Fiction
The Fiction Desk
Closes 31 Jan 2027
- Length
- 1,000 to 15,000 words
- Pay
- 0.025 GBP per word
- Fee
- Reading fee 5.00 GBP
- Simultaneous
- Allowed
- Reprints
- Original only
What they accept
The Fiction Desk is a short story publisher specialising in regular anthologies of new short fiction, and its winter call, which includes its annual ghost story call, is open until 31 January 2027. It publishes stories of 1,000 to 15,000 words, pays £25 per thousand words plus contributor copies, and charges a £5 submission fee per story.
- Languages
- English
- Anonymous reading
- Not required
- AI policy
- The Fiction Desk does not accept stories written or translated using AI tools, including tools that correct grammar, sentence structure, and punctuation, and requires authors to confirm no AI was used.
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