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The O. Henry Award is an annual American award given to short stories of exceptional merit. The award is named after the American short-story writer O. Henry.

The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories is an annual collection of the year's twenty best stories published in U.S. and Canadian magazines. Along with The Best American Short Stories, the O. Henry Prize Stories is one of the two "best-known annual anthologies of short fiction."[1]

Until 2002 there were first, second, and third prize winners and from 2003 to 2019 there were three jurors who each selected a short story of special interest or merit; the collection is called The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories, and the original collection was called Prize Stories 1919: The O. Henry Memorial Awards.

History and format

The award was first presented in 1919 and funded by the Society of Arts and Sciences.[2][3]

As of 2021,Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". the guest editor chooses twenty short stories, each an O. Henry Prize story. All stories published in an American or Canadian periodical are eligible for consideration, including stories that have been translated into English. The goal of The O. Henry Prize Stories remains to strengthen the art of the short story.

The current series editor for The O. Henry Prize Stories is Jenny Minton Quigley. Past series editors have been: Blanche Colton Williams (1919–32), Harry Hansen (1933–40), Herschel Brickell (1941–51), Paul Engle (1954–59), Mary Stegner (1960), Richard Poirier (1961–66, assisted by William Abrahams, 1964–66), William Abrahams (1967–96), Larry Dark (1997–2002) and Laura Furman (2003–2019). There were no volumes of the series in 1952 and 1953 (due to Herschel Brickell's death), 2004 and 2020.[2]

Partnership with PEN American Center

In 2009 The O. Henry Prize Stories publisher, Anchor Books, renamed the series in partnership with the PEN American Center (today PEN America), producing the first PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories collection. Proceeds from the PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2009 would be directed to PEN's Readers & Writers Program, which sends well-known authors to under served inner-city schools.

The selection included stories by Graham Joyce, John Burnside, Roger Nash, Manuel Muñoz, Ha Jin, Paul Theroux, Judy Troy, Nadine Gordimer, Marisa Silver, Paul Yoon, Andrew Sean Greer, and Junot Díaz, with A. S. Byatt, Tim O'Brien and Anthony Doerr – all authors of past O. Henry Prize Stories – serving as the prize jury.[4]

In an interview for the Vintage Books and Anchor Books blog, editor Laura Furman called the collaboration with PEN a "natural partnership".[5]

First-prize winners (1919–2002)

O. Henry Award winners[6]
Year Author Title Publication Ref.
1919 Script error: No such module "Sort". England to America Script error: No such module "Sort"., September 1918
1920 Script error: No such module "Sort". Each in His Generation Scribner's Magazine, July 1920
1921 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Everybody's Magazine, January 1921
1922 Script error: No such module "Sort". Snake Doctor Cosmopolitan, November 1922
1923 Script error: No such module "Sort". Prelude Harper's Magazine, May 1923
1924 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". McCall's, June 1924
1925 Script error: No such module "Sort". Mr. Bisbee's Princess Redbook, May 1925
1926 Script error: No such module "Sort". Bubbles Harper's Magazine
1927 Script error: No such module "Sort". Child of God Harper's Magazine, April 1927
1928 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Redbook, March 1928
1929 Script error: No such module "Sort". Big Blonde Bookman Magazine, February 1929
1930 Script error: No such module "Sort". Dressing-Up Harper's Magazine, November 1929 [7]
Script error: No such module "Sort". Neither Jew nor Greek Script error: No such module "Sort"., August 1929 [7]
1931 Script error: No such module "Sort". Can't Cross Jordan by Myself Pictorial Review
1932 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Pictorial Review, February 1932
1933 Script error: No such module "Sort". Gal Young Un Harper's Magazine, June-July 1932
1934 Script error: No such module "Sort". No More Trouble for Jedwick Esquire
1935 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Harper's Magazine
1936 Script error: No such module "Sort". Total Stranger Script error: No such module "Sort"., February 15, 1936
1937 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort".
1938 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Harper's Magazine
1939 Script error: No such module "Sort". Barn Burning Harper's Magazine
1940 Script error: No such module "Sort". Freedom's a Hard-Bought Thing Script error: No such module "Sort".
1941 Script error: No such module "Sort". Defeat Script error: No such module "Sort".
1942 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Harper's Magazine
1943 Script error: No such module "Sort". Livvie is Back Script error: No such module "Sort".
1944 Script error: No such module "Sort". Walking Wounded Script error: No such module "Sort".
1945 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort".
1946 Script error: No such module "Sort". Bird Song Script error: No such module "Sort".
1947 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Harper's Magazine
1948 Script error: No such module "Sort". Shut a Final Door Script error: No such module "Sort".
1949 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort".
1950 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Harper's Magazine
1951 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Epoch
1952 No edition
1953 No edition
1954 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort".
1955 Script error: No such module "Sort". In the Zoo Script error: No such module "Sort".
1956 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort".
1957 Script error: No such module "Sort". Greenleaf Script error: No such module "Sort".
1958 Script error: No such module "Sort". In Sickness as in Health Script error: No such module "Sort".
1959 Script error: No such module "Sort". Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time Script error: No such module "Sort".
1960 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort"., Winter 1958–59
1961 Script error: No such module "Sort". Tell Me a Riddle New World Writing
1962 Script error: No such module "Sort". Holiday Script error: No such module "Sort"., December 1960
1963 Script error: No such module "Sort". Everything That Rises Must Converge New World Writing
1964 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort"., November 3, 1962
1965 Script error: No such module "Sort". Revelation Script error: No such module "Sort"., Spring 1964
1966 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort"., March 13, 1965 [8]
1967 Script error: No such module "Sort". In the Region of Ice Script error: No such module "Sort"., August 1966
1968 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort"., November 26, 1966
1969 Script error: No such module "Sort". Man in the Drawer Script error: No such module "Sort"., April 1968
1970 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort"., January 11, 1969
1971 Script error: No such module "Sort". Twin Bed Bridge Script error: No such module "Sort"., May 1970
1972 Script error: No such module "Sort". Strange-Dreaming Charlie, Cow-Eyed Charlie Script error: No such module "Sort"., March 20, 1971
1973 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". McCall's, July 1971
1974 Script error: No such module "Sort". Brownstone Script error: No such module "Sort"., January 27, 1973
1975 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort"., September 17, 1973
Script error: No such module "Sort". Usurpation (Other People's Stories) Esquire, May 1974
1976 Script error: No such module "Sort". His Son in His Arms, in Light, Aloft Esquire, August 1975
1977 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort"., July 26, 1976
Script error: No such module "Sort". Last Courtesies Harper's Magazine, July 1976
1978 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort"., May 2, 1977
1979 Script error: No such module "Sort". Getting Serious Script error: No such module "Sort"., Fall 1977
1980 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort"., September 25, 1978
1981 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort"., May 26, 1980
1982 Script error: No such module "Sort". Facing Front Epoch, Winter 1980
1983 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Ploughshares
1984 Script error: No such module "Sort". Rosa Script error: No such module "Sort"., March 21, 1983
1985 Script error: No such module "Sort". Hot Ice Antaeus
Script error: No such module "Sort". Lily Script error: No such module "Sort".
1986 Script error: No such module "Sort". Kindred Spirits Esquire, August 1985 [9]
1987 Script error: No such module "Sort". Fleur Esquire, August 1986
Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Harper's Magazine, July 1986
1988 Script error: No such module "Sort". Errand Script error: No such module "Sort"., June 1, 1987
1989 Script error: No such module "Sort". Peacocks Script error: No such module "Sort"., Winter 1988
1990 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". TriQuarterly, Winter 1989
1991 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort"., June 11, 1990
1992 Script error: No such module "Sort". Puttermesser Paired Script error: No such module "Sort"., October 8, 1990
1993 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort"., December 2, 1991
1994 Script error: No such module "Sort". Better Be Ready 'Bout Half Past Eight Script error: No such module "Sort"., January 1993
1995 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". New England Review, Spring 1994
1996 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort"., October 31, 1994
1997 Script error: No such module "Sort". City Life Ploughshares
1998 Script error: No such module "Sort". People Like That Are the Only People Here Script error: No such module "Sort"., January 27, 1997
1999 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort".
2000 Script error: No such module "Sort". Weight Script error: No such module "Sort".
2001 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort".
2002 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". McSweeney's

Juror favorites (2003–2019)

O. Henry Award Juror Favorites[6]
Year Author Title Publication Ref.
2003 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort"., June 3, 2002
Script error: No such module "Sort". Train Dreams Script error: No such module "Sort"., Summer 2002
2004 No award
2005 Script error: No such module "Sort". What You Pawn I Will Redeem Script error: No such module "Sort"., April 21, 2003
Script error: No such module "Sort". Refuge in London Zoetrope: All-Story, Winter 2003
Script error: No such module "Sort". Mudlavia Script error: No such module "Sort"., September 2003
2006 Script error: No such module "Sort". Window Tin House, Spring 2004
Script error: No such module "Sort". Old Boys, Old Girls Script error: No such module "Sort"., May 3, 2004
Script error: No such module "Sort". Passion Script error: No such module "Sort"., March 22, 2004 [10]
2007 Script error: No such module "Sort". Galveston Bay, 1826 Manoa, Winter 2004
Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort"., May 16, 2005
2008 Script error: No such module "Sort". What Do You Want To Know For? Script error: No such module "Sort".
Script error: No such module "Sort". Folie a Deux Script error: No such module "Sort".
Script error: No such module "Sort". Touch Tin House
2009 Script error: No such module "Sort". Wildwood Script error: No such module "Sort".
Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort".
2010 Script error: No such module "Sort". Oh, Death Script error: No such module "Sort"., Spring 2009
Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort"., September 15, 2008
Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort"., December 15, 2008
2011 Script error: No such module "Sort". Sunshine Narrative Magazine
Script error: No such module "Sort". Something You Can't Live Without Oxford American
Script error: No such module "Sort". Your Fate Hurtles Down at You Electric Literature
2012 Script error: No such module "Sort". Kindness Script error: No such module "Sort".
Script error: No such module "Sort". Corrie Script error: No such module "Sort". [10]
2013 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Tin House
Script error: No such module "Sort". Your Duck Is My Duck Fence
Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Tin House
2014 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Granta
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2015 Script error: No such module "Sort". Birdsong from the Radio Zoetrope: All-Story
Script error: No such module "Sort". Cabins Subtropics
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2016 Script error: No such module "Sort". Irises Script error: No such module "Sort".
Script error: No such module "Sort". Train to Harbin Script error: No such module "Sort".
Script error: No such module "Sort". Winter, 1965 BOMB
2017 Script error: No such module "Sort". Too Good to Be True Harper's
Script error: No such module "Sort". Secret Lives of the Detainees Script error: No such module "Sort".
Script error: No such module "Sort". Buttony Script error: No such module "Sort".
2018 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Tin House
Script error: No such module "Sort". Counterblast Script error: No such module "Sort".
2019 Script error: No such module "Sort". Funny Little Snake Script error: No such module "Sort".
Script error: No such module "Sort". Girl of Few Seasons Ploughshares Solos
Script error: No such module "Sort". Omakase Script error: No such module "Sort". [11]

Guest editor (2021–present)

O. Henry Award guest editors[12]
Year Editor Ref.
2021 Script error: No such module "Sort".
2022 Script error: No such module "Sort". [13]
2023 Script error: No such module "Sort".
2024 Script error: No such module "Sort".
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See also

References

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  1. ↑ "Short and Sweet" by Mark Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 11/05/99, issue 511, page 73.
  2. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  3. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  4. ↑ Itzkoff, Dave. "O. Henry Prize, PEN Announce Partnership" Script error: No such module "webarchive"., "The New York Times Arts Beat", 2009-04-07.
  5. ↑ "Two Literary Lions Merge", "Vintage Books", 2009-04-10.
  6. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  7. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  8. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  9. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  10. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  11. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  12. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  13. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

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