"East of the West," an award-winning story by alum Miroslav Penkov (2009) is featured in the 2013 edition of
The Best American Non-Required Reading, alongside works by Sherman Alexie, Nick Hornby, and Karen Russell.
Last July, "East of the West" won the
2012 BBC International Short Story Award, which carries a prize of £15,000. It's part of Miro's collection
East of the West, published in 2011.