Meet 6 writers collected in the PEN America Best Debut Short Story Collection 2023 Anthology

Meet 6 writers collected in the PEN America Best Debut Short Story Collection 2023 Anthology

Every year, PEN America releases an anthology of the best short stories written by first time published writers. This year, a dozen writers were selected from a wide-ranging array of literary journals – both in print and online. They were judged and selected by Venita Blackburn, Richard Chiem, and Dantiel W. Moniz.

You can read previous roundtables featuring writers from past collections here: 2022, 20212020, and 2019.

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Meet seven writers collected in the Pen America Best Debut Short Stories 2020 anthology

Meet seven writers collected in the Pen America Best Debut Short Stories 2020 anthology

Every year, PEN America releases an anthology of the best short stories written by first time published writers. This year, a dozen writers were selected from a wide-ranging array of literary journals – both in print and online. They were judged and selected by Tracy O’Neill, Nafissa Thompson-Spires, and Deb Olin Unferth.

I asked seven of the collected writers get-to-know-you questions to better introduce them to readers.

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