The Story Prize
The Story Prize is an annual book award established in 2004 that honors the author of an outstanding collection of short fiction with a $20,000 cash award. Each of two runners-up receives $5,000. Eligible books must be written in English and first published in the United States during a calendar year. The founder of the prize is Julie Lindsey, and the director is Larry Dark. He was previously series editor for the annual short story anthology Prize Stories: The O. Henry Awards from 1997 to 2002.
Publishers, authors, or agents may enter a short story collection written in English by a living author and published in the U.S. during a calendar year. Three finalists are announced in January. These authors participate in an award event at the New School in New York City (co-sponsored with the Creative Writing Dept.) in early March at which they read from their work and have an on-stage discussion with Dark. At the end of the event, Julie Lindsey announces the winner, who, in addition to the prize money, receives an engraved silver bowl.
In March 2019, Catapult published The Story Prize: 15 Years of Great Short Fiction, an anthology celebrating the award's fifteenth anniversary.[1]
Finalists and winners
2021
The winner for books published in 2021 will be announced on April 13, 2022.[2]
- Lily King, Five Tuesdays in Winter
- J. Robert Lennon, Let Me Think
- Brandon Taylor, Filthy Animals
2020
The winner for books published in 2020 was announced on March 10, 2021.[3]
- Deesha Philyaw, The Secret Lives of Church Ladies
- Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, Likes
- Danielle Evans, The Office of Historical Corrections
2019
The winner for books published in 2019 was announced at an event at The New School University in New York City on Feb. 26, 2020.[4]
- Edwidge Danticat, Everything Inside
- Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Sabrina & Corina
- Zadie Smith, Grand Union
2018
The winner for books published in 2018 was announced at an event at The New School University in New York City on March 6, 2019.[5]
- Lauren Groff, Florida
- Jamel Brinkley, A Lucky Man
- Deborah Eisenberg, Your Duck Is My Duck
2017
The winner for books published in 2017 was announced at an event at The New School University in New York City on Feb. 28, 2018.[6][7]
- Elizabeth Strout, Anything Is Possible
- Daniel Alarcón, The King Is Always Above the People
- Ottessa Moshfegh, Homesick for Another World
2016
The winner for books published in 2016 was announced at an event at The New School University in New York City on March 8, 2017.[8]
- Rick Bass, For a Little While
- Anna Noyes, Goodnight, Beautiful Women
- Helen Maryles Shankman, They Were Like Family to Me (published in hardcover as In the Land of Armadillos)
2015
The winner for books published in 2015 was announced at an event at The New School University in New York City on March 2, 2016.[9]
- Adam Johnson, Fortune Smiles
- Charles Baxter, There’s Something I Want You to Do
- Colum McCann, Thirteen Ways of Looking
2014
The winner for books published in 2014 was announced at an event at The New School University in New York City on March 4, 2015.[10][11]
2013
The winner for books published in 2013 was announced at an event at The New School University in New York City on March 5, 2014.[12][13]
2012
The winner for books published in 2012 was announced at The New School University in New York City on March 13, 2013.[14]
2011
The winner for 2011 was announced at an event at The New School University in New York City on March 21, 2012.[15]
2010
The winner for 2010 was announced at an event at The New School University in New York City on March 2, 2011.[16][17]
2009
The winner for 2009 was announced at an event at The New School University in New York City on March 3, 2010.[18][19]
- Daniyal Mueenuddin, In Other Rooms, Other Wonders
- Victoria Patterson, Drift
- Wells Tower, Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned
2008
The winner for 2008 was announced at an event at The New School University in New York City on March 4, 2009.[20]
2007
The winner for 2007 was announced at an event at The New School University in New York City on February 27, 2008.[21]
- Jim Shepard, Like You'd Understand, Anyway
- Tessa Hadley, Sunstroke and Other Stories
- Vincent Lam, Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures
2006
The winner for 2006 was announced at an event at The New School University in New York City on February 28, 2007.
- Mary Gordon, The Stories of Mary Gordon
- Rick Bass, The Lives of Rocks
- George Saunders, In Persuasion Nation
2005
The winner for 2005 was announced at an event at The New School University in New York City on January 25, 2006.[22]
- Patrick O'Keeffe, The Hill Road
- Jim Harrison, The Summer He Didn't Die
- Maureen F. McHugh, Mothers and other Monsters
2004
The winner for 2005 was announced at an event at Symphony Space in New York City on January 25, 2006.[23]
The Story Prize Spotlight Award
This $1,000 award is given to a short story collection of exceptional merit, as selected by the Director of the Story Prize, from among all entrants. Winners of The Story Prize Spotlight Award might be promising works by first-time authors, collections in alternative formats, or works that demonstrate an unusual perspective on the writers’ craft.
2020
- Asako Serizawa, Inheritors
2019
- Ayşe Papatya Bucak, The Trojan War Museum[24]
2018
- Akil Kumarasamy, Half Gods[25]
2017
- Lee Conell, Subcortical
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
References
- ^ https://books.catapult.co/products/the-story-prize-pre-order
- ^ "Here Are This Year's Finalists for the Story Prize". LitHub. February 8, 2022.
- ^ "Winner of the Story Prize Is Revealed". Kirkus Reviews. March 10, 2021.
- ^ "Author Edwidge Danticat wins $20,000 Story Prize". Associated Press. February 26, 2020.
- ^ "Lauren Groff's 'Florida' wins $20,000 Story Prize". Star Tribune. Associated Press. March 6, 2019.
- ^ "Announcing the 2018 Story Prize Finalists". Literary Hub. January 9, 2018.
- ^ John McMurtrie (February 28, 2018). "Elizabeth Strout wins Story Prize for 'Anything Is Possible". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ John McMurtrie (March 8, 2017). "Rick Bass wins Story Prize". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ "Adam Johnson wins $20,000 Story Prize for short fiction". Washington Post. Associated Press. March 2, 2016. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ^ "The Winner of The Story Prize Is Thunderstruck by Elizabeth McCracken", Larry Dark, official TSP Blog, March 4, 2015
- ^ "Elizabeth McCracken wins Story Prize for Thunderstruck". The Guardian. Reuters. March 4, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ^ "George Saunders Wins His First Book Award, The Story Prize, for Tenth of December", Larry Dark, official TSP Blog, March 5, 2014
- ^ "U.S. author George Saunders wins Story Prize for short fiction". Reuters. March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ^ Carolyn Kellogg (January 16, 2013). "Congrats to the Story Prize finalists". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ^ Aparna Narayanan (March 26, 2012). "The Story Prize awards Steven Millhauser, honors Don DeLillo and Edith Pearlman". Capital New York. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ^ "Anthony Doerr's Memory Wall Wins The Story Prize", Larry Dark, official TSP Blog, March 3, 2011
- ^ "Anthony Doerr wins Short Story award". BBC. April 8, 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ^ "Daniyal Mueenuddin's In Other Rooms, Other Wonders Wins The Story Prize", Larry Dark, official TSP Blog, March 3, 2010
- ^ Thessaly La Force (March 4, 2010). "Daniyal Mueenuddin Wins the Story Prize". New Yorker. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ^ Michaud (March 4, 2009). "Tobias Wolff wins Story Prize for short fiction". Reuters. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ^ Jean Hartig (February 29, 2008). "Jim Shepard Wins Story Prize: Postcard From New York City". Poets & Writers. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ^ Sarah Crown (January 26, 2006). "O'Keeffe takes Hill Road to glory". The Guardian. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ^ Lauren Mechling (January 19, 2005). "He Tells the Story Of the Story Prize". New York Sun. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ^ https://thestoryprize.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-trojan-war-museum-by-ayse-papatya.html
- ^ https://thestoryprize.blogspot.com/2019/01/half-gods-by-akil-kumarasamy-is-winner.html
External links
- The Story Prize web site
- TSP: The Official Blog of The Story Prize
- Webcast of 2008 event
- Webcast of 2009 event
- Webcast of 2010 event
- Webcast of 2011 event
- Webcast of 2012 event
- Webcast of 2013 event
- Webcast of 2014 event
- Webcast of 2015 event
- Webcast of 2016 event
- Webcast of 2017 event
- Webcast of 2018 event
- Webcast of 2019 event
- Webcast of 2020 event
- 2021 video