Publisher's Synopsis
Marking the prize's 10th anniversary, this is a lavishly produced anthology of selected stories from winners and shortlisted authors from the Edge Hill Short Story Prize, now the only dedicated literary award for story collections in the UK. It features a stellar list of contributors and some of the very best practitioners of the form working today. Contributors include Kevin Barry, Colm Tóibìn, Ali Smith, Neil Gaiman, Kirsty Gunn, Tessa Hadley, Sarah Hall, Zoe Lambert, Claire Keegan, Jon McGregor, Nicholas Royle, Helen Simpson, and more. This anthology also marks the inception of the Edge Hill University Press, a new imprint dedicated to bringing contemporary prose and poetry to new audiences.
