Flame Tree Fiction

We're delighted to announce a call for submissions which is now open! The theme is Africanfuturism Short Stories. 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 them.

Topics: Short Stories, Call For Submissions

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.

Topics: Short Stories, horror, Horror Fiction, Call For Submissions

We are very excited to announce a new call for submissions, on the theme of Odysseus! Please read through the details for submissions carefully before submitting your stories.

Topics: Short Stories, Call For Submissions, Myths, Gods and Immortals

We are very excited to announce a new call for submissions, on the theme of The Valkyries! Please read through the details for submissions carefully before submitting your stories.

Topics: Short Stories, Call For Submissions, Myths, Gods and Immortals

We’re pleased to announce the authors included in our upcoming anthology: Afrofuturism Short Stories! Earlier this year, we opened for submissions that explore the many angles and interpretations of Afrofuturism, a genre and an aesthetic that envisages all kinds of Black futures, alternative pasts and possibilities. Award-winning author of Everfair, Nisi Shawl, provides the foreword, alongside an insightful introduction by Associate Editor Dr. Sandra M. Grayson and invaluable editorial support from Sistah Sci-Fi founder Isis Asare. We’re delighted to have chosen the stories below for inclusion:

Topics: Gothic Fantasy, Short Stories, submissions, anthologies

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of a brand new series: Flame Tree Romantic Fantasy – a captivating blend of our signature Gothic Fantasy collections with the passion and magic of Romantasy. Our open call for submissions is now live for the first two enchanting titles: A Breath of Time and Of Love & Dragons. 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 them.

Topics: Short Stories, Call For Submissions

We’re delighted to present the  contents list for our upcoming  FLAME TREE PRESS Horror anthology, Fever Dreams, the sixth title in collaboration with editor Mark Morris. The follow-up to last year's Elemental Forces, 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, 16 of which have been commissioned from some of the top names in the genre, and 4 of which have been selected from the 100s of 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 and Elemental Forces.

Topics: Short Stories, submissions, Horror Fiction, anthologies

We’re delighted to present the contents list for our upcoming Beyond & Within anthology: Latin American Shared Stories. Edited by V Castro, Mexican-American speculative, horror and sci-fi writer extraordinaire and author of Mestiza Blood and The Queen of the Cicadas, this vibrant anthology presents a selection of speculative stories and fascinating essays curated by V, along with a small number from an open submissions round. The book highlights just some of the many voices, mythologies, folklore and storytelling prowess of authors from Latin American countries or writing in the traditions of the Latin American diaspora. Argentinian artist Jorge González provides the stunning frontispiece image and cover detail for this exciting new book.

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.

Topics: Short Stories, anthologies

We’re delighted to present the  contents list for our upcoming Beyond & Within anthology: This Way Lies Madness, edited by Lee Murray and Dave Jeffery. In the tradition of Poe’s ’The Tell-tale Heart’,  This Way Lies Madness presents fictional interpretations of madness from some of the biggest names in the horror genre, a combination of commissioned authors and tales selected from an extremely popular submissions call. Featuring monstrous manifestations of trauma and guilt, paranoia and persecution, anxiety, addiction, and crippling terror, this anthology of dark tales is intended to showcase ’madness’ in horror in ways that challenge stigma and promote understanding, with each  contributor giving a unique introduction exploring their inspiration for their bone-chilling tale. Horror artist Greg Chapman provides the stunning frontispiece image and cover detail for this exciting new book.

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.

Topics: Short Stories, Horror Fiction, anthologies

We're delighted to announce a new call for submissions which is now open! The theme is Robots Past & Future Short Stories. 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 them.

* THIS SUBMISSIONS WINDOW IS NOW CLOSED *

Topics: Short Stories, Call For Submissions