We are thrilled to announce that Paola Peroni’s story “Protection” from Issue 09 has been selected for the O. Henry Prize for 2017. An anthology of the winning stories, edited by Laura Furman, will be released this September from Anchor. Check out the full list of winners below, or read more on LitHub.
Read “Protection” here. Congratulations to Paola and all the winners!
“Too Good To Be True” by Michelle Huneven, Harper’s
“Something for a Young Woman” by Genevieve Plunkett, New England Review
“The Buddhist” by Alan Rossi, Granta
“Garments” by Tahmima Anam, Freeman’s
“Protection” by Paola Peroni, The Common
“Night Garden” by Shruti Swamy, Prairie Schooner
“A Cruelty” by Kevin Barry, Five Points
“Floating Garden” by Mary La Chapelle, Salamander
“The Trusted Traveler” by Joseph O’Neill, Harper’s
“Blue Dot” by Keith Eisner, Salamander
“Lion” by Wil Weitzel, Prairie Schooner
“Paddle to Canada” by Heather Monley, Zyzzyva
“A Small Sacrifice for an Enormous Happiness” by Jai Chakrabarti, A Public Space
“The Bride and the Street Party” by Kate Cayley, Prism
“Secret Lives of the Detainees” by Amit Majmudar, Kenyon Review
“Glory” by Lesley Nneka Arimah, Harper’s
“Mercedes Benz” by Martha Cooley, A Public Space
“The Reason Is Because” by Manuel Muñoz, American Short Fiction
“The Family Whistle” by Gerard Woodward, Zoetrope
“Buttony” by Fiona McFarlane, The New Yorker
