— C. MICHAEL CURTIS —

SHORT STORY BOOK PRIZE

The C. MICHAEL CURTIS SHORT STORY BOOK PRIZE includes $10,000 and book publication. The prize is named in honor of C. Michael Curtis, who has served as an editor of The Atlantic since 1963 and as fiction editor since 1982. This prize is made possible by an anonymous contribution from a South Carolina donor. The namesake of the prize, C. Michael Curtis, has discovered or edited some of the finest short story writers of the modern era, including Tobias Wolff, Joyce Carol Oates, John Updike, and Anne Beattie.

RECENT WINNERS

Let Me Out Here • Emily W. Pease

HUB CITY PRESS has emerged as the South’s premier independent literary press. Focused on finding and spotlighting new and extraordinary voices from the American South, the press has published over eighty high-caliber literary works. Hub City is interested in books with a strong sense of place and is committed to introducing a diverse roster of lesser-heard Southern voices. We are funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, the South Carolina Arts Commission and hundreds of donors across the Carolinas.

RECENT HUB CITY PRESS FICTION

The Prettiest Star • Carter Sickels

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