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"The Drue Heinz Literature Prize was established in 1980 to encourage and support the writing and reading of short fiction. Over the past twenty years judges such as Robert Penn Warren, Raymond Carver, Joyce Carol Oates, Margaret Atwood, Russell Banks, Alice McDermott, and Frank Conroy have selected the best collections from the hundreds submitted annually by up-and-coming writers. 20 represents the best of the best—one story from each of the prize-winning volumes. Chosen by acclaimed author John Edgar Wideman, the selections cover a broad range of inventive and original characters, settings, and emotions, charting the evolution of the short story over the past two decades. One of the most prestigious awards of its kind, the Drue Heinz Literature Prize has helped launch the careers of a score of previously ""undiscovered"" writers, many of whom have gone on to great critical success. Past Winners of the Drue Heinz Literature Prize: David Bosworth, Robley Wilson, Jonathan Penner, Randall Silvis, W. D. Wetherell, Rick DeMarinis, Ellen Hunnicutt, Reginald McKnight, Maya Sonenberg, Rick Hillis, Elizabeth Graver, Jane McCafferty, Stewart O’Nan, Jennifer Cornell, Geoffrey Becker, Edith Pearlman, Katherine Vaz, Barbara Croft, Lucy Honig, Adria Bernardi."

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"""Celebrating twenty years of debuts, 20... is worth celebrating itself.""-Dennis Loy Johnson; ""One of the finest collections of contemporary short fiction around.""-Pittsburgh City Paper; ""Rereading these twenty splendid stories was like having a reunion with dear old friends who have done very, very well in life. This is a powerful collection of vivid, varied, and important voices in American fiction.""-Chuck Kinder; ""[Wideman] notes in his introduction that these short stories have changed his mind about the short-story form; indeed, they may change readers' minds as the book unfolds.... Recommended... with the words from Katherine Vaz's 1997 story 'Fado': 'Hold it for as long as you can, and ask for its blessing.' ""-Choice"

Celebrating twenty years of debuts, 20... is worth celebrating itself. -Dennis Loy Johnson; One of the finest collections of contemporary short fiction around. -Pittsburgh City Paper; Rereading these twenty splendid stories was like having a reunion with dear old friends who have done very, very well in life. This is a powerful collection of vivid, varied, and important voices in American fiction. -Chuck Kinder; [Wideman] notes in his introduction that these short stories have changed his mind about the short-story form; indeed, they may change readers' minds as the book unfolds.... Recommended... with the words from Katherine Vaz's 1997 story 'Fado': 'Hold it for as long as you can, and ask for its blessing.' -Choice

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John Edgar Wideman grew up in the Homewood section of Pittsburgh, where some of his novels and stories take place. A former Rhodes scholar, his work has been widely praised for its vivid and lyrical language, and his reviews and critical articles have app

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