Flame Tree Fiction

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'.

What you need to know

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 the new terms.

**THIS SUBMISSIONS WINDOW IS NOW CLOSED**

We’re very pleased to present the list of stories selected for the next title in our Romantic Fantasy series: Of Swords & Roses! This beautiful hardback anthology will be published in June 2026 alongside Dreams Divine, following Of Love & Dragons and A Breath of Time. The stories have been carefully selected from open submissions, and we are very grateful to everyone who submitted stories for consideration. Many congratulations to the successful authors listed below!

We’re excited to announce the list of stories selected for one of the next two titles in our new Romantic Fantasy series: Dreams Divine! This beautiful hardback anthology will be published in June 2026 alongside Of Swords & Roses, and follows hot on the heels ofOf Love & Dragons and A Breath of Time. The stories have been carefully selected from open submissions, and we are very grateful to everyone who submitted stories for consideration. Many congratulations to the successful authors listed below!

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 the new terms.

**SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED**

We’re delighted to announce the stories and authors included in our upcoming book, The Valkyries! Exploring themes of war, honour, duty, glory, fate and more, seventeen tales selected from open submissions focus on the fearsome Valkyries of Norse mythology. Available from April 2026, the book also features a foreword by Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir and an extended introduction by Nancy Marie Brown, discussing the classic stories and mythological roots of these fascinating warrior figures. We’re ever grateful to all authors who submit to our anthology themes, with congratulations to the selected contributors below.

We’re excited to present the list of stories featured in our new Odysseus book! Selected from open submissions, eighteen tales by modern authors retell Odysseus’ life and journey, imagining alternative paths, deeper backstory and different viewpoints for this famously cunning wanderer of Greek myth. With a foreword by Edith Hall, and an extended introduction by Silvia Montiglio exploring the original sources and historical perceptions of Odysseus, this latest volume promises to be a real treat. It publishes in April 2026, alongside The Valkyries. Our thanks go once again to everyone who submitted a story for consideration to this theme, with many congratulations to the selected authors below.