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. These stories first appeared in magazines from Ambit to Granta, in anthologies across various genres from publishers big and small, and in authors’ own short story collections. They were broadcast on radio and delivered by mobile phone app. They appeared online at Metazen and Paraxis.

Contributions by: Socrates Adams, A.K. Benedict, Neil Campbell, Ramsey Campbell, Stella Duffy, Stuart Evers, Julian Gough, Joel Lane, Jo Lloyd, Jaki McCarrick, Alison MacLeod, Michael Marshall Smith, Dan Powell, Will Self, Rob Shearman, H.P. Tinker, Jonathan Trigell, Emma Jane Unsworth, Jeanette Winterson