Flame Tree Fiction

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!

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!

We’re delighted to announce the list of authors featured in Helen of Troy! The 17 stories are all brand new and reimagine this iconic figure and her role in one of the most infamous events of Greek myth. Accompanying the tales is an extended introduction by Classics scholar Bella Vivante, exploring the original and classic versions of Helen through the centuries. Award-winning ancient historian and Times bestselling author Emily Hauser provides the foreword, and the collection is due to release in September 2026. Our thanks go once again to everyone who submitted a story for consideration to this theme, with many congratulations to the selected authors below!

Our next collection in the Myths, Gods & Immortals series focuses on the epic hero Gilgamesh! We are delighted to now announce the included authors, all with brilliant new stories exploring and reimagining this fascinating figure from Mesopotamian legend. Publishing in September 2026, the book also includes a foreword by Enrique Jiménez, and an extended introduction by Emily H. Wilson casting light on the original context and tales about Gilgamesh. Thank you again to everyone who submitted stories for consideration, and congratulations to the selected authors below.

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.

Our next Gothic Fantasy anthology is focused on all things Folklore Horror, and we're delighted to announce the list of authors included in the book! Available from August 2026 and featuring a foreword by Maria J. Pérez Cuervo, it is packed full of fantastic short stories on the theme, encompassing global mythologies and classic horror rooted in folklore as well as new and recent stories by authors writing today. This was a hugely popular submissions round and we are grateful to the hundreds of authors who submitted stories for consideration – many congratulations to the selection below:

We’re excited to announce the authors featured in our new anthology: Wars in the Stars Short Stories! With a foreword by Lisa Yaszek, this latest science fiction anthology publishes in August 2026 and contains thrilling tales of battles across galaxies. It joins our expansive Gothic Fantasy series: beautiful hardbacks that combine classic fiction on each theme with fantastic modern stories selected from submissions. As ever, we are grateful to all writers who submitted work for consideration, with many congratulations to the selected authors below.

We are launching a stunning new series of Romantic Fantasy Short Stories in April 2026 (read about them here!). Following on from our previous Art Submissions Call, we are now inviting illustrators to submit line drawings to feature within the pages of the third pair of anthologies in this series, 'The Tarot of Love' and 'Of Blood & Petals'.

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