The annualand essentialcollection of the newest voices in short fiction selected this year by Nana Kwame AdjeiBrenyah Kali FajardoAnstine and Beth Piatote. Who are the most promising short story writers working today Where do we look to discover the future stars of literary fiction This book will offer a dozen answers to these questions. The stories collected here represent the most recent winners of the PENRobert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers which recognizes twelve writer