Ten writers born in 1968 explore the subject of revolution in brand-new specially written short stories. Governments are overthrown, the people are revolting. A utopia here, a dystopia there. From the skulduggery of Elizabethan London to the futuristic visions of science fiction, taking in undergraduate drug abuse, disaffected French youth, psychopathic desperate housewives and democratic cannibals along the way.

From village storytellers to nineteenth-century serialisations, from pub anecdotes to dramatic monologues, storytelling is an enduring and ever-popular art form. This collection of stories reconnects storytelling with its oral roots — each story is designed to be read aloud. It includes work by some of today’s most influential story-tellers, including Louis De Bernières, Blake Morrison, Salman Rushdie, Ian McEwan, Hanif Kureishi, and over 30 others.

A new annual anthology series of the best fantasy fiction written by authors based in Britain.

Best British Short Stories invites you to judge a book by its cover – or more accurately, by its title. This new series aims to reprint the best short stories published in the previous calendar year by British writers, whether based in the UK or elsewhere. The editor’s brief is wide ranging, covering anthologies, collections, magazines, newspapers and web sites, looking for the best of the bunch to reprint all in one volume. Neither genre nor Granta shall be overlooked in the search for the very best new short fiction.

Best British Short Stories invites you to judge a book by its cover – or more accurately, by its title. This new series aims to reprint the best short stories published in the previous calendar year by British writers, whether based in the UK or elsewhere. The editor’s brief is wide ranging, covering anthologies, collections, magazines, newspapers and web sites, looking for the best of the bunch to reprint all in one volume. Neither genre nor Granta shall be overlooked in the search for the very best new short fiction.

The first book of the series includes stories published in 2010 by the following authors: David Rose, Hilary Mantel, Lee Rourke, Leone Ross, Claire Massey, Christopher Burns, Adam Marek, SJ Butler, Heather Leach, Alan Beard, Kirsty Logan, Philip Langeskov, Bernie McGill, John Burnside, Robert Edric, Michèle Roberts, Dai Vaughan, Alison Moore and Salley Vickers.

The second in a brand-new series of annual anthologies, The Best British Short Stories 2012 reprints the cream of short fiction, by British writers, first published in 2011. The 2012 volume includes stories by Socrates Adams, AK Benedict, Neil Campbell, Ramsey Campbell, Stella Duffy, Stuart Evers, Julian Gough, Joel Lane, Jo Lloyd, Jaki McCarrick, Jon McGregor, Alison MacLeod, Dan Powell, Will Self, Robert Shearman, Michael Marshall Smith, HP Tinker, Jonathan Trigell, Emma Jane Unsworth, Jeanette Winterson.

The second in a brand-new series of annual anthologies, The Best British Short Stories 2012 reprints the cream of short fiction, by British writers, first published in 2011. The 2012 volume includes stories by Socrates Adams, AK Benedict, Neil Campbell, Ramsey Campbell, Stella Duffy, Stuart Evers, Julian Gough, Joel Lane, Jo Lloyd, Jaki McCarrick, Jon McGregor, Alison MacLeod, Dan Powell, Will Self, Robert Shearman, Michael Marshall Smith, HP Tinker, Jonathan Trigell, Emma Jane Unsworth, Jeanette Winterson.

The third in a landmark series of annual anthologies, The Best British Short Stories 2013 brings you the best of short fiction, by British writers, first published in 2012.