22 Fictions

Launched in 2017 and 2018, the Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize and the Brick Lane Short Story Prize have produced two of the most interesting bodies of short fiction published in recent years. Established as DIY publishing projects by booksellers in the independent bookshops of London and Madrid, the annual collections from both prizes have quickly became cult artefacts. Compiled here for the first time as a collaborative anthology, '22 Fictions' features some of the most exciting work selected from the formative years of both prizes.