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Whitney Collins

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Whitney is the author of RICKY & OTHER LOVE STORIES (Sarabande, 2024) and BIG BAD (Sarabande, 2021), which won the 2019 Mary McCarthy Prize, a 2021 Bronze INDIES, and a 2022 Gold IPPY.

She is the recipient of a Best American Short Stories 2022 Distinguished Story, a 2020 Pushcart Prize, a 2020 Pushcart Prize Special Mention and winner the 2020 American Short(er) Fiction Prize and the 2021 ProForma Contest.

Her stories have appeared in American Short Fiction, AGNI, The Idaho Review, Gulf Coast, and The Best Small Fictions 2022, among others.

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Average rating: 3.57 · 566 ratings · 94 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Volume 0: Issue Two by Marian Crotty, Lisa Unger (Goodreads Author), Quan Barry 3.39 avg rating — 438 ratings	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
	Big Bad 4.26 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 2021 — 2 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
	Ricky (Series in Kentucky Literature) 4.03 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2024 — 2 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
	"The brute of Berlin.": A story of the Belgian invasion in three acts 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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
	Taurus Astrology: Grounded Confidence, Purpose, and Inner Calm: Understand Taurus traits, align your choices with your values, and feel steady in love and life by Whitney Collins (Goodreads Author), Virtual Voice (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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
	Gentle Bedtime Stories Infants Love for Soothing Sleep and Sweet Dreams: Soft lullabies and gentle tales to help infants wind down, feel secure, and drift off to peaceful sleep by Whitney Collins (Goodreads Author), Virtual Voice (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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