Fantasy & Gothic Blog

Our new anthology, Epic Fantasy Short Stories, is due out in this week! Paired with Detective Mysteries, the two collections gather together the work of modern authors with classic fiction from the genres. Epic Fantasy promises to be a bewitching mix of adventure, fearsome beasts, and enchantment, and you can read more about the featured tales in Part 1 of this Author Q&A. Now, the book's contemporary authors tell us a bit more about their favourite fantasy stories, as well as the different ways they bring their own stories to life:

Topics: gothic and fantasy, Gothic Fantasy, short fiction

Available to buy soon, Epic Fantasy and Detective Mysteries join our flourishing range of Gothic Fantasy anthologies. Consisting of both new short stories and much older tales that have helped define the genres, the books contain an exciting mix of contemporary authors alongside the classics. Here to say a little more about their stories in the collection, some of the Epic Fantasy authors tell us below what led them to create the stories that feature in this book!

 

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We’re delighted to present the author lists for the next two anthologies in our Gothic Fantasy series: Detective Thrillers, and A Dying Planet. Due for publication in February 2020, these latest books continue to pair contemporary takes on the themes with classic tales that have helped shape the genres as we know them today. Once again, we received a great response to our recent call for submissions, and we’re excited to now share the results of a selection process that has been both tough and rewarding: congratulations to the below and many thanks to all who submitted!

Topics: Gothic Fantasy, Short Stories, Science Fiction, Call For Submissions, crime fiction

Concluding this month's Q&As with our October authors, we have Hunter Shea. He talks about a few influences of the book, what's to come and what his dream writing project would be!

Topics: Flame Tree Press, Flame Tree Press Authors, Flame Tree Press Titles, Horror Fiction

Next up for October's Q&As we have Frazer Lee! He'll be exploring some of the themes of his latest novel 'Hearthstone Cottage' and what he's working on now! Be sure to check in tomorrow for more writing inspiration!

Topics: Flame Tree Press, Flame Tree Press Authors, Flame Tree Press Titles, Horror Fiction

Next up for October's Q&As we have Ramsey Campbell! He'll be telling you what his latest novel is all about, some advice to new authors and why he chose to start writing horror! Be sure to check in tomorrow for more writing inspiration!

Topics: Flame Tree Press, Flame Tree Press Authors, Flame Tree Press Titles, Horror Fiction

In the first of this month's Q&As with our October authors, we have J.H. Moncrieff! She talks about what the themes of her latest novel are, some influences of the book and her favourite thing about being a writer! Be sure to check in tomorrow for more writing inspiration!

Topics: Flame Tree Press, Flame Tree Press Authors, Flame Tree Press Titles, Horror Fiction

We have some great titles coming out in the next few months, so we wanted to talk about them here! We have yet another amazing new to Flame Tree horror from Brian Kirk called We Are Monsters and Snowball, a horror/suspense by Gregory Bastianelli. Check out today's blog for more details about everything we have coming up over the next couple of months!

Topics: Flame Tree Press, Flame Tree Press Authors, Flame Tree Press Titles, Horror Fiction, Science Fiction, crime fiction

In the last of this month's Q&As with our September authors, we have David Tallerman. He talks about some of his writing spots, a few influences of the book and what's to come!

Topics: Flame Tree Press, horror, Flame Tree Press Authors, Flame Tree Press Titles, Horror Fiction, Haunted House

For today's August author Q&A, we have D.W. Gillespie. He will be talking about what some of the influences of his book, One by One, and talk of haunted houses! Be sure to check in tomorrow for more Q&As!

Topics: Flame Tree Press, horror, Flame Tree Press Authors, Flame Tree Press Titles, Horror Fiction, Haunted House