The Fiction Desk | books, creative writing tips & publication opportunities
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The Fiction Desk is an independent publisher of new short stories.
Our anthologies are published three times a year, and feature a range of general fiction from the UK and abroad. The series also includes New Ghost Stories, an annual collection of supernatural fiction.
The Fiction Desk | books, creative writing tips & publication opportunities
1M ago
Our summer submission calls Our summer reading period is open now, and will run until Friday, 27th September, 2024. Until then, we’ll be running two calls for short story submissions: Our General Submission Call is our standard call for stories in any of the themes and styles we features in our anthologies. We will also ..read more
The Fiction Desk | books, creative writing tips & publication opportunities
1M ago
The deadline for our spring short story submissions period is 31st May. Until then, we’re running two separate submission calls: Our special themed call this year, for short stories about food. Our open submission call, for general fiction in any of the styles and genres featured in our anthology series. You can find out more ..read more
The Fiction Desk | books, creative writing tips & publication opportunities
2M ago
Photo: John Need Media Many years ago, Lynsey May’s short story ‘Two Buses Away’ was the very first story featured in our very first anthology, Various Authors. Now her debut novel, Weak Teeth, has been published in its paperback edition, and this month it’s been selected as Waterstones’ Scottish Book of the Month. We thought ..read more
The Fiction Desk | books, creative writing tips & publication opportunities
8M ago
The first and most important thing to do if you’re planning to submit short stories to a magazine or series publisher is read them first. Pick up a couple of issues, or anthologies, or whatever it is they do, and read them closely. Work out what they’re trying to do as publishers, and whether what ..read more
The Fiction Desk | books, creative writing tips & publication opportunities
9M ago
Always one of the most popular (and entertaining) parts of our editorial year, our annual ghost story submission call is now open. Supernatural fiction has always been an important part of our output here at the Fiction Desk – just as it’s always been an important part of the history of the short story as ..read more
The Fiction Desk | books, creative writing tips & publication opportunities
9M ago
We are delighted to hear that Kate van der Borgh has found a publisher for her debut novel, And He Shall Appear. Kate’s stories have appeared in two Fiction Desk anthologies to date: Home, Time was featured in Houses Borders Ghosts, and The History Lesson was in Separations. And He Shall Appear is described in ..read more
The Fiction Desk | books, creative writing tips & publication opportunities
11M ago
It’s time to announce the latest winner of the Fiction Desk Writer’s Award. This award is presented for the best story in each anthology we publish, and is judged by the contributors to that volume. Time time we had a particularly challenging contest, with a three-way tie between Matt Plass, Jacqueline Gabbitas, and Jo Gatford ..read more
The Fiction Desk | books, creative writing tips & publication opportunities
1y ago
Our summer short story submission call is now open. There’s no particular theme for this call, so just take a look at one of our recent anthologies, and send us your best work. If you’re interested in supernatural fiction, it’s work checking out our latest anthology, New Ghost Stories IV. For a more general selection ..read more
The Fiction Desk | books, creative writing tips & publication opportunities
1y ago
Our latest anthology, New Ghost Stories IV, is out now. You can find out more, or order your own copy, right here ..read more
The Fiction Desk | books, creative writing tips & publication opportunities
2y ago
Information on our autumn Kindle sale ..read more