers' comments on what inspired them, a short essay from each of the three eminent jurors, and an extensive resource list of literary magazines.
See the list of this year's winners.
Read the introduction.
View the Table of Contents.
Buy the book.
More about:
Juror Favorites
How the Stories are Chosen
Submission Guidelines
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"Touch"
Alexi Zentner
Tin House
Chosen by: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
"What Do You Want to Know For?"
Alice Munro
The American Scholar
Chosen by: David Leavitt
"Folie à Deux"
William Trevor
The New Yorker
Chosen by: David Means
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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.
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