The three finalists for the Story Prize, awarded annually for outstanding collections of short fiction, are honored at a ceremony at The New School on Wednesday, March 4, at 7:30 p.m.

The finalists, Jhumpa Lahiri, author of Unaccustomed Earth; Joe Meno, author of Demons in the Spring; and Tobias Wolff, author of Our Story Begins, read and discuss their work. The panel is moderated by Larry Dark, director of the Story Prize. This year’s judges are author and editor Daniel Menaker, bookseller Rick Simonson, and author and editor Hannah Tinti. The evening culminates in the presentation of the $20,000 prize to the winner for 2009.

This event cosponsored by the Story Prize and the New School Writing Program will take place in Tishman Auditorium, Alvin Johnson / J. M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street. Admission is $14; and free to all students and New School faculty, staff, and alumni with ID.

For more information, visit www.thestoryprize.org.