![]() ![]() Three judges-critic, writer, and editor Adam Dalva writer and past finalist Danielle Evans, and bookseller and podcaster Miwa Messer-determined the winner from among the three books chosen as finalists. Despite this blend and the often comical situations Ma’s characters find themselves in, these precise and skillful stories also reveal hard truths in a plain style that powerfully amplifies the shocks revealed.ĭirector Larry Dark and Founder Julie Lindsey selected the three finalists for The Story Prize, now in its 19th year, from among 119 short story collections published in 2022, representing 79 different publishers or imprints. ![]() As runners-up, Barrett and Talty each received $5,000.īliss Montage, Ma’s second book, blends speculative and realistic elements in stories that at times verge on the absurd and the surreal. The Story Prize’s $20,000 top prize is among the largest first-prize amounts of any annual U.S. Norton & Company) and Morgan Talty for Night of the Living Rez (Tin House). 'Bliss Montage' is a collection of short stories told with what's become her signature sting of wit and satire by Ling Ma, author of the highly acclaimed novel 'Severance.' And she joins us. The other finalists were Andrea Barrett for Natural History (W.W. As announced at a private event that was broadcast live, the winner of The Story Prize for books published in 2022 is Ling Ma for Bliss Montage (Farrar, Straus and Giroux). ![]()
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