2024
THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 2024
Edited by Lauren Groff (Guest Editor) & Heidi Pitlor (Series Editor)
Featuring: “The Magic Bangle” by Shastri Akella, originally edited by Benjamin Schaefer for The Rainbow Issue of Fairy Tale Review.
Published by HarperCollins
THE BEST SMALL FICTIONS 2024
Edited by Amber Sparks (Guest Editor) & Nathan Leslie (Series Editor)
Featuring: “The Selkie of the City Tells All” by JD Scott and “Lipshine #18 Champagne Gold”* by Val Rigodon, originally edited by Benjamin Schaefer for The Rainbow Issue of Fairy Tale Review.
*A Top 10 Spotlighted Story of 2023 as selected by Guest Editor Amber Sparks.
Published by Alternating Current Press
2023
FAIRY TALE REVIEW
THE RAINBOW ISSUE*
Editor
Featuring: Shastri Akella, Mary Angelino, Clayton Bradshaw, Robert Carr, Anna Graeme, Hannah Grieco, Allegra Hyde, Catherine Kim, Kyle Marbut, Mike McClelland, Christopher Nelson, Reuben Gelley Newman, Carolyn Oliver, Cat Powell**, Val Rigodon, Zak Salih†, Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn, Timothy Schaffert, JD Scott, Preston Smith, Addie Tsai, Michael Vargas, and Jae Towle Vieira.
*Finalist for the 2024 Lambda Literary Award for Outstanding LGBTQ+ Anthology.
**Finalist for the 2023 Shirley Jackson Award for Novelette.
†Named a Notable Story of 2023 by The Best American Mystery and Suspense series.
Published by Wayne State University Press
THE BEST SMALL FICTIONS 2023
Edited by Catherine McNamara (Guest Editor) & Nathan Leslie (Series Editor)
Featuring: “Love Story” by Kaj Tanaka, originally edited by Benjamin Schaefer for The Lilac Issue of Fairy Tale Review.
Published by Alternating Current Press
2022
FAIRY TALE REVIEW
THE LILAC ISSUE
Prose Editor
Featuring: Joy Baglio, Georgia Cook, Ryan Habermeyer, Grey Wolfe LaJoie, Kat Lewis, Emi Noguchi, Michelle Midori Repke, Nay Saysourinho, and Kaj Tanaka.
Published by Wayne State University Press
THE BEST SMALL FICTIONS 2022
Edited by Elaine Chiew (Guest Editor) & Nathan Leslie (Series Editor)
Featuring: “The Twelve Dancing Princesses” by Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, “The Maiden Without Hands” by Lauren Groff, and “The Frog Prince” by Ilana Masad, all originally edited by Benjamin Schaefer for The Gold Issue of Fairy Tale Review*.
*A Top 5 Spotlighted Journal of 2021 as selected by Series Editor Nathan Leslie.
Published by Sonder Press
BEST MICROFICTION 2022
Edited by Tania Hershman (Guest Editor), Meg Pokrass & Gary Fincke (Series Editors)
Featuring: “Iron Hans” by Julie Cadman-Kim, originally edited by Benjamin Schaefer for The Gold Issue of Fairy Tale Review.
Published by Pelekinesis
2021
FAIRY TALE REVIEW
THE GOLD ISSUE
Prose Editor
Featuring: Susan Briante, Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, Julie Cadman-Kim, Lauren Groff, Laird Hunt, Zeyn Joukhadar, Steph Kwiatkowski, T Kira Madden, Yasmina Din Madden, Ilana Masad, Sarah Minor, Ander Monson, Sabina Murray, M. B. Smith, Ira Sukrungruang, Erika Veurink, Marina Warner, Tara Stillions Whitehead, and Charles Yu.
Published by Wayne State University Press
2020
FAIRY TALE REVIEW
THE CORAL ISSUE
Prose Editor
Featuring: Matt Bell, Angela Buck, Sara Duff, Lisa Fishman, Maia McPherson, Adam Peterson, Anjali Sachdeva*, Sarah Salway, William Todd Seabrook, Beth Steidle, and My Tran.
*Named a Notable Story of 2021 by The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy series.
Published by Wayne State University Press
2019
FAIRY TALE REVIEW
THE PINK ISSUE
Prose Editor
Featuring: Skye Anicca, Carson Ash Beker, Carlea Holl-Jensen, Violet Kupersmith, Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint, Gina Ochsner*, Amber Sparks, and April Gray Wilder.
*Finalist for the 2019 Shirley Jackson Award for Short Fiction.
Published by Wayne State University Press
THE BEST SMALL FICTIONS 2019
Edited by Rilla Askew (Guest Editor) & Nathan Leslie (Series Editor)
Featuring: “Shelter” by C Pam Zhang, originally edited by Benjamin Schaefer for The Charcoal Issue of Fairy Tale Review.
Published by Sonder Press
2018
FAIRY TALE REVIEW
THE CHARCOAL ISSUE
Prose Editor
Featuring: Francesca Lia Block, Justine Champine, Jos Charles, Caroline Crew, Emrys Donaldson, Ashleigh E. Gill, David Hansen*, Baldomero Lillo, Ishelle Payer, Eric Schlich, Rion Amilcar Scott, Jonathan Wlodarski, C Pam Zhang, and Jack Zipes.
*Finalist for the 2018 Shirley Jackson Award for Short Fiction.
Published by Wayne State University Press
2017
FAIRY TALE REVIEW
THE TRANSLUCENT ISSUE
Prose Editor
Featuring: Alicia Bones, Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, Gillian Cummings, Kathryn Davis, Kelly Dulaney, Ann Glaviano, Sam Meekings, Jefferson Navicky, Maura Pellettieri, Adam Soto, Caroline Belle Stewart, Elizabeth Horner Turner, Kevin Wilson, and Rachel Zavecz.
Published by Wayne State University Press
2016
FAIRY TALE REVIEW
THE OCHRE ISSUE
Associate Editor
Featuring: Courtney Bird, Jaydn DeWald, Zachary Doss, Jaclyn Dwyer, Kristen Gleason, Kelsie Hahn, Carlea Holl-Jensen, Muriel Leung, Carmen Maria Machado, Aimee Pokwatka, Rachel Richardson, Jasmine Sawers, and Ira Sukrungruang.
Published by Wayne State University Press