Highway Thirteen Wins the Story Prize

Highway Thirteen (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) by Fiona McFarlane wins the Story Prize. NewLit congratulates UC Berkeley English Department faculty member Fiona McFarlane on achieving this honor.

"a collection of 12 skillfully written short stories that take place over the course of 78 years and explore the far-reaching effects of a serial killer's crimes without directly depicting the murderer or the killings."

—The Story Prize

The Story Prize is a $20,000 award that honors the author of "an outstanding collection of short fiction."

Fiona McFarlane has been involved in New Literary Project for many years as coordinator of our Bonetti-Bell Fellows. She is a beloved professor at UC Berkeley.

Read more about the Story Prize, Highway Thirteen, and Fiona McFarlane.