Best Contemporary Short Story Writers

Look at any list of best short stories ever written and you’ll see a familiar list of names: Poe, Chekhov, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, O’Connor, Carver, and Munro.

But, there a quite a few contemporary writers to add to the pantheon. I’ll list ten names (in no particular order) to get the discussion started, but I want to hear from you. Who are your favorite contemporary writers?

1. Ottessa Moshfegh

2. Karen Russell

3. Charles Yu

4. George Saunders

5. Jhumpa Lahiri

6. Kirstin Valdez Quade

7. Lauren Groff

8. Carmen Maria Machado

9. David Means

10. Etgar Keret