A literary fiction publisher set up to showcase a limited number of exceptional writers each year. Visit our website for free short stories.
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Once again, we'll be publishing wintry short stories on our website throughout December. ❄️
For a chance to feature in this year’s line-up, find our call for submissions here: fairlightbooks.co.uk/intervi… (Deadline 17th October)
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Just 3 weeks to go until Strange Talk hits shelves… Have you pre-ordered your copy yet?
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Happy Bookshop Day! 📘
Here’s to bookshops and their booksellers, and all the wonderful work they do. If you were looking for a sign to pop down to your local bookshop and treat yourself to a new book, here it is 😉
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Check out our new short story by Felix Sefton! 🪰
A story about kindness and compassion, 'The Fly' by Felix Sefton tells the tale of a struggling writer who encounters an unusual fly.
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Check out our new short story by Madeleine Foster! 👥
A story about aspirations versus reality's harsh truths, 'A Certain Romance' follows a group of old friends whose meetup takes a sour turn.
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Did you know some of our novel and novella authors have also written short stories? Read them for free on our website!
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Enter for the chance to win an early copy of Strange Talk! Closes 18th October 📚
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As autumn gets closer, so do the cosy evenings spent wrapped up warm with a book… Are you looking forward to it as much as we are? 🍂🕯️📙
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Check out our new short story by Nicholas Sheppard! 🍼
A psychological story, 'Hylas' follows a woman whose desire for love has become misdirected as she snatches a boy from his stroller.
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Some of our favourite snippets from reader reviews… Thank you for supporting an indie publisher and our wonderful writers! 🩵
Today the author spotlight is on Clare O’Dea, the author of Voting Day (2022), a Fairlight Moderns novella, and the novel Before the Leaves Fall (2025), which is loosely connected to Voting Day.
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Out Now... The Old Haunts audiobook, written and narrated by Allan Radcliffe! 🎧
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Check out our new #ShortStory by Fiona Vigo Marshall, author of Find Me Falling and The House of Marvellous Books! 🧡
Inspired by an old Greek fairy tale, 'Mr Marzipan' tells the tale of a girl who makes a lover with her own hands.
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We interrupt your doomscroll to bring you pocket-sized lit fic set around the world 🌍
Do you have a favourite #FairlightModern?
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We’re so excited for you to meet Amie and her quirky found family this November…
Pre-order your copy of Strange Talk today! 💛
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Check out our new #ShortStory by Katherine Mezzacappa, author of the Maiden of Florence! ✉️
A story about new beginnings, 'Cottage Orné' explores a friendship blossoming between two people yearning for connection.
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From the author of Walter Scott Prize-winning Matchbox Girl, A Saint in Swindon by Alice Jolly reminds us of the importance of literature in an increasingly dark world.
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It’s National Paperback Book Day! While we love eBooks, nothing will ever be quite as good as the smell of a good old paperback. 📖
Check out our new #ShortStory by C. H. Simko! 🟢
A story set in the near future, 'Green Lights' by C. H. Simko follows a man who becomes reliant on time-altering technology to navigate a social situation.
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