The seventy-ninth anniversary of this annual collection of short stories &quot;widely regarded as the nation's most prestigious awards for short fiction.&quot; (<i>The Atlantic Monthly</i>).<br><br>Edited and with an introduction by Larry Dark<br>1999 Top-Prize Selection Jury: Sherman Alexie, Stephen King, Lorrie Moore<br><br>Established in 1918 as a memorial to O.Henry, this esteemed annual collection has presented a remarkable collection of stories over the years. Recently, Series Editor Larry Dark has incorporated some exciting changes: a magazine award, the eligibility of stories from Canadian magazines, a list of fifty Honorable Mention stories, an expanded listing of publications consulted, and a celebrity author top-prize jury.<br><br>Representing the very best in contemporary American and Canadian fiction, <b>Prize Stories 1999: The O.Henry Awards</b> is a superb collection of twenty inventive, full-bodied short stories brimming with life--proof of the continuing strength and variety of the genre.