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"The Fiction Desk is an independent short story publisher, specialising in new fiction. Our regular anthologies include stories from debut and established authors, from the UK and around the world. We even publish the occasional ghost story. "

"The Fiction Desk is an independent short story publisher, specialising in new fiction. Our regular anthologies include stories from debut and established authors, from the UK and around the world. We even publish the occasional ghost story. "

Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

within four weeks / 25 days

Acceptance Rate

0%

  • Payment

    Yes: £25-£250

  • Fee

    Yes: £3

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    Yes

  • Provides contributor copies

    Yes: 2

  • Examples online

    No

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

1 genres

Fiction

Max words: 10000

Max pieces: 3

Most of the stories we publish are between about 2,000 and 7,000 words.

Fiction

Max words: 10000

Max pieces: 3

Most of the stories we publish are between about 2,000 and 7,000 words.

Statistics

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Track submission

11

Total submissions tracked

25 days

Average response time

0%

Average acceptance rate

14 days

Fastest response time

47 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 3356 days

How to submit

Process

We use our own submission form.

Cover letters

Just a couple of lines, with anything relevant to the subject matter, or any previous publications.

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

If possible, please submit your short story in .docx, .doc, or .odt format. (At a pinch, we can also use .rtf files. However, please avoid Microsoft Works or Apple Pages documents as we aren't always able to open these.

Rights for published work

We ask for first serial rights on any story we publish. This means that the story should not have appeared anywhere else, either in print or online (which includes publication on an author's own website). When we publish a story, we ask for a brief period of exclusivity (usually six months), and the right to keep the story in print as part of the anthology. We don't ask for more rights than we need to produce our anthologies, or place any limits on what you can do with your story after the exclusivity period. Copyright always remains with the author.

Additional info

Please note that we do not consider novel excerpts, non-fiction, poetry, or anything with illustrations or photographs. The stories we publish are also eligible to enter the Writer's Award, a cash prize of £100 for the best story in each volume, as judged by the contributors.

About the Magazine

Founded in ? | United Kingdom

The Fiction Desk is an independent publishing house based in the UK. We exist to encourage and promote new short stories, primarily through our series of new writing anthologies. We feature work from across the English-speaking world, as well as the occasional translated story.

Masthead

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