The Fiction Desk
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We’ve been publishing anthologies of new short fiction since 2010. Based in Scotland.
@uncertainstories.com 'Perfect Circle' is out! My story, ‘Swineside’ - is in v. good company, among stories by Eva Carson, @jmgatford.bsky.social , @kathyhoyle.bsky.social , @lynseymay.com and Lauren O’Donoghue, and brilliant illustrations by Lucy Scott. www.uncertainstories.com/books/anthol...
The latest Little Uncertainty is out this week. It’s a very fine short story and it’s completely free! Copies are on the way to bookshops across the UK right now so keep an eye out and grab yourself a copy if you see one…
Amazing how a #BookPost can brighten an otherwise cold, dark and very wet day. Thank you, @uncertainstories.com 10 out of 10 for your packaging skills - and the freebies. Love the design of your Broken Ground anthology. I think I'll be reading it very s-l-o-w-l-y to make it last! #ShortStories
We’ve updated our submissions pages with news of our winter call, and info on the new ghost story call:
Short Story Submission Opportunities at The Fiction Desk
Information on submitting short stories to the Fiction Desk.
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Happy halloween! Thrilled to have two stories out this October in these beautiful collections by brilliant publishers. Definitely recommend picking up copies if you're looking for something strange and scary to read this autumn, they're so so good and no I'm not biased at all
I read this over the weekend and I can't recommend it highly enough. It's an impeccable collection of beautifully tense short fiction with an uncanny edge. Loved it. Go to @uncertainstories.com and get your copy now.
Really enjoyed this collection of stories - the first anthology from @uncertainstories.com. Strange and spooky and unsettling
If you’re in Edinburgh and you fancy a free(!) short story to read, you’ll currently find a stack of our Little Uncertainties in Argonaut Books, Curiouser & Curiouser, Golden Hare, the Portobello Bookshop, Topping & Co, and Typewronger. Spread the word, and grab yourself one before they’re gone!
Our winter submissions call is now open! Details at: www.thefictiondesk.com/news/this-wi...
This week #IAmReading something a bit different – not middle-grade, but an excellent collection of slightly weird tales from new publishers @uncertainstories.com… Atmospheric, creepy, a little bit weird – check them out! 👉 alastairc.com/i-am-reading...
Uncertain Stories #1 – Broken Ground
I Am Reading: Uncertain Stories #1 – Broken Ground
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Our winter submissions call is now open! Details at: www.thefictiondesk.com/news/this-wi...
Something’s coming… Watch out for news from The Fiction Desk in the next couple of weeks.
Wonderful bookpost. An anthology and a couple of chasers from @uncertainstories.com (and @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social) Can't wait to dive in.
How absolutely gorgeous is my book post! The new print anthology from @uncertainstories.com complete with little uncertainties booklets and postcards, not to mention some fantastic strange and surreal writing from a brilliant array of talented writers. Get your copy today!
On why short stories are easy, why reading in the pub is good, and why there aren't any happy endings.
Uncertain Stories@uncertainstories.com · 12mo agoHere’s Richard Smyth - @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social - answering our Q&A on reading, writing, and his story ‘Chalklands’, which we’ve just published as a Little Uncertainty:
If you’ve picked up a copy of our ‘Briar Rose’ Little Uncertainty (or even if you’ve not found one yet), you might be interested in our new Q&A with the story’s author:
Q & A with Alex Clark.
Alex Clark answers some questions for us about writing, reading, and her short story 'Briar Rose'.
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Delighted to receive a copy of Broken Ground, the first in a new series of anthologies from @uncertainstories.com. Plus a bonus story by @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social!
Little Uncertainties are v. short books, each containing a single story. You can't buy them: over the next year, @uncertainstories.com are aiming to give away 12,000 with book orders and via participating cafes and bookshops. All to spread the love of short stories! What an amazing thing to do!
Uncertain Stories@uncertainstories.com · 12mo agoThis is quite exciting. Over the next year, we’re going to be giving away 12,000 of these little books to help spread the love of short stories:
This is quite exciting. Over the next year, we’re going to be giving away 12,000 of these little books to help spread the love of short stories:
Little Uncertainties
Little Uncertainties are very short books, each containing just a single story.
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Copies of Broken Ground, all sent out this morning to discerning readers. If you pre-ordered a copy, one of these (or one very much like it) is heading your way at this very moment. If not, it’s out now, so you can get a copy today!
Some stickers for the packaging of our anthology Broken Ground. There’s a tale in the sting…
I’m not the only bookseller with horror stories of emboldened customers waving a brick of a hardback in our faces, declaring they can get it for half the price in the supermarket down the road, says Mark Wright in our recent Comment piece 👇 #BookSky
Osman's sums don't add up
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Very cool article about the illustration that went with my short story in the Broken Ground anthology: www.uncertainstories.com/inside-stori...
Illustrating 'What My Father Left Behind'.
A look at how we created the artwork for Nathaniel Spain's story 'What My Father Left Behind'.
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We’ve been getting some great responses to our author Q&A series, which we’ll be releasing over the next few weeks. Here’s the first:
Q & A with Flo Ward.
Flo Ward answers some questions for us about writing, reading, and her new short story 'The End of the World'.
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