We’re delighted to present the authors selected for inclusion in Sun Rising Short Stories! Publishing in October 2024, this latest book in our Gothic Fantasy series features the usual mix of new and old: fresh stories by modern writers selected from submissions, alongside classic tales about the sun from storytelling traditions around the world. With a foreword by planetary scientist Ravit Helled, the book explores the enduring fascination with solar entities, including our own star, in life and fiction. Many thanks to all authors who submitted stories for consideration on this theme, and congratulations to the below!

To Be Seen by the Sun by Maddox Emory Arnold

The Sun and the City-Builders by Beston Barnett

Baba Yaga’s Red Rider by Cara Giles

Of Myths and Gods – Anyanwu, the Sun God by Amanda Ilozumba

Sol Invictus by J.A. Johnson

Breaking Bread Against the Dark by Andrew Knighton

The Frog Who Swallows the Sun by Joshua Lim

The Daughter of the Universe by Ondine Mayor

Ribbon Red Ribbon White by Damien Mckeating

The Sun in His Sky by Stewart Moore

To Banish the Light by Owen Morgan

The Flight of Nikaros by Christopher R. Muscato

The Last Human by Rob Nisbet

Ree in the Domain of Scavengers by Katherine Quevedo

Sun Chaser by E.C. Robinson

The Long Night by Faye Snowden

After the Storm by Rose Strickman

Birthday by Alyza Taguilaso

The Siege of Zonstrale by Lauren C. Teffeau

A Sun Fable by Caroline Winge

These modern authors will appear alongside work by the following classic writers: Aesop, Algernon Blackwood, H. Rider Haggard, William Hope Hodgson, Amy Lowell, Lucian of Samosata, Simon Newcomb, Snorri Sturluson, Mark Twain, Jules Verne, H.G. Wells. There will also be mythology, folklore and indigenous tales from the African continent, North and South America, Asia, Europe and Oceania.

This book will be available to buy in October 2024 via book stores, Amazon, and our website page for Sun Rising Short Stories!