Beyond naming three finalists each January, we also present The Story Prize Spotlight Award to a collection of exceptional merit. Selected books can be promising works by first-time authors, collections in alternative formats, or works that demonstrate an unusual perspective on the writer's craft. The winner receives a prize of $1,000.We're pleased to announce that the winner for books published in 2017 is Subcortical by Lee Conell (Johns Hopkins University Press), a collection of sixteen incisive, distinctive, and superbly crafted stories—a skillful and self-assured debut collection. One of the pleasures of reading for The Story Prize is discovering books like Subcortical.
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| Author Lee Conell, winner of The Story Prize Spotlight Award |
Congratulations to Lee Conell and John Hopkins University Press for winning The Story Prize Spotlight Award for short story collections published in 2017.
