I was very excited to see that BIGNESS was included on the long list for The Story Prize, among some very good company. For those of you not familiar with The Story Prize, their website offers this description: “The Story Prize is an annual book award for short story collections written in English and published in the U.S. during a calendar year. The winner receives $20,000, and each finalist receives $5,000.” This year’s finalists are Daniyal Mueenuddin, Victoria Patterson, and Wells Tower.