Meg Wolitzer, geboren 1959, studierte Creative Writing und veröffentlichte 1982 den ersten von mehreren Romanen, darunter den New-York-Times-Bestseller 'The Ten Year Nap'. Sie unterrichtete Creative Writing u. a. an der University of Iowa, zwei ihrer Bücher wurden verfilmt. Ihre Kurzgeschichten erschienen in der Sammlung 'Best American Short Stories'. Im Herbst 2013 war sie Gastkünstlerin des Princeton Atelier Program. Sie lebt in New York City.

Best-selling author Meg Wolitzer guest edits the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction. "If you know exactly what you are going to get from the experience of reading a story, you probably wouldn't go looking for it; you need, in order to be an open reader of fiction, to be willing. To cast a vote for what you love and then wait for the outcome," writes Meg Wolitzer in her introduction. The Best American Short Stories 2017 casts a vote for and celebrates all that is our country. Here you'll find a man with a boyfriend and a girlfriend, naval officers trapped on a submarine, a contestant on America's Funniest Home Videos, and a gay man desperate to be a father-unforgettable characters waiting for an outcome, burning with stories to tell. The Best American Short Stories 2017 includes T. C. BOYLE - JAI CHAKRABARTI - EMMA CLINE - DANIELLE EVANS - LAUREN GROFF - ERIC PUCHNER - JIM SHEPARD - CURTIS SITTENFELD - JESS WALTER and others