num_pages: 464
description: The seventy-ninth anniversary of this annual collection of short stories "widely regarded as the nation's most prestigious awards for short fiction." ( The Atlantic Monthly ).Edited and with an introduction by Larry Dark1999 Top-Prize Selection Sherman Alexie, Stephen King, Lorrie MooreEstablished in 1918 as a memorial to O.Henry, this esteemed annual collection has presented a remarkable collection of stories over the years. Recently, Series Editor Larry Dark has incorporated some exciting a magazine award, the eligibility of stories from Canadian magazines, a list of fifty Honorable Mention stories, an expanded listing of publications consulted, and a celebrity author top-prize jury.Representing the very best in contemporary American and Canadian fiction, Prize Stories 1999: The O.Henry Awards is a superb collection of twenty inventive, full-bodied short stories brimming with life--proof of the continuing strength and variety of the genre.
language: English
title: Prize Stories 1999: The O. Henry Awards
titlecomplete: Prize Stories 1999: The O. Henry Awards (The O. Henry Prize Collection)
genres: Anthologies, Fiction, Short Stories
ratings_count: 67
publisher: Anchor