<b>Now in its twenty-sixth year, this celebrated annual fiction anthology showcases the best short stories of the year by some of our most exciting new writers. A must-read for readers of short fiction writers, including fans of Lynn Coady, Miranda Hill, George Saunders, Karen Russell, and B.J. Novak, and publications like <i>McSweeney's</i>, <i>The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories</i>, and <i>The Best American Short Stories</i>; aspiring writers, and anyone interested in the future of CanLit.</b> <br> This is the twenty-sixth edition of <i>The Journey Prize Stories</i>, one of North America's most celebrated annual fiction anthologies. As well as receiving high praise every year, it has become a virtual who's who of up-and-coming writers, presenting the best short stories published each year by some of Canada's best new writers. Previous contributors -- including such now well-known, bestselling writers as Yann Martel, Heather O'Neill, David Bergen, Michael Crummey, Emma Donoghue, Elizabeth Hay, Pasha Malla, Lisa Moore, Nancy Richler, Timothy Taylor, and M.G. Vassanji -- have gone on to win prestigious literary awards and honours, including the Booker Prize, the Giller Prize, the Governor General's Award, and CBC's Canada Reads competition. <br> The stories included in the anthology are contenders for the $10,000 Journey Prize, which is made possible by Pulitzer Prize-winning author James A. Michener's donation of Canadian royalties from his novel <i>Journey</i>. The 2014 winner will be announced by The Writers' Trust of Canada in fall 2014.