I’m delighted to announce some big news from The Fiction Desk.
We’re relaunching as a publisher, with a list dedicated to promoting new fiction.
Our first project is a quarterly anthology of new short stories, featuring a wide range of stories from both new and established writers. We’re excited – this series is going to be a great platform for a variety of writers, and a great way for readers to get a regular fix of quality short fiction.
Subscriptions are available now, and more details of the first volume, Various Authors, will follow over the next few weeks. (For now, there’s the cover on the right.)
We’ll also be increasing new content here on the blog, reviewing new titles from other publishers, and sharing news from across the book trade.
If you’d like us to keep you updated with our plans, sign up for our newsletter here.
November 26th, 2010 at 2:11 pm
Congratulations!
November 26th, 2010 at 3:29 pm
Speechless. I wish you every success Rob. Tis a brave move to make!
November 26th, 2010 at 3:32 pm
Thanks Petulia, and thanks Rob! A brave move, and maybe a crazy one, but a lot of fun!
November 26th, 2010 at 4:38 pm
I love the cover. Do we get a prize for guessing which author is which?
November 26th, 2010 at 6:43 pm
looks great rob!
November 26th, 2010 at 6:43 pm
Brilliant news – how exciting! A subscription has just been added to my Christmas list!
November 26th, 2010 at 7:03 pm
Congrats!
November 26th, 2010 at 7:06 pm
Jason, Charlotte, Trevor: thank you!
Charles: People will be arguing about that for generations… not generations of humans, perhaps, but generations of something.
November 26th, 2010 at 7:09 pm
Excellent initiative! Good luck
November 27th, 2010 at 1:22 pm
This is fantastic news! Best of luck to you , Rob!!!
November 27th, 2010 at 8:06 pm
This is great news. Is there a submissions deadline?x
November 28th, 2010 at 10:41 am
Nicola & Katie: thank you!
Rosie: There’s no submissions deadline. Stories that arrive too late for one volume will be considered for the next. We may occasionally have reading breaks, or issue calls for specific types of submissions. In this case, the info will be in the newsletter and on the main submissions page.
November 28th, 2010 at 6:26 pm
Always reach for the stars and dream big-Congratulations
November 29th, 2010 at 11:38 pm
Sounds great, good luck with the project. Can you tell us the fee to be paid for each accepted story?
November 30th, 2010 at 10:35 am
Hi Elaine,
fees vary slightly from story to story, according to length. As a rough figure, think ‘takeaway dinner’. We also have some other perks planned for our writers, and we’ll be announcing those in due course.
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February 24th, 2011 at 11:59 pm
I am really looking forward to getting the book. Matthew Licht is quite possibly my favorite “new” writer and it´s great to have included him in this lustrous pantheon.
Sheesh. Well you know what I mean!
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