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 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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The Fiction Desk

The Fiction Desk publishes a regular series of short story anthologies, featuring new fiction from both established and debut authors. Our collections showcase some of the best new writing from the UK and around the world, and celebrate the sheer pleasure of a well-written short story.<div></div><div>The series also features occasional anthologies of short fiction with a supernatural element, under the New Ghost Stories title.</div>

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