Talk to Me: Big Money for Short Stories

The Story Prize is an annual book award that recognizes outstanding short fiction. The authors are judged for their collections of short stories, and the winner of the prize receives $20,000. Two other finalists also receive $5,000 awards. This year’s Story Prize went to author Daniyal Mueenuddin. The Pakistani-American writer and the two other finalists read from their works at the awards ceremony held at The New School’s Tishman Auditorium.