An "all-American" shortlist, featuring five women and one man, has been announced for the £30,000 (about $42,135) Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award, the richest in the world for a single short story. The winner will be named April 26 in London. This year's finalists are:
"Do-Over" by Curtis Sittenfeld
"F.A.Q.S" by Allegra Goodman
"Herman Melville, Volume 1" by Victor Lodato
"Life on Earth" by Molly McCloskey
"Peanuts Aren't Nuts" by Courtney Zoffness
"The Metal Bowl" by Miranda July