Short Story Anthologies
The Fiction Desk publishes a regular series of short story anthologies, featuring new fiction from both established and debut authors. Our collections showcase some of the best new writing from the UK and around the world, and celebrate the sheer pleasure of a well-written short story.
The series also features occasional anthologies of short fiction with a supernatural element, under the New Ghost Stories title.
You can find out more about each volume below. If you're new to The Fiction Desk, the best place to start would probably be our latest anthology, Inside Voices, which is available now in paperback.
Our Latest Anthology:
16. Inside Voices
Features new fiction from authors including Alastair Chisholm, Lauren O'Donoghue, Jo Gatford, and Eva Carson.
Previous Titles:
15. New Ghost Stories IV
Features new fiction from authors including Alastair Chisholm, Ben Tufnell, Matt Plass, and Jo Gatford.
14. Houses Borders Ghosts
A varied selection of supernatural and general fiction, featuring new stories from authors including Alastair Chisholm, Kate van der Borgh, and Jacki Donnellan.
13. Somewhere This Way
This anthology of new short fiction explores the routes people take through life, and how they find — or lose — their way.
12. And Nothing Remains
Many of the stories in our twelfth anthology of new short fiction explore different forms of loss, and what comes afterwards.
11. New Ghost Stories III
Our third selection of stories with a supernatural twist, including new work by Amanda Mason, Philippa East, and more.
10. Separations
The short stories in our tenth anthology of new short fiction explore kinds of separation: between the past and the present, within families, and between individuals and their own identities.
9. Long Grey Beard and Glittering Eye
Our ninth anthology of new short fiction, including the winners of the 2015 Newcomer Prize.
8. New Ghost Stories II
Our eighth anthology features eleven tales of the supernatural, including the winners of our 2014 ghost story competition.
7. There Was Once a Place
Our seventh anthology features fourteen stories, including some debuts, some returning favourites, and the winners of our 2014 flash fiction competition.
6. New Ghost Stories
Our first dedicated collection of supernatural tales includes the winners of our 2013 ghost story competition.
5. Because of What Happened
Our fifth anthology, featuring S R Mastrantone, Matt Plass, and the winners of our 2013 Flash Fiction Competition.
4. Crying Just Like Anybody
Our fourth anthology, featuring Richard Smyth, Miha Mazzini, and the return of Matt Plass, Matthew Licht and Colin Corrigan.
3. The Maginot Line
Our third anthology. New stories from nine authors including Benjamin Johncock, Ian Sales, Andrew Jury and Mandy Taggart.
2. All These Little Worlds
Our second short story collection. New stories from nine authors including Mischa Hiller, Charles Lambert, Jason Atkinson, and Halimah Marcus.
1. Various Authors
Where it all began: the first volume in our new series of short story anthologies, featuring stories from Charles Lambert, Jon Wallace, Matthew Licht and more.
