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Blanche Colton Williams (born 1879) was an American author, editor, professor of English literature, and head of the English department at Hunter College.

Williams graduated from the Industrial Institute and College (now the Mississippi University for Women) in Columbus, Mississippi in 1898. She taught English at Stanton College in Natchez, Mississippi and at Grenada College in Grenada, Mississippi, becoming department head before her departure for New York City in 1907. Williams earned a master's degree from Columbia University in 1908 and a doctorate in 1913. She was hired as an instructor at Hunter College in 1910 as well.

Williams was the first editor of the O. Henry Prize Stories, serving in that position from 1918 to 1932. In 1924, Will ...more

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	O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 4.36 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2004 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 4.17 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1922 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1992 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A book of short stories by Blanche Colton Williams, Robert Louis Stevenson, Washington Irving liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1918 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Handbook on Story Writing 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2008 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1929 liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1929	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	First-Prize Stories, 1919-1960, from the O. Henry Memorial Awards by Blanche Colton Williams (Editor), Harry Hansen (Introduction) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1960	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1931 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1931 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Clara Barton: Daughter of Destiny really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Panorama of the Short Story really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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