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.[1]
Costa Books of the Year are distinguished with a bold font and a blue ribbon . Award winners are listed in bold.
| 2012 | "Millie and Bird" | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Trompette de la Mort" | Runner up | |||
| "Small Town Removal" | ||||
| "Dislocation" | Shortlist | |||
| "Don't Try this at Home" | ||||
| "Mown Grass" | ||||
| 2013 | "The Keeper of the Jackalopes" | Winner | [2] | |
| "The Old Man and the Suit" | Second | |||
| "The Forgiveness Thing" | Third | |||
| "The Gun Shearer" | Shortlist | |||
| "The Papakh Hat" | ||||
| "Still Water, BC" | ||||
| 2014 | Fishskin, Hareskin | Winner | ||
| The Matchboy | Second | |||
| Jellyfish | Third | |||
| 2015 | Rogey | Winner | [3] | |
| Gerardo Dreams of Chillies | Finalist | [4] | ||
| Watching the Storms Roll In | ||||
| The Night Office | ||||
| To William Burroughs, from His Wife | ||||
| Fallen | ||||
| 2018 | Breathing Water | Winner | [5] | |
| 2020 | "The Person Who Serves, Serves Again" | Winner | ||
| "How Adult Conversation Work | Second | |||
| "The Lobster Waltz" | Third |