Historical clue formulations

• Annual award for short stories — 2026-03-06
• "The Gift of the Magi" writer — 2025-04-29
• Short-story writer famous for twist endings — 2021-08-17
• "The Gift of the Magi" author — 2019-12-22
• Writer who called New York City "Baghdad-on-the-Subway" — 2018-04-14
• Author known for twist endings — 2017-12-12
• "The Ransom of Red Chief" writer, 1910 — 2017-09-22
• Writer who coined the term "banana republic" (1904) — 2017-04-02
• Annual writing award — 2017-02-22
• Writer who gave his name to an annual award — 2016-05-07
• Writing award won multiple times by Alice Munro — 2015-10-18
• William Sydney Porter's pen name — 2014-12-09
• Short story award — 2014-06-15
• Annual literary prize — 2013-12-15
• Master of literary twists — 2013-01-27
• "The Gift of the Magi" writer — 2012-11-05
• Eponym for an annual literary award since 1919 — 2006-11-18
• Porter's pen name — 2006-05-16
• Writer with an award named after him — 2000-03-07
• Noted writer imprisoned for bank embezzlement — 1997-06-07
• Annual literary award — 1996-08-04
• Porter nom de plume — 1996-01-31
• Pioneer of the twist — 1994-05-25