4 Debut Authors Short-Listed for Frank O’Connor Award
Last week I participated in a panel at Sarah Lawrence College discussing how to submit to magazines. My fellow panelist was an agent and she basically popped everyone’s hope balloon by telling them over and over again that no one wants to publish short story collections.
I know, I know, it’s the same old song and dance. I really hope that by telling people that everyone IS reading short stories and that there are more and more people writing great stories, we can reverse psychologize this misconception that we don’t want short stories.
Therefore, I was really happy to read that 4 out of 6 authors shortlisted for the Frank O’Connor award were debut authors. SOMEONE is publishing short stories by new authors–and they are being awarded with prizes!
Last year, the award judges decided not to publish a short list. Instead, they awarded the prize the Jhumpa Lahiri.
One Story authors Lydia Peelle and Lauren Groff were on the long list.
Read more about the authors here and here.
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