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Larry Dark (Editor)
Established early in the last century as a memorial to O. Henry, throughout its history this annual collection has consistently offered a remarkable sampling of contemporary short stories. Each year, stories are chosen from large and small literary magazines, and a panel of distinguished writers is enlisted to award top prizes. The result is a superb collection of seventeen inventive, full-bodied stories representing the very best in American and Canadian fiction.
FIRST PRIZE
MARY SWAN
The DeepSECOND PRIZE
DAN CHAON
Big MeFRED G. LEEBRON
That Winter BOYLE
The Love of My LifeJOYCE CAROL OATES
The Girl with the Blackened EyeDAVID SCHICKLER
The SmokerANTONYA NELSON
Female TroubleELIZABETH GRAVER
The Mourning DoorPICKNEY BENEDICT
Zog-19: A Scientific RomanceRON CARLSON
At the Jim BridgerLOUISE EDRICH
Revival RoadWILLIAM GAY
The PaperhangerDALE PECK
BlissMURAD KALAM
Bow DownGEORGE SAUNDERS
PastoraliaANDREA BARRETT
Servants of the Map
Front Jacket
Established early in the last century as a memorial to O. Henry, throughout its history this annual collection has consistently offered a remarkable sampling of contemporary short stories. Each year, stories are chosen from large and small literary magazines, and a panel of distinguished writers is enlisted to award top prizes. The result is a superb collection of seventeen inventive, full-bodied stories representing the very best in American and Canadian fiction. And in celebration of this distinguished literary form, Prize Stories 2001 a Special Award for Continuing Achievement is presented to Alice Munro.
FIRST PRIZE
MARY SWAN
“The Deep
SECOND PRIZE
DAN CHAON
“Big Me
THIRD PRIZE
ALICE MUNRO
“Floating Bridge
FRED G. LEEBRON
“That Winter
BOYLE
“The Love of My Life
JOYCE CAROL OATES
“The Girl with the Blackened Eye
DAVID SCHICKLER
“The Smoker
ANTONYA NELSON
“Female Trouble
ELIZABETH GRAVER
“The Mourning Door
PICKNEY BENEDICT
“Zog-19: A Scientific Romance
RON CARLSON
“At the Jim Bridger
LOUISE EDRICH
“Revival Road
WILLIAM GAY
“The Paperhanger
DALE PECK
“Bliss
MURAD KALAM
“Bow Down
GEORGE SAUNDERS
Pastoralia
ANDREA BARRETT
“Servants of the Map
Author Biography
Larry Dark is the editor of four anthologies, Literary Outtakes, The Literary Ghost, The Literary Lover, and The Literary Traveler. He lives in Montclair, New Jersey.
Michael Chabon is the author, most recently, of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. He lives in northern California.
Mary Gordon is the author of Final Payments, The Company of Women and most recently the biography Joan of Arc. She is a professor of English at Barnard College.
Mona Simpson is the author of Off Keck Road and Anywhere But Here. She is a professor at Bard College.
Number of Pages: 464Dimensions: 1.14 x 8.5 x 5.62 INPublication Date: August 28, 2001
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