Julie Orringer, Adam Johnson, William Gay, David Benioff, Ana Menendez, Maile Meloy, Amanda Davis, Jennifer Vanderbes, Alix Ohlin, and John Murray: These are just some of the acclaimed writers whose early work has appeared in Best New American Voices since its launch in 2000.
The 2005 edition features a new crop of promising stories selected by novelist Francine Prose, who continues the tradition of identifying the best young writers on the cusp of their careers. With pieces culled from hundreds of prestigious writing programs, such as the Iowa Writers' Workshop and Johns Hopkins, and...

Offering new talent, fresh voices, and literary names of the future who are honing their talents at today's most prestigious writing workshops, this inaugural volume in an exciting new series presents the best short fiction from the U.S. and Canada.

This collection of stories gathered from 100 different creative writing workshops, covers such subjects as mid-life career changes, extraterrestrials and marital fidelity.