Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Women Writers at Work | 1989 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 2 | The Best American Short Stories 1989 | 1989 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 3 | The Faber Book of Contemporary Canadian Short Stories | 1990 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 4 | Colors of a New Day | 1990 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 5 | Cries of the Spirit | 1991 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 6 | The Short Story: 30 Masterpieces | 1992 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 7 | Flash Fiction: 72 Very Short Stories | 1992 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 8 | Ploughshares Winter 1993-94 | 1993 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 9 | Minding the Body | 1994 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 10 | First Fiction: An Anthology of the First Published Stories by Famous Writers | 1994 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 11 | The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women | 1995 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 12 | Ten | 1996 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 13 | Sunrise to Sunset | 1997 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 14 | Wild Women | 1997 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 15 | Mistresses of the Dark | 1998 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 16 | Mirror, Mirror on the Wall | 1998 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 17 | Turn of the Story: Canadian Short Fiction on the Eve of the Millennium | 1999 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 18 | The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction | 1999 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 19 | Ovid Metamorphosed | 2000 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 20 | When The Wild Comes Leaping Up | 2002 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 21 | The Common Sky: Canadian Writers Against the War | 2003 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 22 | The Eloquent Short Story: An Anthology of Narrative Styles | 2004 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 23 | More Stories We Tell | 2004 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 24 | The Virago Book of the Joy of Shopping | 2007 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 25 | The Penguin Book of Canadian Short Stories | 2007 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 26 | The Scotiabank Giller Prize 15 Years: An Anthology of Prize-Winning Canadian Fiction. | 2008 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 27 | Sisters | 2009 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 28 | First Words: Earliest Writing from Favorite Contemporary Authors | 2009 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 29 | Crimespotting | 2009 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 30 | Half-Minute Horrors | 2009 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 31 | The Secret History of Science Fiction | 2009 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 32 | I’m With the Bears | 2011 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 33 | Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury | 2012 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 34 | The World Split Open | 2014 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 35 | Loosed Upon the World | 2015 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 36 | The Secret Loves of Geek Girls | 2015 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 37 | First Light: A Celebration of Alan Garner | 2016 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 38 | Freeman’s Power | 2018 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 39 | Cutting Edge: New Stories of Mystery and Crime by Women Writers | 2019 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 40 | Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes | 2022 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 41 | Furies | 2023 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
| 42 | Fourteen Days: An Unauthorized Gathering | 2024 | Margaret Atwood | Buy |
Margaret Atwood has been a frequent contributor to anthologies throughout her career. Her short fiction and essays have appeared in collections covering literary fiction, science fiction, feminist writing, horror, and more. Notable inclusions range from The Best American Short Stories 1989 to more recent collections like Furies (2023) and Fourteen Days (2024).
The breadth of anthologies reflects Atwood’s range as a writer and her standing in multiple literary communities. She has contributed to genre-specific collections like The Secret History of Science Fiction (2009) and I’m With the Bears (2011) alongside more traditional literary anthologies.