Flame Tree Fiction

CALLING ALL SCI-Fi FANTASY WRITERS! SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION NEWSLETTER FOR FANTASYCON 2023!

Flame Tree Fiction are excited to announce that after the success of last year, we will be printing another A5 fiction newsletter with 7 sci-fi fantasy flash fiction stories of 1,000 words as a special edition for FantasyCon 2023, 15th-17th September, which will be alongside our usual monthly newsletter.

The programme will include the chosen stories and the author’s bio, where it is read by hundreds of writers in the UK Fantasy Community. It’s a fantastic, paid opportunity for authors! Please note that the monthly newsletter will run as usual.

The theme is…

Mythos Machine

We're looking for stories that explore the gods, the machines and their relationship with each other, and with humankind. Are we hovering at the edge of the Machine Age? What happens when AI moves beyond interpreting the myths of the ancient, and human, and begins to create its own? Are we living in a Phillip K. Dick movie? Do machines dream of other machines, or explore at the edges of their own knowledge, just as humans have done. Is the human imagination now irrelevant? Are the stories of the gods merely ignorant tales of the ill-educated, or subtle prophecies of hidden truths consumed now by the very machines we created? And can those machines truly reflect the depths of ancient origins? Do the elder gods just laugh at our petty concerns? So many tales to explore...

Guidelines:

• Please note that all stories submitted should be within the Sci-Fi Fantasy genre
• Terms and conditions for the submissions here - https://flametr.com/submissions
• Please send your 1000-word story to the Newsletter Editor:
  Leah Ratcliffe
  Fantasycon@flametreepublishing.com
  
• The deadline is the 27th August 2023

We're delighted to announce a new call for submissions which is now open! The theme is African Ghost Short Stories – a chance for African writers around the world to explore their culture of ghostly folklore and offer fresh stories. Please read through the submission details carefully as we’ve changed some of our guidelines and it could result in your submission not being acknowledged if you do not follow them.

*THE SUBMISSION WINDOW FOR THIS ANTHOLOGY IS NOW CLOSED*

We're delighted to let you know this new call for submissions is open! Please read through the submission details carefully as we’ve changed some of our guidelines and it could result in your submission not being acknowledged if you do not follow them.

Attention to all of our US customers: Our notorious 4th July promotion is back! This year we’re showcasing our fabulous ebooks. We've created 4 virtual sets of 4 fantastic ebooks for less than $4 for 4th July. Each ebook is available for 99¢, from Amazon, Apple, B&N Nook, Scribd and many more.

Our latest anthology Immigrant Sci-Fi, available to buy now, contains new, recent and classic tales that explore the world (and outer space) from the perspective of the incoming, examining visions of displacement and relocation in future and speculative settings. In last week’s Q&A, modern authors from the book described the various inspirations behind their included story. This week, they’re back to tell us how their writing comes into being, as well as to recommend other Sci-Fi and migrant stories that have left an impact.

We're very excited that our latest anthology, Immigrant Sci-Fi Short Stories, is available to buy now! The book combines new tales from submissions, complemented by selected contemporary and modern stories, set in future, interstellar, fantastical and alternative realities, with a foundation of older, realist narratives exploring the plights and adventures of immigrants. As part of this Q&A, some of the book’s modern authors describe the inspiration behind their story, offering a fascinating glimpse of what’s in store with this anthology…

We're delighted to let you know this new call for submissions is open! Please read through the submission details carefully as we’ve changed some of our guidelines and it could result in your submission not being acknowledged if you do not follow them.

** SUBMISSIONS WINDOW IS NOW CLOSED **

We're delighted to let you know this new call for submissions is open! Please read through the submission details carefully as we’ve changed some of our guidelines and it could result in your submission not being acknowledged if you do not follow them.

** SUBMISSIONS WINDOW IS NOW CLOSED **

Our latest anthology, Hidden Realms Short Stories, includes new and old tales of exploration, fantasy and ethereal spaces. The modern stories sit alongside classic fiction from the likes of Frances Hodgson Burnett, Lord Dunsany, Lewis Carroll, George MacDonald, Edith Nesbit, H.G. Wells, and more. Last week, in the first part of this Q&A, authors spoke about the inspiration behind their stories in the book. Now, they cast light on their methods, as well as their favourites from the genre, so see below for some fantastic story recommendations and writing tips!