Monday, February 17, 2025

The Story Prize Longlist for Story Collections Published in 2024

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At The Story Prize we release a longlist of notable short story collections published in the previous year a few weeks after we announce our...
Monday, February 3, 2025

The History of Sound by Ben Shattuck Is The Story Prize Spotlight Award Winner

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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. Sel...
Monday, January 13, 2025

The 2024/25 Story Prize Finalists Are Fiona McFarlane, Ruben Reyes Jr., and Jessi Jezewska Stevens

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The Story Prize, now in its 21st year, is pleased to honor as its finalists three outstanding short story collections chosen from 107 submis...
Friday, March 29, 2024

Video of The Story Prize Event: Yiyun Li, Bennett Sims, and Paul Yoon (winner)—plus 20th Anniversary Highlights

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Here's the edited video of The Story Prize event held on March 26, 2024. It begins with highlights from the first 19 years of the award.
Wednesday, March 27, 2024

What The Story Prize Judges Had to Say About The Hive and the Honey by Story Prize Winner Paul Yoon

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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 Wednesday's Child by Yiyun Li

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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 Other Minds and Other Stories by Bennett Sims

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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...