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by Laura Furman (Editor)
The O. Henry Prize Stories 2015 gathers twenty of the best short stories of the year, selected from thousands published in literary magazines. The winning stories span the globe--from the glamorous Riviera to an Eastern European shtetl, from a Native American reservation to a tiny village in Thailand. But their characters are universally recognizable and utterly compelling, whether they are ex-pats in Africa, migrant workers crossing the Mexican border, Armenian immigrants on the rough streets of East Hollywood, or pioneers in nineteenth-century Idaho. Accompanying the stories are the editor's introduction, essays from the eminent jurors on their favorite stories, observations from the winning writers on what inspired them, and an extensive resource list of magazines.
Finding Billy White FeatherPERCIVAL EVERETT The Seals
LYDIA DAVIS Kilifi Creek
LIONEL SHRIVER The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA
MANUEL MU OZ A Permanent Member of the Family
RUSSELL BANKS A Ride out of Phrao
DINA NAYERI Owl
EMILY RUSKOVICH The Upside-Down World
BECKY HAGENSTON The Way Things Are Going
LYNN FREED The History of Happiness
BRENDA PEYNADO The Kingsley Drive Chorus
NAIRA KUZMICH Word of Mouth
EMMA T RZS Cabins
CHRISTOPHER MERKNER My Grandmother Tells Me This Story
MOLLY ANTOPOL The Golden Rule
LYNNE SHARON SCHWARTZ About My Aunt
JOAN SILBER Ba Baboon
THOMAS PIERCE Snow Blind
ELIZABETH STROUT I, Buffalo
VAUHINI VARA Birdsong from the Radio
ELIZABETH MCCRACKEN For author interviews, photos, and more, go to www.ohenryprizestories.com
Author Biography
Laura Furman, series editor of The O. Henry Prize Stories since 2003, is the winner of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts for her fiction. The author of seven books, including her recent story collection The Mother Who Stayed, she taught writing for many years at the University of Texas at Austin. She lives in Central Texas.
