The Fiction Desk
@thefictiondesk.com
We’ve been publishing anthologies of new short fiction since 2010. Based in Scotland.
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Happy birthday to Robert Louis Stevenson!
November 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Happy birthday to Robert Louis Stevenson!
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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
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
November 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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
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.
www.thefictiondesk.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
We’ve updated our submissions pages with news of our winter call, and info on the new ghost story call:
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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
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
October 31, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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
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
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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.
October 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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.
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Really enjoyed this collection of stories - the first anthology from @uncertainstories.com. Strange and spooky and unsettling
October 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Really enjoyed this collection of stories - the first anthology from @uncertainstories.com. Strange and spooky and unsettling
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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!
October 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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!
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Our winter submissions call is now open! Details at: www.thefictiondesk.com/news/this-wi...
October 22, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Our winter submissions call is now open! Details at: www.thefictiondesk.com/news/this-wi...
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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...
👉 alastairc.com/i-am-reading...
Uncertain Stories #1 – Broken Ground
I Am Reading: Uncertain Stories #1 – Broken Ground
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October 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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...
👉 alastairc.com/i-am-reading...
Our winter submissions call is now open! Details at: www.thefictiondesk.com/news/this-wi...
October 22, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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.
Watch out for news from The Fiction Desk in the next couple of weeks.
October 18, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Something’s coming…
Watch out for news from The Fiction Desk in the next couple of weeks.
Watch out for news from The Fiction Desk in the next couple of weeks.
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Wonderful bookpost. An anthology and a couple of chasers from @uncertainstories.com (and @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social) Can't wait to dive in.
October 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Wonderful bookpost. An anthology and a couple of chasers from @uncertainstories.com (and @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social) Can't wait to dive in.
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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!
October 16, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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!
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On why short stories are easy, why reading in the pub is good, and why there aren't any happy endings.
Here’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:
Q & A with Richard Smyth.
Richard Smyth answers some questions for us about writing, reading, and his short story 'Chalklands'.
www.uncertainstories.com
October 13, 2025 at 10:28 AM
On why short stories are easy, why reading in the pub is good, and why there aren't any happy endings.
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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'.
www.uncertainstories.com
October 12, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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:
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A fantastic idea. These look stunning
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.
www.uncertainstories.com
October 11, 2025 at 8:11 AM
A fantastic idea. These look stunning
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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!
October 11, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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!
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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!
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.
www.uncertainstories.com
October 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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!
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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.
www.uncertainstories.com
October 10, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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:
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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!
October 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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!
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Some stickers for the packaging of our anthology Broken Ground. There’s a tale in the sting…
October 9, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Some stickers for the packaging of our anthology Broken Ground. There’s a tale in the sting…
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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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October 9, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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
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Here’s our latest author Q&A, this time with @nathanielspain.bsky.social
Q & A with Nathaniel Spain.
Nathaniel Spain answers some questions for us about writing, reading, and is new short story 'What My Father Left Behind'.
www.uncertainstories.com
October 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Here’s our latest author Q&A, this time with @nathanielspain.bsky.social