This anthology contains 14 stories by authors from around the world. As winners of the first Onion Custard Short Story Competition, they beat the competition and made it to the final edition.

The entry criteria were simple:

> Write a story of no more than 1,000 words.

> Write a story suitable for a young adult / adult reader.

Featuring:

Kelly Allen, Cal Bartley, Hannah Brimson, Jude Brooks, Susan Clarke, Anne Derbyshire, Alison Dunevein-Gordon, Rossi Henshall, Glenn James, Ramakanth Sai Josyula, Karen Little, Lis McDermott, Claire Rees, and Innocencia Sibanda