One Story believes that the short story is a powerful art form; a reader can be transported while engaging with a single writer’s work.
Meet Our Writers
I love how diverse the OS story can be—classic, edgy, simple and direct, long and scoping. Whatever it is, when it arrives in the mail, I usually stop everything and place it on my nightstand. I’m glad One Story exists, and I appreciate the donors who make it possible.
Recent Award-Winning Stories
O. Henry Prize Stories 2022
by ’Pemi Aguda Breastmilk
Best American Short Stories 2022
by Alice McDermott Post
Pushcart Prize 2022: Special Mentions
by Jenzo DuQue The Rest of Us
by Gothataone Moeng Small Wonders
by Jenn Alandy Trahan The Freak Winds Up Again
Best American Short Stories 2021
by Jenzo DuQue The Rest of Us
Best American Short Stories 2021: Distinguished Stories
by Jenn Alandy Trahan The Freak Winds Up Again
Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy 2021
by Yohanca Delgado The Rat