Selected by editor Steven W. Beattie, the 2025 edition of Best Canadian Stories showcases the best Canadian fiction writing published in 2023.

Featuring:

Chris Bailey * Christine Birbalsingh * Cody Caetano * Kate Cayley * Lynn Coady * Caitlin Galway * Marcel Goh * Beth Goobie * Mark Anthony Jarman * Saad Omar Khan * Chelsea Peters * Kawai Shen * Liz Stewart * Glenna Turnbull * Catriona Wright * Clea Young

About the Author
Steven W. Beattie, a writer in Stratford, Ontario, spent twelve and a half years as Review Editor at Quill & Quire, Canada's magazine of the publishing trade industry. His writing and criticism have appeared in the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, the National Post, The Walrus, Canadian Notes & Queries, and elsewhere. He maintains the literary website That Shakespearean Rag.

Reviews

Praise for Best Canadian Stories

"One of the best things about the end of the year is having a chance to look back. The three Best Canadian volumes ... are a snapshot of some of the finest in Canadian writing this year."
-Robert J. Wiersema, Toronto Star

"Each of the sixteen stories carries a distinctive voice; and Moore is a vociferous ventriloquist and complete angler throwing 'a fishing line through the air with a narrative hook.' ... Biblioasis's Best just keeps getting better."
-Michael Greenstein, The Miramichi Reader

"A wide-ranging ... interesting collection."
-The BC Review

"The legacy for Canadian literature in the Best Canadian Stories series can't be overstated. For years the collection has been the place to discover Canadian writers."
-Winnipeg Free Press

"Best Canadian Stories ... combines both emerging and established voices for a fascinating glimpse at the most exciting short fiction coming out of this country."
-Open Book

"The arrival, late in the fall each year, of [this] collection is always cause for fanfare."
-Quill & Quire

Book Information
ISBN 9781771966344
Author Steven W. Beattie
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Biblioasis
Publisher Biblioasis