Foreword by Jenny Minton Quigley, series editor
Introduction by Lauren Groff, guest editor

“Office Hours,” by Ling Ma

“Man Mountain,” by Catherine Lacey

“Me, Rory and Aurora,” by Jonas Eika,
translated from the Danish by Sherilyn Nicolette Hellberg

“The Complete,” by Gabriel Smith

“The Haunting of Hajji Hotak," by Jamil Jan Kochai

“Wisconsin,” by Lisa Taddeo

“Ira & the Whale,” by Rachel B. Glaser

“The Commander’s Teeth,” by Naomi Shuyama-Gómez

“The Mad People of Paris,” Rodrigo Blanco Calderón,
translated from the Spanish by Thomas Bunstead

“Snake & Submarine,” by Shelby Kinney-Lang

“The Mother,” by Jacob M’hango

“The Hollow,” by ’Pemi Aguda

“Dream Man,” by Cristina Rivera Garza,
translated from the Spanish by Francisca González-Arias

“The Locksmith,” by Grey Wolfe LaJoie

“After Hours at the Acacia Park Pool,” by Kirstin Valdez Quade

“Happy Is a Doing Word,” by Arinze Ifeakandu

“Elision,” by David Ryan

“Xífù,” by K-Ming Chang

“Temporary Housing,” by Kathleen Alcott

“The Blackhills,” by Eamon McGuinness

The Writers on Their Work
Publisher’s Note: A Brief History of the O. Henry Prize
How the Stories Are Chosen
Acknowledgments
Publications Submitted
Permissions

The Best Short Stories 2023

The O. Henry Prize Winners