Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prime Codex | 2007 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 2 | Evil Robot Monkey | 2008 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 3 | Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2008 Edition | 2008 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 4 | The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 22 | 2008 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 5 | Clockwork Phoenix 2 | 2009 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 6 | Realms 2 | 2009 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 7 | The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2009 | 2009 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 8 | 2020 Visions | 2010 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 9 | Apex Magazine #10, March 2010 | 2010 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 10 | Asimov’s Science Fiction, September 2010 | 2010 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 11 | The Best of Talebones | 2010 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 12 | The Book of Apex: Volume 2 of Apex Magazine | 2010 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 13 | The Hugo Award Showcase: 2010 Volume | 2010 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 14 | Apex Magazine #20, January 2011 | 2011 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 15 | Apex Magazine - October 2012 | 2012 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 16 | Robots: The Recent A.I. | 2012 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 17 | The Mammoth Book of Steampunk | 2012 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 18 | The Year’s Top Short SF Novels 2 | 2012 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 19 | The Book of Apex: Volume 4 | 2013 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 20 | The Mad Scientist’s Guide to World Domination | 2013 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 21 | Athena’s Daughters, Vol. 1 | 2014 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 22 | Coming Soon Enough Six Tales of Technology’s Future | 2014 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 23 | Shadows Beneath | 2014 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 24 | The Many Tortures of Anthony Cardno | 2014 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 25 | Time Travel: Recent Trips | 2014 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 26 | You’re Not Alone | 2014 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 27 | Forever Magazine Issue 13 | 2016 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 28 | Unbound | 2016 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 29 | Whitehall - Season One Volume One | 2016 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 30 | Whitehall - Season One Volume Two | 2016 | Mary Robinette Kowal | N/A |
| 31 | Women in Practical Armor | 2016 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 32 | Futurescapes | 2017 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 33 | Shimmer 2017: The Collected Stories | 2017 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 34 | Shimmer Magazine 35 | 2017 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 35 | The Long List Anthology Volume 3: More Stories From the Hugo Award Nomination List | 2017 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 36 | Robots vs. Fairies | 2018 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 37 | The Best of Uncanny | 2018 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 38 | The Long List Anthology Volume 4: More Stories From the Hugo Award Nomination List | 2018 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 39 | Worlds Seen in Passing: Ten Years of Tor.com Short Fiction | 2018 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 40 | Escape Pod | 2020 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 41 | Shimmer: The Best Of | 2020 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 42 | The Long List Anthology, Volume 6 | 2020 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 43 | Relics, Wrecks and Ruins | 2021 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 44 | The Long List Anthology Volume 8: More Stories From the Hugo Award Nomination List | 2022 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
| 45 | Life Beyond Us | 2023 | Mary Robinette Kowal | Buy |
This collection lists anthologies, magazines, and collections featuring Mary Robinette Kowal’s short fiction. Kowal is a prolific short story writer whose work has appeared in major science fiction and fantasy venues.
Her short story “Evil Robot Monkey” was nominated for the Hugo Award in 2009, and “For Want of a Nail” won the Hugo for Best Short Story in 2011. These stories are standalone works, separate from her novel series.
The entries here represent appearances in various publications where her short fiction has been collected or reprinted.