2422 stories

An anthology edited by Heidi Pitlor and prolific authors such as Min Jin Lee, Jane Smiley, Anthony Doerr, Raymond Carver, Amy Tan, Junot Diaz, T.C. Boyle, Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood and more, the BASS collects the year's best short stories by contemporary American writers.

677 stories

The oldest major prize for short fiction in America, collected and published annually by Anchor Books, featuring writers all around the world at various points in their career.

445 stories

An anthology of the year's best science fiction and fantasy, edited by series editor John Joseph Adams and bestselling authors such as R.F. Huang, Charles Yu, Veronica Roth, N.K. Jemisin, Carmen Maria Machado, Rebecca Roanhorse, and more.

220 stories

An anthology of North American mystery and thriller stories, edited by series editor Steph Cha and bestselling authors such as Jess Walter, C.J. Box, Lisa Unger, Alafair Burke, James Patterson, and more.

167 stories

Widely considered the premier award in science fiction, the Hugo Award is granted annually to a science fiction or fantasy story by the World Science Fiction Conventinon.

127 stories

110 stories

79 stories

YA short stories selected by Bookriot, written by well-known, well-published, or new and emerging voices. 

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77 stories

One of the most important science fiction awards, the Nebula Award for Best Novelette is granted annually to a science fiction or fantasy novelette (between 7500 and 17,500 words).

59 stories

36 stories

28 stories

20 stories

Annual British literary award celebrating the excellence of the modern short story, open to any writer from around the world who's been published in the UK or Ireland.

13 stories

Annual award given to a publication and three examples of short fiction by the American Society of Magazine Editors, recognizing a year of publishing excellence in fiction.

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An anthology of short stories selected annually by Ellen Datlow, “the venerable queen of horror anthologies” per the New York Times.

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Winners of Reedsy Short Stories competition, "the world's biggest weekly writing contest." Each week, Reedsy sends out a curated writing prompt and contestants respond with their entry.

1 story