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!