Stories published in American and Canadian magazines are eligible for consideration for inclusion in The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories. Only print editions are considered; that is, online-only publications are not eligible.
Stories must be written originally in the English language. No translations are considered.
Stories may not be submitted by agents or writers. Editors are asked to send the entire issue and not to nominate individual stories.
Because of production deadlines for the 2012 collection, it is essential that stories reach the series editor by May 1, 2011. If a finished magazine is unavailable before the deadline, magazine editors are welcome to submit scheduled stories in proof or manuscript. Publications received after May 1, 2011, will automatically be considered for The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2013.
Please see our website, www.penohenryprizestories.com, for more information about submission to The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories.
The address for submission is:
Laura Furman, The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories
The University of Texas at Austin
English Department, B5000
1 University Station
Austin, TX 78712
The information listed below was up-to-date when The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2011 went to press. Inclusion in this listing does not constitute endorsement or recommendation by The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories or Anchor Books.