Short Fiction
@ShortFiction8
Followers
10K
Following
607
Media
457
Statuses
2K
Est. 2006. Publishing & illustrating the best short fiction from around the world. Currently closed for submissions.
UK
Joined September 2014
Our new featured story is 'CHEFS' by the amazing Tim MacGabhann, a deeply affecting story of loss, addiction & recovery, illustrated by Ian Craigie. Read it here, & get 20% off Tim's brilliant collection 'SAINTS' from @scratch_books (details under story)
shortfictionjournal.co.uk
His hair rumpled, his face seamed with pillow-scars, Diego wakes in his hotel-room, awaiting a donut he ordered in his dream, before he remembers where he is, groans, and reaches for the carafe of...
0
0
3
Our new featured story is here! 'HOW TO LOSE THE BATTLE' by Elif Deniz Çelikcan is a tender, intricately woven and deeply moving story of loss, love, friendship and rebellion, wonderfully illustrated by @doublewhoop. Read it here: https://t.co/rkIkDasqM9
0
0
0
Happy December, Caravan Family. Winter’s on the doorstep, and the cold has a way of reminding us what truly matters — health, clarity, and staying mission-ready. Here’s your reminder: Dr. Waterman — (professional name Dr. Charles Lewis) — offers free consultations to Caravaners
2
9
41
Our new featured story is here! Don't miss VAUDEVILLE by Eloise Poole - a brilliantly sharp-eyed, sharp-witted dissection of relationships and regrets. The fantastic illustration is by Laylah Amarchih. Read it here now: https://t.co/T1VEuPrpmU
0
0
1
We're thrilled for TLC Editor Ray Robinson who has had this wonderful short story published with @ShortFiction8. #ShortFiction
https://t.co/Il8DeBYrIF
shortfictionjournal.co.uk
The night lay quiet, the dark pressing in. The air in the abandoned mill smelled of rot, of machinery gone soft with time. She spoke aloud just to hear herself, the sound of her own voice giving her...
1
1
3
Our new Featured Story is here! CROSSING THE DESERT is an exquisitely composed, intellectually profound and emotionally complex exploration of love, sex and what it is to be happy. It's written by Daniel Ray and illustrated by Andrea Ocampo. Read it here: https://t.co/u50OFj4hlR
0
1
1
Our new featured story is here! Don't miss 'THERE'S A GIRL IN THE OUTWOODS' by the brilliant Ray Robinson, a haunting, beautifully written tale of loss, loneliness and healing. The fantastic illustration is by Conor Fenner-Toora. Read it here now: https://t.co/NfwmGcz0BU
0
1
3
Great story by Graham Mort up @ShortFiction8.
We're delighted to announce our new Featured Story is here! WHAT HAPPENED AT THE HOTEL is an unbearably poignant, exquisitely written tale of loss, guilt & holding on. It's by the brilliant Graham Mort & illustrated by the excellent Wilson So. Read it now! https://t.co/XbdsYXAFC5
1
1
1
We're now OPEN for submissions - send us your most exciting, innovative, imaginative short fiction (under 5,000 words) by March 23rd! All the info here: https://t.co/o8T2FMY9Zm. We can't wait to read your work - oh, and we pay for publication!
0
4
7
Did another Illustration for Short Fiction, check it out!
We're delighted to announce our new Featured Story is here! WHAT HAPPENED AT THE HOTEL is an unbearably poignant, exquisitely written tale of loss, guilt & holding on. It's by the brilliant Graham Mort & illustrated by the excellent Wilson So. Read it now! https://t.co/XbdsYXAFC5
1
1
1
We're delighted to say we'll be opening for submissions again this coming Monday, 17/2/25, and will close again at midnight on Sunday, 23/3/25. All the other details are on our website. Send us your best work!
0
12
19
We're delighted to announce our new Featured Story is here! WHAT HAPPENED AT THE HOTEL is an unbearably poignant, exquisitely written tale of loss, guilt & holding on. It's by the brilliant Graham Mort & illustrated by the excellent Wilson So. Read it now! https://t.co/XbdsYXAFC5
0
0
4
Our December Featured Story is here! SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF GAVIN TAWLEY is the affecting story of a life glimpsed in poignant fragments. Amazingly, it's author Kevin Armor Harris's first published story! The excellent illustration is by Ciaran Murphy. https://t.co/9Vp2HiWR3Q
0
0
3
Our November Featured Story is here! Don't miss 'EISOPTROPHOBIA' by Nur Turkmani: a sharp-witted, poignant tale of brief encounters and missed (or dis-) connections set in Beirut. The terrific illustration is by Lylet Soliven. Read it here now: https://t.co/TtCjpNGHmR
0
4
7
Delighted to have a story in the winter edition of the magnificent @stingingfly, alongside too many ridiculously brilliant writers to mention. Get it now!
Winter is kicking in and we’re all feeling it today. Happily, there’s also this: https://t.co/HVW3A26YPi
3
1
9
Our November Featured Story is here! Don't miss 'EISOPTROPHOBIA' by Nur Turkmani: a sharp-witted, poignant tale of brief encounters and missed (or dis-) connections set in Beirut. The terrific illustration is by Lylet Soliven. Read it here now: https://t.co/TtCjpNGHmR
0
4
7
We're so excited to read this - a dazzling cast of short story talent, including our formerly (and always in spirit) very own @rubycowling, working in tandem to produce something sure to be wonderful. From the always brilliant @scratch_books - get it now!
Happy launch day to these burnished birdies! Available in all good bookshops!
0
0
7
If you haven't read it already, don't miss 'Solving Schrödinger's Cat', our current featured story from the brilliant @OliviasLitLife - fantastically illustrated by Rebecca Cottrell.
shortfictionjournal.co.uk
I am not a snitch! I know this because the words I’m telling have never come sliding out of my mouth and because when Kayleigh took a twenty out of the register that one time, that one time I saw...
0
2
4
We're delighted to return from our summer break with a new story - SOLVING SCHRÖDINGER'S CAT by the brilliant Olivia Payne (@oliviaslitlife), proving a story can be simultaneously both dark & funny! It's illustrated by Rebecca Cottrell - don't miss it! https://t.co/8SnNJaYZ6Q
0
2
5
The Poet & the Echo came out 12th Sept last year, ten gripping and beautiful stories written in response to classic poems - it sold out pretty quickly so… …We are launching 200 Anniversary copies today! More info here: https://t.co/zqMdjrpv1T
0
11
18
We are now closed to submissions - thanks to all those who submitted in our summer window. We hope to respond to everyone as soon as possible, though - and with apologies - due to the enormous number of submissions we received, it may take us slightly longer than usual!
0
0
3