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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. "
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Response Time
Acceptance Rate
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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11
Total submissions tracked
25 days
Average response time
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.
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