Historic Post: Short- and Longlist Honorees for the 2021 Short Story Collection Prize

Editor’s note: This post was lost when we moved websites. At the request of honored authors, we’ve recreated it.

It was our honor to read and review hundreds of submissions from countless talented authors for this year’s Short Story Collection Prize. Though narrowing them down was a nearly impossible task, we’re proud to celebrate these works as the short- and longlist honorees.

Shortlist:

The Things We Fear Swallow Us from the Shadows of the Things We Love by Christopher Mohar

Flyover Girls by Julie Benesh

Inadequate Methods of Self-Preservation by Kim Magowan and Michelle Ross

Other Women by Rita Ciresi

A Cabinet of Curiosities by Leanne Ogasawara

Longlist:

Rip Your Throat Out by William Ejzak

The Iridescents by Emrys Donaldson

Where Light Can’t Reach by Sarah Layden

In the Land of Milk and Honey: Seven Stories by Ernest Finney

The Beautiful Days by Michael Byers 

Raise Your Fists by Jeremy Griffin

Arabella Leaves and Other Stories by Jane Ciabattari

Memoirs of a Gentleman Caller by Matthew Lansburgh

Go On Without Me by Alissa Hattman

Shattering the Jewels by Karl Taro Greenfeld

Neighborhood Watch: Nebraska Stories by Jessica Hollander

Be Everything! And More by Matthew Pitt

A Manly Man’s Guide to Virtue by Joseph O'Malley