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.
Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 28 days after submission*/Editor reported data42 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: ?*/Editor reported data3.57%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Publication
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
How to submit
Process
Form
Cover letter
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.
Author's rights
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.
Tracker statistics
42
Total submissions tracked
42 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
12 days
Fastest response time
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About
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.
Country
GB
Masthead
Editor-in-Chief