Annell López

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Annell López

Dec. 12, 2025, 11:23 AM EST

By Annell López

Annell López is the winner of the Louise Meriwether First Book Prize and the author of the short story collection I’ll Give You a Reason, a finalist for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for best debut short story collection.

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