'We especially like stories set in a well-researched historical setting, set in the present or the future, stories with interaction between magic and science, the Napoleonic Era, Faeries, Dragons (but no dragon tragedy!), and stories not set in Europe. We are happy to accept submissions of longer fiction direct from authors.'

Fairlight Books is open to literary submissions of short stories (no payment), novellas and novels. With a specific focus on quality rather than quantity, we intend to publish contemporary adult literary fiction and well-written genre fiction. Making all of the stories on our website freely available to readers, our aim is to fight the corner for the short story as a form of literature which until recently has been largely abandoned or hidden behind paywalls, and promote and support the writing of these talented authors.

This online short story portal showcases some fantastic, but previously unpublished, short story writing. As part of our mission to make quality writing more discoverable, we’ve set up Fairlight Shorts. Since our inception, our authors have been longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, shortlisted for the Paul Torday Prize, the BBC National Short Story Award and on the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction Recommended List. 'Based in the thriving and energetic publishing hub of Oxford, we’re a young, dynamic team wanting to do things a little differently.

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