The prestigious annual story anthology, now in its second year with a new look, a new series editor, and a new guest editor format.The Best Short Stories 2022: The O. Henry Prize Winners-continuing a century-long tradition of cutting-edge literary excellence-contains twenty prizewinning stories chosen from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year. Guest editor Valeria Luiselli has brought her own refreshing perspective to the prize, selecting stories by an engaging mix of celebrated names and young emerging voices. The winning stories are accompanied by an introduction by Luiselli, observations from the winning writers on what inspired them, and an extensive resource list of magazines that publish short fiction. AN ANCHOR BOOKS ORIGINAL.