Costa Book Award for Short Story


The Costa Book Award for Short Story, established in 2012, was an annual literary award for short stories, part of the Costa Book Awards.
The awards were dissolved in 2022.

Recipients

Costa Books of the Year are distinguished with a bold font and a blue ribbon. Award winners are listed in bold.
YearAuthorShort StoryResultRef.
2012'"Millie and Bird"Winner
2012"Trompette de la Mort"Runner up
2012"Small Town Removal"Runner up
2012"Dislocation"Shortlist
2012"Don't Try this at Home"Shortlist
2012"Mown Grass"Shortlist
2013'"The Keeper of the Jackalopes"Winner
2013"The Old Man and the Suit"Second
2013"The Forgiveness Thing"Third
2013"The Gun Shearer"Shortlist
2013"The Papakh Hat"Shortlist
2013"Still Water, BC"Shortlist
2014'Fishskin, HareskinWinner
2014The MatchboySecond
2014JellyfishThird
2015'RogeyWinner
2015Gerardo Dreams of ChilliesFinalist
2015Watching the Storms Roll InFinalist
2015The Night OfficeFinalist
2015To William Burroughs, from His WifeFinalist
2015FallenFinalist
2018Breathing WaterWinner
2020"The Person Who Serves, Serves Again"Winner
2020"How Adult Conversation WorkSecond
2020"The Lobster Waltz"Third