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We're delighted to let you know this new call for submissions is open! Please read through the submission details carefully before sending us your stories – especially relating to AI – or it could result in your submission not being acknowledged if you do not follow them.
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Topics: Gothic Fantasy, Short Stories, myths and legends, short fiction, Call For Submissions, anthologies
We're delighted to let you know this new call for submissions is open! Please read through the submission details carefully before sending us your stories – especially relating to AI – or it could result in your submission not being acknowledged if you do not follow them.
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Topics: Gothic Fantasy, Short Stories, myths and legends, short fiction, Call For Submissions, anthologies
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We’re very excited to announce the authors included in our upcoming anthology: Africanfuturism Short Stories! Earlier this year, we opened for submissions from writers across Africa and the African diaspora, in order to add fresh voices to some established and classic writing that centres visionary and speculative stories in and about Africa. The book, due to be published in mid-August this year, combines stories selected from open submissions with selected contemporary and modern stories. With a foreword and a new story by Afritopian author Minister Faust, an Introduction by 'sarungano', author and professor Yvette Lisa Ndlovu, and editor supreme and co-founder of Omenana magazine Chinelo Onwualu as Associate Editor, this new offering in the Flame Tree Gothic Fantasy series expands upon the exciting storytelling of the most multi-faceted of continents. We’re delighted to have chosen the submissions and contemporary stories below for inclusion:
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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 – especially relating to AI – and it could result in your submission not being acknowledged if you do not follow them.
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Topics: Short Stories, horror, Horror Fiction, Call For Submissions
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We’re delighted to present the contents list for our upcoming FLAME TREE PRESS horror anthology, Ghost Lights, the seventh title in collaboration with editor Mark Morris. The follow-up to last year's Fever Dreams and the series which Booklist has previously described as "Highly recommended for longstanding horror fans and those readers who may not think horror is for them". This new anthology contains 20 original horror stories, 15 of which have been commissioned from some of the top names in the genre, and 5 of which have been selected from over a thousand stories sent to Flame Tree during a 2-week open submissions window.
Previous titles in the non-themed horror ABC series, all still in print, are After Sundown, Beyond the Veil, Close to Midnight, Darkness Beckons, Elemental Forces and Fever Dreams.
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Topics: Short Stories, submissions, Horror Fiction, anthologies
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We’re delighted to present the contents list for our upcoming Beyond & Within anthology: No Laughing Matter, publishing in October 2026 and edited by Peter Coleborn & Mike Chinn.
Dark fantasy and horror aren’t just about gore – they often sit right on the edge of humour, where fear and laughter blur together. From jump scares that trigger nervous laughs to unsettling comedy, the two are tightly intertwined. This anthology leans into that mix, using dark humour, satire, and the absurd to explore how we cope with the unknown by laughing at it. Five of the stories in the exciting line-up were selected from a popular open submissions round held last year, with the rest sourced from well-known authors in the horror genre.
The Flame Tree Beyond and Within short story collections bring together tales of myth and imagination by modern and contemporary writers, carefully selected by anthologists, and sometimes featuring short stories from a single author. Overall, the series presents a wide range of diverse and inclusive voices with myth, folkloric-inflected short fiction, and an emphasis on the supernatural, science fiction, the mysterious and the speculative. The books themselves are gorgeous, with foiled covers, printed edges and published only in hardcover editions, offering a lifetime of reading pleasure.
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We're very pleased to announce the list of authors included in our Romantic Fantasy anthology, Of Blood & Petals! Joining the previous titles in the series – Of Love & Dragons, A Breath of Time, Dreams Divine and Of Swords & Roses – this next exciting book publishes in September 2026 alongside A Tarot of Love. With a foreword by Ella d’Avoine, 25 brand new tales explore enchanted gardens, forbidden love, kingdoms ruled by roses, and more. The stories were selected from our popular open submission calls and we are grateful to everyone who submitted work for consideration. Many congratulations to the below authors!
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We're delighted to announce the list of authors included in our next Romantic Fantasy anthology, The Tarot of Love! This is another beautiful hardback joining the ranks of our new series, which so far includes the titles Of Love & Dragons, A Breath of Time, Dreams Divine and Of Swords & Roses. With a foreword by Niamh Rose, this latest volume publishes September 2026 and features fantastic romance tales focusing on tarot cards, prophetic visions and fates entwined. The stories were selected from our popular open submission calls and we are grateful to everyone who submitted work for consideration. Many congratulations to the below authors!
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