Best American Short Stories
2413 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.
O. Henry Award
672 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.
Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy
440 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.
Best American Mystery Stories
219 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.
Hugo Award for Best Short Story
166 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.
Bookriot Pick
78 stories
YA short stories selected by Bookriot, written by well-known, well-published, or new and emerging voices.
Nebula Award for Best Novelette
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).
Sunday Times Short Story
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.
Ellie Award
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.
The Best Horror of the Year
3 stories
An anthology of short stories selected annually by Ellen Datlow, “the venerable queen of horror anthologies” per the New York Times.
Reedsy Short Story Contest
2 stories
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.