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The BBC National Short Story Award Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of The BBC National Short Story Award books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the The BBC National Short Story Award series? Start with "The BBC National Short Story Award 2010 (By: Helen Oyeyemi,David Constantine,Sarah Hall,Aminatta Forna,Jon McGregor)" (2010) and follow publication order through all 15 books.
The complete The BBC National Short Story Award reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The BBC National Short Story Award 2010 (By: Helen Oyeyemi,David Constantine,Sarah Hall,Aminatta Forna,Jon McGregor)
2010
The BBC National Short Story Award 2013 (By: Lionel Shriver,Sarah Hall,Lavinia Greenlaw,Lucy Wood)
2013
The BBC National Short Story Award 2014 (By: Tessa Hadley,Lionel Shriver,Zadie Smith,Rose Tremain,Francesca Rhydderch,Alan Yentob)
2014
The BBC National Short Story Award 2015 (By: Jeremy Page)
2015
BBC National Short Story Award 2016 (With: Claire-Louise Bennett,Lavinia Greenlaw,Tahmima Anam,Jenni Murray,K.J. Orr)
2016
The BBC National Short Story Award 2017 (By: Joanna Trollope,Helen Oyeyemi,Jenni Fagan,Benjamin Markovits,Will Eaves,Cynan Jones)
2017
The BBC National Short Story Award 2018 (By: Kerry Andrew,Sarah Hall,Ingrid Persaud,Nell Stevens,Kiare Ladner,Stig Abell)
2018
The BBC National Short Story Award 2019 (By: Lucy Caldwell,Jo Lloyd,Lynda Clark,Jacqueline Crooks,Nikki Bedi)
2019
The BBC National Short Story Award 2020 (By: Eley Williams,Sarah Hall,Caleb Azumah Nelson,Jan Carson,Jack Houston)
2020
The BBC National Short Story Award 2021 (By: Danny Rhodes,James Runcie,Richard Smyth,Lucy Caldwell,Rory Gleeson,Georgina Harding)
2021
The BBC National Short Story Award 2022 (By: Kerry Andrew,Elizabeth Day,Jenn Ashworth,Anna Bailey,Vanessa Onwuemezi,Saba Sams)
2022
The BBC National Short Story Award 2023 (By: Kamila Shamsie,ReetaChakrabarti,NickMulgrew,NaomiWood,CheriseSaywell,KPatrick)
2023
The BBC National Short Story Award 2024 (By: Lucy Caldwell,Ross Raisin,Will Boast,Manish Chauhan,Paddy O’Connell,Vee Walker)
2024
Best European Fiction 2011
2010
By the Book
2014
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