Fairlight Books
Open now for fiction.
Last checkedFairlight Books is a traditional publisher accepting individual adult short stories for its free-to-read online platform, while book-length submissions remain closed.
Response time info: within three months
Read the full guidelines at fairlightbooks.co.uk↗Submission calls
Open to: Adult fiction only; submissions must be human-authored, unpublished, and the author must own the work and be able to grant first exclusive publication rights.
Open to individual adult short stories, primarily literary or well-written general fiction for a broad readership; they rarely publish crime, romance, horror, or hard science fiction. Stories must be human-authored, unpublished, and no longer than 5,000 words; flash fiction is welcome. In autumn 2026, winter-themed stories are particularly sought for December publication, with a deadline of 17 October.
Book-length submissions—including novels, novellas, and short story collections—are currently closed. Fairlight Books does not publish children's or YA books.
Book-length nonfiction submissions are currently closed.
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