Bright Side: A Hope Prize Anthology

'The stories gathered here, from every corner of the globe, will delight and move you.'
-Julia Gillard

In Trinidad, a woman waits in line at the post office, in her hand is one last letter destined for her son in America. At a baby shower during a sweltering New York summer, an old friendship takes on a new shape. In a small Australian town, a group of high school friends reunite after decades of distance.

These are the prize-winning and highly commended stories from the 2025 Hope Prize, one...