Prize Stories 1999: The O. Henry Awards (The O. Henry Prize Collection)

The seventy-ninth anniversary of this annual collection of short stories widely regarded as the nations most prestigious awards for short fiction. (The Atlantic Monthly).. Edited and with an introduction by Larry Dark1999 Top-Prize Selection Jury: Sherman Alexie Stephen King Lorrie Moore. Established 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 changes: 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.