Twenty prizewinning stories selected from the thousands published in magazines over the
previous year—continuing the O. Henry Prize's century-long tradition of literary excellence.
Widely regarded as the nation's most prestigious awards for short fiction. —The Atlantic
Monthly.Now entering its second century the prestigious annual story anthology has a new title
a new look and a new guest editor. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has brought her own refreshing
perspective to the prize selecting stories by an engaging mix of celebrated names and young
emerging voices. The winning stories are accompanied by an introduction by Adichie
observations from the winning writers on what inspired them and an extensive resource list of
magazines that publish short fiction.Featured in this collection: Daphne Palasi Andreades •
David Means • Sindya Bhanoo • Crystal Wilkinson • Alice Jolly • David Rabe • Karina Sainz Borgo
(translator Elizabeth Bryer) • Jamel Brinkley • Tessa Hadley • Adachioma Ezeano • Anthony
Doerr • Tiphanie Yanique • Joan Silber • Jowhor Ile • Emma Cline • Asali Solomon • Ben Hinshaw
• Caroline Albertine Minor (translator Caroline Waight) • Jianan Qian • Sally Rooney
