We are proud to present this Victorian tale by Debbie Cowens, a beautifully crafted short story with hints of steampunk and a touch of good old detective mystery. It is the last story we will be publishing that will be featured in our upcoming anthology: we’re saving the rest so that the majority of the anthology is unpublished, new work.

Lewis Allan takes you into the mind of a dark and disturbed artist in this Highly Commended short story.

We awarded Craig Maslowski a Highly Commended place for this short story, Special Treatment.

Congrutulations to Kia Groom for winning first place! Without further ado, here is her short story Lucid Dreaming.

Our second place winner Charlie Canning presents his story The Sound of Water.

We are proud to present our third place winner Amanda Spedding, and her short story Monster.

The wait is over!

Don’t miss your chance to enter our speculative fiction short story competition!

You’ll never guess where this short story by Matt Cowens will take you.

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We are proud to present this short story by Laura E. Goodin, the first piece of original fiction on our site. Take a look at life from the Gorgon’s perspective instead of the adventurer’s. And for more from Laura visit her website here.