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The Best Short Stories 2024

The O. Henry Prize Winners

Edited by Amor Towles
Series edited by Jenny Minton Quigley
Paperback
$19.00 US
0"W x 0"H x 0"D   | 11 oz | 24 per carton
On sale Sep 10, 2024 | 400 Pages | 978-0-593-47061-9
The prestigious annual story anthology, now in its fourth year with a guest editor format and with a new bestselling track record

Continuing a century-long tradition of cutting-edge literary excellence, this year's edition contains twenty prizewinning stories chosen from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year. Guest editor Amor Towles has brought his own refreshing perspective to the prize, selecting stories by an engaging mix of celebrated names and emerging voices. The winning stories are accompanied by an introduction by Towles, observations from the winning writers on what inspired them, and an extensive resource list of magazines that publish short fiction.
Introduction by Amor Towles

“Roy,” Emma Binder
“The Soccer Balls of Mr. Kurz,” Michele Mari, translated from the Italian by Brian Robert Moore
“Orphans,” Brad Felver
“The Home Visit,” Morris Collins
“The Import,” Jai Chakrabarti
“Didi,” Amber Caron
“Serranos,” Francisco González
“Hiding Spot,” Caroline Kim
“Junior,” Katherine D. Stutzman
“My Good Friend,” Juliana Leite, translated from the Portuguese by Zoë Perry
"The Castle of Rose Tellin,” Kate DiCamillo
"Rain,” Colin Barrett
“Marital Problems,” Robin Romm
“The Last Grownup,” Allegra Goodman
“The Honor of Your Presence,” Dave Eggers
“The Paper Artist,” E. K. Ota
“The Room-Service Waiter,” Tom Crewe
“Seeing Through Maps.” Madeline ffitch
“The Dark,” Jess Walter
“Mobilization,” Allegra Hyde

The O. Henry Prize Winners 2024: The Writers on Their Work
Publisher’s Note: A Brief History of the O. Henry Prize
How the Stories Are Chosen
Afterword by Jenny Minton Quigley
Publications Submitted

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The prestigious annual story anthology, now in its fourth year with a guest editor format and with a new bestselling track record

Continuing a century-long tradition of cutting-edge literary excellence, this year's edition contains twenty prizewinning stories chosen from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year. Guest editor Amor Towles has brought his own refreshing perspective to the prize, selecting stories by an engaging mix of celebrated names and emerging voices. The winning stories are accompanied by an introduction by Towles, observations from the winning writers on what inspired them, and an extensive resource list of magazines that publish short fiction.

Table of Contents

Introduction by Amor Towles

“Roy,” Emma Binder
“The Soccer Balls of Mr. Kurz,” Michele Mari, translated from the Italian by Brian Robert Moore
“Orphans,” Brad Felver
“The Home Visit,” Morris Collins
“The Import,” Jai Chakrabarti
“Didi,” Amber Caron
“Serranos,” Francisco González
“Hiding Spot,” Caroline Kim
“Junior,” Katherine D. Stutzman
“My Good Friend,” Juliana Leite, translated from the Portuguese by Zoë Perry
"The Castle of Rose Tellin,” Kate DiCamillo
"Rain,” Colin Barrett
“Marital Problems,” Robin Romm
“The Last Grownup,” Allegra Goodman
“The Honor of Your Presence,” Dave Eggers
“The Paper Artist,” E. K. Ota
“The Room-Service Waiter,” Tom Crewe
“Seeing Through Maps.” Madeline ffitch
“The Dark,” Jess Walter
“Mobilization,” Allegra Hyde

The O. Henry Prize Winners 2024: The Writers on Their Work
Publisher’s Note: A Brief History of the O. Henry Prize
How the Stories Are Chosen
Afterword by Jenny Minton Quigley
Publications Submitted