EditorAt the end of October, the editor of Lowestoft Chronicle nominated numerous pieces for inclusion in the various Best American Series anthologies. Twenty of so pieces are published in each anthology, and hundreds of submissions are sent each year. Mercifully, the submission process is now an online procedure sparing our editor from the dreaded post office line that inevitably extends to the parking lot. These are our nominations.
Best American Short Stories Nominations
— A Rising Tide, DAVID HAGERTY.
— The Temptation of Celeste Azul, MARK JACOBS.
— The Widower, PAUL O. JENKINS.
— The Invitation, RICHARD PLOETZ.
Best American Essays Nominations
— Delivering, JIM DANIELS.
— Up in Smoke – Memories of a Smoker, MARCO KATZ MONTIEL.
— When You Grow Up, JAMES B. NICOLA.
— The Best Tour We Never Understood, LI RUAN.
Best American Mystery and Suspense Nominations
— Brownie Bribery, BRUCE HARRIS.
— Sharp Knives, MARK JACOBS.
— Refugee Highway, KEN WETHERINGTON.
About The Best American Series
The Best American Series, launched in 1915, is published annually by Mariner Books (an imprint of HarperCollins). It is billed as the premier annual showcase for the country’s finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume’s series editor selects notable works from hundreds of print and online publications.
