Established early in the last century as a memorial to O. Henry, throughout its history this annual collection has consistently offered a remarkable sampling of contemporary short stories. Each year, stories are chosen from large and small literary magazines, and a panel of distinguished writers is enlisted to award top prizes. The result is a superb collection of seventeen inventive, full-bodied stories representing the very best in American and Canadian fiction. And in celebration of this distinguished literary form,
Prize Stories 2001 a Special Award for Continuing Achievement is presented to Alice Munro.
FIRST PRIZE
MARY SWAN
The Deep SECOND PRIZE
DAN CHAON
Big Me THIRD PRIZE
ALICE MUNRO
Floating Bridge FRED G. LEEBRON
That Winter T.CORAGHESSAN BOYLE
The Love of My Life JOYCE CAROL OATES
The Girl with the Blackened Eye DAVID SCHICKLER
The Smoker ANTONYA NELSON
Female Trouble ELIZABETH GRAVER
The Mourning Door PICKNEY BENEDICT
Zog-19: A Scientific Romance RON CARLSON
At the Jim Bridger LOUISE EDRICH
Revival Road WILLIAM GAY
The Paperhanger DALE PECK
Bliss MURAD KALAM
Bow Down GEORGE SAUNDERS
Pastoralia
ANDREA BARRETT
Servants of the Map