The Short Story Advent Calendar is the first of its kind: a collection of 24 stories that readers will open, one by one, on the mornings leading up to Christmas 2015. These two dozen stories (more than 500 pages in total) come from some of your favourite writers from across North America—plus a few new crushes you haven't met yet. Most of these pieces have never been published in book form. Some have never been published before, period. Contributors include: Pasha Malla (People Park) Jess Walter (Beautiful Ruins) Heather O'Neill (Lullabies for Little Criminals) Richard Van Camp (The Lesser Blessed) Zsuzsi Gartner (Better Living Through Plastic Explosives) The calendar is here to help you ring in this holiday season, and then it's gone forever. Each chapbook is sealed, so you won't know what story you're getting until the morning you open it. The collection also includes a gorgeous full-colour slipcase and lid—the better to be displayed on your shelves, or those of someone you love, for years to come.

The Short Story Advent Calendar returns, not a moment too soon, to spice up your holidays with another collection of 24 stories that readers open one by one on the mornings leading up to Christmas. This year's stories once again come from some of your favourite writers across the continent—plus a couple of new crushes you haven't met yet. Most of the stories have never appeared in a book before. Some have never been published, period. The 2016 Short Story Advent Calendar includes stories from: - Anakana Schofield (Martin John) - Daniel Handler (Adverbs, Lemony Snicket) - Sheila Heti (How Should a Person Be?) - Charles Demers (Vancouver Special, CBC's The Debaters) - Katie Coyle (Vivian Apple at the End of the World) - plus [redacted x 19]! Like last year, the calendar is available in a one-time print run, which means that once it's gone, it's gone forever. Each chapbook is sealed, so you won't know what story you're getting until the morning you open it. The collection also includes a gorgeous full-colour slipcase—the better to be displayed on your shelves, or those of someone you love, for years to come.

For the third straight year, the Short Story Advent Calendar is here to be the spice in your eggnog, the rum in your fruitcake—another collection of 24 brilliant stories to be opened, one by one, on the mornings leading up to Christmas. These stories once again come from some of the best and brightest writers across North America, and beyond. Plus, this year featuring more all-new material than ever before! Contributors to the 2017 calendar include: Kelly Link (Get in Trouble, Magic for Beginners) Jim Gavin (Middle Men, AMC's forthcoming Lodge 49) Carmen Maria Machado (Her Body and Other Parties) Ken Liu (The Paper Menagerie, The Grace of Kings) Maggie Shipstead (Astonish Me, Seating Arrangements) and [REDACTED x 19]! As always, each booklet is sealed, so you won't know what story you're getting until the morning you open it. Calendars are available in a one-time print run, which means that once they're gone, they're gone forever. The 2017 edition has also been reimagined, design-wise—did someone say translucent vellum sleeve? Yes. It was us.

Fourth time’s the charm. We’re back with another deluxe box set of 24 individually bound short stories to get you into the yuletide spirit. The 2018 edition of the Short Story Advent Calendar might be our most ambitious yet, with stories from eight different countries and three different originating languages (don’t worry, we got the English versions). Plus, we set a new personal best for all-new material. Contributors to the 2018 Short Story Advent Calendar include: Kevin Barry (Beatlebone, City of Bohane) Ben Greenman (What He’s Poised to Do, Don Quixotic) Etgar Keret (Suddenly, a Knock on the Door) R. O. Kwon (The Incendiaries) Sara Levine (Treasure Island!!!) and [REDACTED x 19]!

The Short Story Advent Calendar is back! And to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Short Story Advent Calendar, we’ve decided to make the festivities even more festive, with five different coloured editions to help you ring in the holiday season. No matter which colour you choose, the insides are the same: it’s another collection of expertly curated, individually bound short stories from some of the best writers in North America and beyond.

This is the standard edition slipcase of the calendar. For the special edition slipcase please go here. You know the drill by now. The 2020 Short Story Advent Calendar is a deluxe box set of individually bound short stories from some of the best writers in North America. This year's slipcase is a thing of beauty, too, with electric-yellow lining and spot-glossed lettering. It also comes wrapped in two rubber bands to keep those booklets snug in their beds.

This is the standard edition slipcase of the calendar. For the special edition slipcase please go here. We are pleased to announce that the Short Story Advent Calendar is back—but with a new twist. This time around, we’ve recruited one of our very favourite writers and readers to curate a unique globetrotting literary adventure. Edited and introduced by Alberto Manguel, the 2021 Short Story Advent Calendar spans the globe—from Canada to Australia, Africa to Scandinavia—featuring contemporary and classic works alike. Contributors include: Marcel Aymé (France) Aleksandar Hemon (Bosnia) José Saramago (Portugal) Muriel Spark (Scotland) Leo Tolstoy (Russia) and 20 other writers from 20 other countries!

This is the standard edition slipcase of the calendar. For the special edition slipcase please go here. Like we always do at this time: the Short Story Advent Calendar is back for 2022. We had such a great time last year working with our first-ever guest editor, the one and only Alberto Manguel. This year, however, we’re bringing things back to basics. No overarching theme or format, just 25 top-class short stories, selected in-house, by some of the best writers in North America and beyond. Contributors to the 2022 Short Story Advent Calendar include: Venita Blackburn (How to Wrestle a Girl) Lucy Ellmann (Ducks, Newburyport) Steven Millhauser (Martin Dressler) Ander Monson (Predator: A Memoir, A Movie, An Obsession) John Elizabeth Stintzi (My Volcano) and 20 more! (This is a collection of literary, non-religious short stories for adults. For more information, visit our Frequently Asked Questions page.)

This is the standard edition slipcase of the calendar. For the special edition slipcase please go [here](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203121789-the-2023-short-story-advent-calendar). The 2023 Short Story Advent Calendar is a deluxe box set of individual short stories from some of the best writers in North America and beyond. Now in its ninth year, the SSAC is back to once again bring readers a deluxe, peppermint-fresh collection of 25 short stories from some of the best writers in North America and beyond. Contributors to the 2023 Short Story Advent Calendar include: \- Melissa Broder (Milk Fed) \- Thomas King (Indians on Vacation) \- Naben Ruthnum (A Hero of Our Time) \- Colin Winnette (Users) \- Hilma Wolitzer (Today a Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket) and 20 more! (This is a collection of literary, non-religious short stories for adults. )

This is the special edition slipcase of the calendar. For the standard edition slipcase please go [here](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/220911798-the-2024-short-story-advent-calendar). The 2024 Short Story Advent Calendar is a deluxe box set of individual short stories from some of the best writers in North America and beyond. When the first Short Story Advent Calendar launched, in 2015, we frankly had no clue we’d still be sitting here today, continuing to offer up batches of tasty stories fresh from the oven. To celebrate this milestone, we’ve packed the 10th SSAC with a mix of new and familiar names—ideal company for those chilly winter nights ahead. Contributors to the 2024 Short Story Advent Calendar include: \- Jennifer Croft (The Extinction of Irena Rey) \- Carmen Maria Machado (In the Dream House) \- Ed Park (Same Bed Different Dreams) \- Casey Plett (On Community) \- Robin Sloan (Moonbound) and 20 more! (This is a collection of literary, non-religious short stories for adults.)