Saturday, March 13, 2021

Video of The Story Prize Event: Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, Danielle Evans, and Deesha Philyaw (winner)

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Because of the pandemic, this year's Story Prize event was prerecorded and posted on YouTube on March 10, 2021. We hope and expect to ho...
Wednesday, March 10, 2021

What the Judges Had to Say About The Story Prize Winner, Deesha Philyaw's The Secret Lives of Church Ladies

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When the three judges for The Story Prize make their choices, they provide citations for the books. This year's  judges  were critic and...

What The Story Prize Judges Had to Say About The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans

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When the three judges for The Story Prize make their choices, they provide citations for the books. This year's  judges  were critic and...

What The Story Prize Judges Had to Say About Likes by Sarah Shun-lien Bynum

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When the three judges for The Story Prize make their choices, they provide citations for the books. This year's  judges  were critic and...

Deesha Phillyaw's The Secret Lives of Church Ladies Is the 17th Winner of The Story Prize!

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The winner of The Story Prize for books published in 2020 is The Secret Lives of Church Ladies (West Virginia University Press) by Deesha P...
Tuesday, February 16, 2021

The Story Prize Longlist for Short Story Collections Published in 2020

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  Not pictured: Animal Spirit by Francesca Marciano In 2020, The Story Prize received as entries 121 books published by 82 publishers or im...
Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Inheritors by Asako Serizawa Is the Winner of The Story Prize Spotlight Award

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Beyond naming three finalists each January, we also present The Story Prize Spotlight Award to a collection of exceptional merit. Selected b...