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This year's Rea Award for the Short Story has been presented to John Updike, the prolific writer of 22 novels and 12 short collections, as well as numerous volumes of poetry, essays, criticism, and children's books. Now celebrating its 20th year, the award was founded by Michael M. Rea --- an voracious reader and collector of short stories --- to honor an American or Canadian writer whose works have given "significant contribution to the discipline of the short story as an art form." Previous Rea Award winners include Tobias Wolff, Joyce Carol Oates, Eudora Welty, Alice Monroe and Ann Beattie.
 For more information about the Rea Award for the Short Story, go to http://www.reaaward.org.
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Ann Beattie, the critically acclaimed author of seven novels and eight short story collections, is the recipient of this year's Rea Award for the Short Story. Founded in 1986 by Michael Rea, the award --- a $30,000 prize --- recognizes authors whose work has made a "significant contribution to the discipline of the short story as an art form," and is the only accolade presented in the United States exclusively for short fiction.
For more information about the Rea Award for the Short Story, go to http://www.reaaward.org.
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