Continuing a century-long tradition of cutting-edge literary excellence, this year's edition contains twenty prizewinning stories chosen from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year. Guest editor Amor Towles has brought his own refreshing perspective to the prize, selecting stories by an engaging mix of celebrated names and emerging voices. The winning stories are accompanied by an introduction by Towles, observations from the winning writers on what inspired them, and an extensive resource list of magazines that publish short fiction. “Roy,” “The Soccer Balls of Mr. Kurz,” i (translated from the Italian by Brian Robert Moore) “Orphans,” “The Home Visit,” “The Import,” “Didi,” “Serranos,” “Hiding Spot,” “Junior,” “My Good Friend,” translated from the Portuguese by Zoë Perry) "The Castle of Rose Tellin,” "Rain,” “Marital Problems,” “The Last Grownup,” “The Honor of Your Presence,” “The Paper Artist,” “The Room-Service Waiter,” “Seeing Through Maps,” “The Dark,” “Mobilization,”