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.| Year | Author | Short Story | Result | Ref. |
| 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, Hareskin | Winner | |
| 2014 | The Matchboy | Second | ||
| 2014 | Jellyfish | Third | ||
| 2015 | ' | Rogey | Winner | |
| 2015 | Gerardo Dreams of Chillies | Finalist | ||
| 2015 | Watching the Storms Roll In | Finalist | ||
| 2015 | The Night Office | Finalist | ||
| 2015 | To William Burroughs, from His Wife | Finalist | ||
| 2015 | Fallen | Finalist | ||
| 2018 | Breathing Water | Winner | ||
| 2020 | "The Person Who Serves, Serves Again" | Winner | ||
| 2020 | "How Adult Conversation Work | Second | ||
| 2020 | "The Lobster Waltz" | Third |