Best Debut Short Stories 2021: The PEN America Dau Prize by Beth Piatote, Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Yuka Igarashi, Sarah Lyn Rogers

Best Debut Short Stories 2021: The PEN America Dau Prize

Beth Piatote, Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Yuka Igarashi, Sarah Lyn Rogers

224 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
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The stories collected here represent the most recent winners of the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers, which recognizes twelve writers who have made outstanding debuts in literary magazines in the previous year. They are cho...

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Community Reviews Summary of 20 reviews

Moods

challenging 66%
emotional 66%
reflective 50%
tense 50%
dark 33%
adventurous 16%
informative 16%
inspiring 16%
mysterious 16%

Pace

medium 80%
fast 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

N/A: 66% | A mix: 33%

Strong character development?

N/A: 50% | Yes: 50%

Loveable characters?

N/A: 50% | Yes: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

N/A: 50% | Yes: 50%

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