The best short fiction published by Singaporean writers in 2023 and 2024.

The Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories: Volume Seven showcases the finest short fiction from Singapore, published in 2023 and 2024. Curated by guest editor Nuraliah Norasid, this volume brings together outstanding stories from journals, magazines, anthologies and single-author collections. Featuring Agnes Chew, Clara Chow, Ng Yi-Sheng, Prasanthi Ram, Daryl Qilin Yam and many more!

About the Editors

Nuraliah Norasid (guest ed.) is a writer and educator with a PhD in Creative Writing from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), where she currently teaches writing and communication. Her work has appeared in various publications, including Wasafiri, Fish Eats Lion Redux, Singa Pura-Pura, Mynah Magazine and Granta. Her debut novel, The Gatekeeper, won the Epigram Books Fiction Prize in 2016 and was named Best Fiction Title at the Singapore Book Awards in 2018.

Jason Erik Lundberg (series ed.) is the award-winning author and anthologist of thirty books, including A Fickle and Restless Weapon, Fish Eats Lion Redux, Most Excellent and Lamentable, Diary of One Who Disappeared and the Bo Bo and Cha Cha picture book series. He established the biennial Best New Singaporean Short Stories anthology series in 2013 and serves as series editor. He lectures at NTU in the Master of Arts in Creative Writing and Publishing programme.