“I could open the case, have a peek, and sneak out again. Just a peek. No one would know…”

Uncle Dougie's Suitcase, Alastair Chisholm

Our Authors

The short story anthologies published by The Fiction Desk contain some of the best writers working in the genre, from first-timers to more established names (as well as those who've made their debut with us before going on to become household names).

Over the years we've had the honour of featuring a huge and diverse array of talent, including new work by Charles Lambert, James Benmore, and Alex Clark, supernatural tales from Philippa East and Amanda Mason, and grown-up stories by the popular children's writer Alastair Chisholm. And there's plenty more to come…

Below you'll find a complete list of the authors we've published to date, arranged by anthology.

Listings by anthology

These authors appear in our latest anthology, Inside Voices:

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These authors appear in our fifteenth anthology, New Ghost Stories IV:

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These authors appear in our fourteenth anthology, Houses Borders Ghosts:

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These authors appear in our thirteenth anthology, Somewhere This Way:

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These authors appear in our twelfth anthology, And Nothing Remains:

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These authors appear in our previous anthology, New Ghost Stories III:

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These authors appear in our tenth anthology, Separations:

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These authors appear in our ninth anthology, Long Grey Beard and Glittering Eye:

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These authors appear in our eighth anthology, New Ghost Stories II:

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These authors appear in our seventh anthology, There Was Once a Place:

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These authors appear in our sixth anthology, New Ghost Stories:

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These authors appear in our fifth anthology, Because of What Happened:

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These authors appear in our fourth anthology, Crying Just Like Anybody:

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Here are the authors appearing in our third anthology, The Maginot Line:

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Here are the authors from our second anthology, All These Little Worlds:

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These authors appear in our first anthology, Various Authors:

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Writer's Award Winners

The Fiction Desk Writer's Award is presented to the author of the best story in each anthology, as judged by the contributors. The following authors have won the award:

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