Wednesday, February 25, 2026

The Story Prize Longlist for Collections Published in 2025

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In 2025, The Story Prize received as entries 114 books published by 72 different publishers or imprints. Unlike most other books awards, we ...
Monday, February 16, 2026

Trying to Be by John Haskell is the winner of The Story Prize Spotlight Award for books published in 2025

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In addition to naming three finalists each year, we also present The Story Prize Spotlight Award to a collection of exceptional merit. Selec...
Wednesday, January 14, 2026

The 2024/25 Story Prize Finalists Are André Alexis, Lydia Millet, and Ayşegül Savaş

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The Story Prize , now in its 22nd year, is pleased to honor as its finalists three outstanding short story collections chosen from 114 submi...
Monday, October 13, 2025

The 2025 Judges for The Story Prize are Benjamin Dreyer, Ling Ma, and Stephen Sposato

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Each year The Story Prize enlists three judges to choose the winner from among the three short story collections we select as finalists and ...
Thursday, March 27, 2025

Video of The Story Prize Event: winner Fiona McFarlane and finalists Ruben Reyes Jr. and Jessi Jezewska Stevens

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Here's the video of The Story Prize event held on March 25, 2025. Apologies to those who attempted to watch the live stream. Technical d...
Wednesday, March 26, 2025

What The Story Prize Judges Had to Say About Highway Thirteen by Story Prize Winner Fiona McFarlane

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photo: Beowulf Sheehan When the three judges for The Story Prize make their choices, they write citations for their top choices. This year...

What the Story Prize Judges Had to Say About Ghost Pains by Jessi Jezewska Stevens

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When the three judges for The Story Prize vote for the winner of the award, they write citations for their top choices. This year's judg...