First Edition 21

About the book

For 21 years, Goldsboro Books has been supporting new writing and championing past and future classics in every genre. Loved by readers and by writers, it has become a haven for words and stories in the bustling centre of London.

This anthology brings together fantasy worlds, dystopian visions, romance and passion, dark crime, disconcerting drama, humour, hopes and dreams in a collection of new writing that is a unique and fitting celebration of fiction in all its variety.

First Edition 21 brings together the most gripping, entertaining and moving writing with a range of brilliant stories that are both a tribute and a reflection of the books that Goldsboro has loved since 1999.

Full list of contributing authors below:

Amer Anwar, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Paul Burston, Jessie Burton, Paul Fraser Collard, John Connolly, M.W. Craven, Sebastien de Castell, Lizzie Enfield, J.D. Fennell, Katie Fforde, Christopher Fowler, Anita Frank, Robert Goddard, Araminta Hall, Adam Hamdy, Anna James, Amanda Jennings, Ragnar Jonasson, Rachel Joyce, Tony Kent, Vaseem Khan, Clare Mackintosh, John McCullough, Paul Mendez, David Mitchell, Adele Parks, Anna Stephens, Andrew Swanston, C.L. Taylor, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Stuart Turton, S.J. Watson and Erin Young. With introduction written by Ian Rankin.

Signed by following authors:

Amer Anwar,

Paul Burston

Paul Fraser Collard

Lizzie Enfield

J.D. Fennell

Christopher Fowler

Anita Frank

Amanda Jennings

Anna James

Tony Kent

Vaseem Khan

Paul Mendez

Adele Parks

Anna Stephens

Stuart Turton

S.J. Watson

Erin Young.