Order of Ali Smith Books

Scottish writer Ali Smith has established herself as a remarkable voice in contemporary literature, working across fiction, playwriting, and journalism. Her novel The Accidental earned her the 2005 Whitbread Novel of the Year, while Girl Meets Boys became the Diva magazine readers' choice Book of the Year. She achieved further acclaim with How to Be Both, which secured both the 2014 Goldsmiths Prize and the Novel Award at the 2014 Costa Book Awards.

Born and raised in Inverness, Smith pursued her academic studies at the University of Aberdeen, where she completed a joint degree in English language and literature. She continued her education at Newnham College, Cambridge, working toward a PhD in American and Irish modernism. It was during her doctoral studies that she discovered her passion for playwriting, which ultimately led her to dedicate herself fully to her writing career.

Publication Order of Anthologies

#TitleYearBuy
1
Diva Book of Short StoriesDiva Book of Short Stories
2001
2
Matter IssueMatter Issue
2002
3
New Writing 13New Writing 13
2005
4
The Brighton BookThe Brighton Book
2005
5
The Sea of AzovThe Sea of Azov
2009
6
SistersSisters
2009
7
Midsummer NightsMidsummer Nights
2009
8
FreedomFreedom
2009
9
Ox-Tales: FireOx-Tales: Fire
2009
10
Writing on the EdgeWriting on the Edge
2010
11
Road StoriesRoad Stories
2012
12
HereHere
2012
13
1914 - Goodbye to All That1914 - Goodbye to All That
2014
14
JawbreakersJawbreakers
2014
15
Out There: An Anthology of Scottish LGBT writing
2014
16
First Light: A Celebration of Alan GarnerFirst Light: A Celebration of Alan Garner
2016
17
FuriesFuries
2023

Publication Order of Gliff Books

#TitleYearBuy
1
GliffGliff
2025
2
Glyph
2025

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

#TitleYearBuy
1
ArtfulArtful
2012
2
In the Spirit of SparkIn the Spirit of Spark
2018

Publication Order of Seasonal Books

#TitleYearBuy
1
AutumnAutumn
2016
2
WinterWinter
2017
3
SpringSpring
2019
4
SummerSummer
2020

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

#TitleYearBuy
1
The Story of AntigoneThe Story of Antigone
2011

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

#TitleYearBuy
1
Other Stories and other storiesOther Stories and other stories
1999
2
Free Love and Other StoriesFree Love and Other Stories
2001
3
The Whole Story and Other StoriesThe Whole Story and Other Stories
2003
4
WritWrit
2006
5
The First Person and Other StoriesThe First Person and Other Stories
2008
6
ShireShire
2013
7
Public Library and Other StoriesPublic Library and Other Stories
2015

Standalone Novels

#TitleYearBuy
1
LikeLike
1997
2
Hotel WorldHotel World
2001
3
The AccidentalThe Accidental
2005
4
Girl Meets BoyGirl Meets Boy
2007
5
There but for theThere but for the
2011
6
How to Be BothHow to Be Both
2014
7
Companion PieceCompanion Piece
2022