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Comma Press

Genres: Literary Fiction, Diverse Literature, Fiction, and Short Story

Location: Manchester, GB

Website: https://commapress.co.uk/

Diversity: Diverse Literature

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You Should Come With Me Now

M. John Harrison & Lara Pawson

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Rania Mamoun

The Well of Trapped Words

Sema Kaygusuz

Titan Books

Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Biographies & Memoirs, Manga, Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Nonfiction, and Short Story

Part of: Titan Publishing Group > Titan Books

Location: London, GB

Website: https://titanbooks.com/

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Hall of Smoke

The Archive of the Forgotten

A. J. Hackwith

Hannah Mathewson

Grimbold Books

Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Fiction, Novella, and Short Story

Website: https://www.grimboldbooks.com/

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Fight Like a Girl

Roz Clark & Joanne Hall

Strange Creation

Frances Kay

Jude Houghton

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Tartarus Press

Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Fiction, and Short Story

Website: http://www.tartaruspress.com/

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Andrew Michael Hurley

Mercy and Other Stories

Rebecca Lloyd

The Tallow-Wife

Angela Slatter

Fledgling Press

Genres: Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Horror, Mystery & Crime, Romance, Women's Fiction, Action & Adventure, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Short Story, and Children's

Location: Edinburgh, GB

Website: https://www.fledglingpress.co.uk/

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Andrew James Greig

When We Get To The Island

David C. Flanagan

Luna Press Publishing

Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Fiction, Short Story, and Children's

Website: https://www.lunapresspublishing.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, LGBTQ, BIPOC

One Cog Turning

Anthony Laken

The Forever Man

Allen Stroud

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Holland Park Press

Genres: Literary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Fiction, Novella, Poetry, Short Story, and Nonfiction

Website: https://www.hollandparkpress.co.uk/

The White Crucifixion

Michael Dean

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Arnold Jansen

Influx Press

Genres: Narrative Nonfiction, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, and Short Story

Website: https://www.influxpress.com/

Self Portrait in Green

Marie NDiaye

María Fernanda Ampuero

Damned If I Do

Percival Everett

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What do book publishers do?

Sure, a book publisher prints and sells your book. But what they do behind the scenes encompasses much more than that. Publishers handle the entire publishing process for books, including: 

• Editing the book, i.e. developmental editing, copy editing, and proofreading; 
• Designing the book, i.e. book cover design and any necessary interior book design;
• Promotion and marketing, i.e. writing the book’s blurb, email marketing , setting up media interviews, etc.; and
• Production and distribution, i.e. formatting and distributing hardback, paperback, and ebook versions of the book to stores, both online and brick-and-mortar. 

Note that the structure of publishing companies may differ, depending on their size. Bigger book publishers may be made up of publishing houses which may, in turn, be made up of imprints — each of which will have its own brand identity in terms of the type of books it publishes. 

However, regardless of a publisher’s size, the scope of their work shouldn’t change. Once you sign with a publisher, they will do everything that it takes to bring your book to market. 

What are the most prominent book publishing companies?

If we define success by sheer sales volume, then we might point towards the "Big 5" presses and educational publishers (who rake in a LOT of money). Over the past few decades, these giant publishing companies have merged with and acquired most of the mid-sized publishers in the industry. However, a few still remain. Here are today's biggest book publishing companies:

• Penguin Random House (Big 5)
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• Macmillan Publishers (Big 5)
• Simon & Schuster (Big 5)
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Together, these largest publishers dominate the publishing landscape. Countless beloved books come from their imprints, many of which you’ll find in our directory. 

The rest of the publishing landscape is largely made up of small publishers, or independent publishers. Most big publishers don’t directly accept unsolicited submissions without a literary agent — but smaller publishers do, making them a realistic and worthwhile route to publication. 

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Comma Press

We are a not-for-profit publisher and development agency specialising in short fiction from the UK and beyond.

Comma has an international reputation for championing world-class short fiction, and developing cutting-edge, often marginalised voices, both domestically and in translation. Our award-winning publications include single-author collections by new and established writers, city-based anthologies, groundbreaking SF and horror commissions, and interdisciplinary commissions (pairing researchers with authors to explore science and history through collaboration).

As a development agency, we are committed to addressing inherent biases within the publishing industry. We deliver courses, conferences, seminars and mentorship schemes that are designed to enable writers, translators and publishers to develop their craft and overcome barriers that currently prevent many from starting a career in the industry. Comma is also the founder and coordinator of the Northern Fiction Alliance, a joint promotional initiative, offering development opportunities to all creative publishers across the North.

About the Short Story

Small but mighty things happen in short stories that are unique to them as a form; the imaginary worlds they create are coloured differently to those of the novel; their protagonists are more anonymous; their moral compasses more arbitrary. A short story doesn't have a 'hero' at its heart, in the traditional sense, but instead, what Frank O’Connor famously called 'submerged population groups' – outcasts, underdogs, people on the margins.

In this sense, publishing short stories is an attempt to democratise literature, to bring characters and voices from the margins into the main body of the narratives we tell ourselves. Short stories also lend themselves well to translation, they travel light, carrying less context with them than novels. The anthology format, with its multiple stories and multiple writers, also challenges the compulsion to simplify how we see other parts of the world, to distil the narrative of these places into a single, news-friendly story. In all these ways, and more, the short story is hardwired to redress the simplifying, centralising, power-serving biases of other types of narrative

Literature Development

We are committed to making the publishing industry a more equitable place to work, increasing opportunities outside London and the South East, and removing barriers to differently-abled individuals, those from lower socio-economic backgrounds, or those belonging to the global majority. All of our events and programmes aim to redress the biases prevalent in the industry and to re-level an already heavily tilted playing field.

Our support for writers includes: through-the-year Short Story Courses hosted in cities across England as well as online and an annual National Creative Writing Industry Day, offering aspiring writers advice, knowledge and skills from key industry professionals. We also support translators through 'Translating the North' a career development conference, featuring workshops, talks and networking. We also support fellow independent publishers in the region through the Northern Fiction Alliance, a coalition of presses designed to develop and jointly promote our work through CPD seminars, mentoring, and rights delegations.

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We are short story publishers, devoted to encouraging and promoting short story writing. Our regular anthologies of new short fiction feature a diverse range of established award-winning authors and newcomers, all brought together by the love of a well-written short story.

Most of the short stories we publish might loosely be considered 'general' or 'literary' fiction, but we regularly feature ghost stories and some science fiction.

To find out more about what we do, check out our latest anthologies below.

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Our latest anthology of new short stories is New Ghost Stories IV . It's a special volume dedicated to the supernatural, and features stories by authors including Alastair Chisholm, Jo Gatford, Cindy George, and Matt Plass. It's available to order now.

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(Our previous volumes, Somewhere This Way and Houses Borders Ghosts , feature short stories in a wider selection of genres, and are also available now.)

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We publish short stores by new and established writers, from the UK and around the world. If you'd like to send us your work for potential publication, start by checking out one of our anthologies. Then, if you think we'd be a good fit for your stories, take a look at our short story submission guidelines . You might also want to keep an eye on our annual ghost story submission call , which runs every winter.

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When Maggie Murray lost her husband to drowning, it came as no surprise. The sea had never made any secret of itself. She knew what it was and what it did, and she’d carried the weight of that knowledge since her earliest days. She’d been just a bairn when her father paid for a pleasure trip

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For one summer, George Burns set up an orange-and-green folding chair at the edge of our lake. The town was a place that was no place in particular, and the lake was the size of a spaghetti pot. No one can prove it, but he was there. The Munchkins knew it; fourteen under-eights whose counselor ha

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The half-moon beach is manmade – I found out. The house used to be a boathouse belonging to a hotel, perched on top of a cliff, overlooking the majestic lake encircled by lush foliage. It started with a vision of a rich man. A railway was laid, the beach was made. The hotel was eager to meet th

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Kennedy sniffed himself. ‘Hot dang, I stink like dog meat.’ Where the stink had come from, Kennedy couldn’t say. Nor could he say how he knew what dog meat smelled like, exactly. Did he mean that he smelled like dog food? As if he was confusing the thing doing the eating with the thing b

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At the beginning of the summer of 1986, my parents separated. My mother and I left the flat on Gurusaday Road where I’d lived all my life, to stay with my grandparents on the opposite bank of the Hooghly River in the district of Shibpur. As we sat in the taxi, Ma told me that at the end of the hol

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She had trouble recognising her son when he visited. This wasn’t entirely accurate, he acknowledged; Bernie was either known or new. When he arrived at the nursing home, a carer would greet him and indicate if it was a sunny or cloudy day; it referred to his mother’s powers of recall, but those

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Her head spins, her feet ache, and the ‘Idle’ icon counts the seconds since her last call, while the on-screen graphic transitions from green to amber, about to turn red. With a sigh, she rolls her neck and stares at the blue icon that says 'Free'. In her last review, concerns were raised abo

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As in life, the dead also showcase their inequalities. When I say the dead, I mean the dead bodies, the cadavers. I became aware of these inequities in a strange way when I joined medical school. It was on the stone tables of the anatomy dissection hall that I first noticed these differences. In

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We publish short story compilations, novels, comics and graphic novels and accept submissions for all of these things. Our focus is on horror, fantasy, modern fantasy, historical fantasy and science fiction and submissions should be sent to  [email protected]

Below are our guidelines for artists, authors and teams as well as a breakdown on what we like to see in a submission.

If we decide to take a piece we will issue a contract to all parties who will be involved in the production of a work, and payment is usually made on a royalties system with pay-outs in January and July of each year. We’ve been asked many times over the years so feel it is worth clarifying: we are not a vanity press and will not charge creators to publish their works. For pieces that we choose to publish we cover all overheads including editing, production, distribution and marketing (though with the nature of marketing these days, creators who assist in marketing efforts are always welcome).

For creators that wish to arrange their own events or distribute their works we will make their titles available for purchase at a reduced price – but it is not a condition of publication that creators buy copies of their work.

We read through, and reply, to everything that is sent to us so please bear in mind that it may take some time for us to respond to your submission. We aim to respond within 90 days but during busier periods this can be longer.

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For a complete submissions package start with a 2 line overview. Think of this as an elevator pitch, your sixty seconds to sell the project to us. Grab us and make us want to know more.

Next, give us a synopsis or description of the work. Tell us what happens to who. How, and why. What is your submission? Is it a monthly comic book, a collection of short stories, a novel, a graphic novel? Who is it is aimed at? How close to completion is it? Include the expected word or page count. We also want to know about you (and your team, if you have one); have you been published before? By whom? An A4 page is plenty to cover this.

Remember to include your name and contact details so we can reply.

Finally, the submission itself: follow the guidelines from the sections below and you won’t go far wrong.

If you’re submitting more than 10mb of files at once we would prefer it if they were sent via a service like  sendbig.com or  mailbigfile.com so we can avoid problems that might prevent us opening your email.

Novels, Novellas and Short Stories

To gain an understanding for your style and an appreciation for the story (or stories) you are trying to tell we like to look over the longer of three chapters/short stories or 30,000 words. This will allow us to assess the quality of your writing and also gives us an idea of plot progression.

While we do at times accept single short stories for specific projects, as a rule we prefer to work with complete anthologies or collections. If you only have one story you are welcome to send it to us but we are likely to ask you to resubmit when you have more work to show.

Preferably, your submission will be sent as .docx although we can open most file formats.

Comics and Graphic Novels

At the moment we are more interested in one-shots or graphic novels than ongoing comics. This is because we have found over the past few years that many indie creators struggle to keep up a creative outlay over a sustained period of time and has led to us having to drop several titles from production. As you can imagine this puts quite a drain on our resources as well as frustrating customers who have bought the first issue or two but have been unable to learn the conclusion of stories being told.

If you do want to submit a comics series to us then we ask that you have at least one entire arc complete or nearly complete. We will consider projects at an earlier stage than this, and assist you with advice and networking to facilitate in their development but are unlikely to offer a publication contract until that milestone is reached.

With one-shots and graphic novels we are a little more lenient and will accept pieces at the script stage through to fully finished pieces. As well as the general guidelines above, we like to see the longer of three chapters or 28 pages to assess the quality and style of artwork as well as to gain an understanding of the progression of the story. Our standard comic and graphic novel size is 177mm wide and 266mm tall, with images at a minimum of 300dpi. We have a guide in our Resources section that goes into more technical detail for specifications.

We prefer to work with teams where all roles are already covered, but if you need additional skills to complete your work we recommend checking out our Creatives Database (see below).

Creatives Database

We frequently receive emails asking us to notify people if we need an inker, or a colourist, or a writer or a… you get the idea. We used to have an internal database that we referred to for this, and also used it to match people when asked to recommend someone for a particular role. A while ago, we realised our list of contacts was growing too long for us to effectively maintain it as an internal document – especially for matchmaking – so changed to a publicly viewable opt-in database. This can be accessed through the Resources section of our website.

As well as allowing other creatives to network, we still use this database to find talent when we need certain tasks completed, so if you want to be considered for a certain role you might want to add your name and details to the database.

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21 Top UK Publishers Accepting Unsolicited Manuscripts

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Nothing says a broken dream like an unpublished novel.

Every day millions of stories get published, printed or read. But there’s a bigger pile of stories, poems, novels and short stories being rejected.

Is it because they are written poorly? Or is it because they don’t have anything new to say? It could also be because they are predictable.

One of the major reasons books go into the reject pile is writers end up choosing the wrong publisher. By wrong we don’t necessarily mean the publisher is at fault, but it’s like any relationship- the publisher and the writer have to complete each other.

If you have a story specific to the millennial generation, you are better off choosing a publisher who is aware of the marketing strategies and knows how to target them effectively.

Often writers with the best stories and ideas get neglected because they approach a publisher who doesn’t know what to do with them.

To make things easier for you, we have compiled a list of 21 top UK publishers accepting unsolicited manuscripts.

1. Fairlight Books

Recently launched in 2017, this newly minted publishing house is focused on finding good, fresh, and quality fiction for readers. The founder Louise Boland is new to the publishing industry but brings a certain unseen and unheard of perspective to the business. Based in Oxford, the team at Fairlight is committed to creating a community of engaged readers and brilliant authors. Knowing that it can be difficult for even the most passionate reader to keep buying novels or books, they have come up with an innovative solution. Through Fairlight Shorts , readers can access some of the best, intriguing, and interesting short stories written by talented authors. The stories are available for free on their portal and are a way to promote the revival of short stories in literature. The company publishes short stories, novels, and novellas. Writers of short stories do not get paid as they are offered free of cost to readers and viewers. Authors of novellas and novels get paid since they are published and sold traditionally.

As of now, the company is only open to submissions for novels and novellas (between 25,000 to 50,000 words). While sending your work, you need to specify whether it is a literary submission or longer fiction. For longer fiction, you should only send the first 10,000 words of your book with a brief query letter and a short synopsis of your work. Submissions can either be posted or emailed here . You can read the submission guidelines and find the contact details on this page.

2. Fahrenheit Press

Chris McVeigh has been in the publishing industry for almost 25 years. He felt it was time to start his own company and founded Fahrenheit Press. Standing out from the conventional and traditional presses, this company is definitely not for your typical author. Popularly known as ‘hot punk’ publishers, they have managed to combine their irreverence with smart business ideas. The press knows the importance of giving beginners and new authors a fighting chance. That’s why their submission policy is open to everybody. They only publish crime and thrillers. You can read their submission guidelines before sending a manuscript. You will have to send them your material via email.

3. Copy Press

An independent press based in London, Copy Press champions the cause of offering newbie authors an opportunity to showcase their literary merit. The company isn’t limited to a specific genre and they are have consistently published unique, engaging, and informative titles in fiction and non-fiction. Some of their notable titles include Blissful Islands by Vit Hopley, Days of Surrender by Jaki Irvine, and Pure Means: Writing, Photographs and An Insurrection of Being by Yve Lomax. Copy Press is currently open to submissions for their Common Intellectuals and Paraclete series. For the former series, they are seeking short and succinct titles of around 100 pages (20,000 words). For the Paraclete series, they are seeking longer works with a bold and unconventional narrative structure and a gripping storyline. Submissions can be emailed with a brief covering letter, a description of the project, and a short author bio. Authors are also encouraged to include their full manuscript or a sample chapter (whichever appropriate). Detailed submission guidelines can be found here .

4. Strange Attractor

A small publisher in London, Strange Attractor is a publisher of the strange, the unique and the unpopular (their word). By small, we mean it is only a 2 person team who believe and champion the works by innovative authors. Started in 2003 by Mark Pilkington and Jamie Sutcliffe, this company believes in collaborating with authors to help share their story. Focusing only on ground-breaking works, research that has never been published before, they are distributed via MIT Press. While they do not print fiction, if your story is surreal or strange and deals with the supernatural, they may be interested. Submissions can be emailed with a brief summary of your book (not more than 800 words) and an individual breakdown of the chapters (if available). Read the submission guidelines here before submitting your manuscript.

5. Seren Books

One of Wales’ most famous and experienced publishers accepting unsolicited manuscripts,  Seren Books was started in 1981 in Bridgend. Aiming to reach international audiences with local stories, they have managed to find and publish interesting stories by first time authors. The genres they print include fiction, poems, short story collections, travel, classics, history, memoirs, drama and sport. While they accept unsolicited manuscripts for poetry and non-fiction, there are certain stipulations.

Fiction is not being accepted unless you have been published by Seren Books before. For poets, you can only submit manuscripts if you have been previously published in literary journals. Authors can send their manuscript and a brief cover letter to get their works reviewed by the press. Seren Books is currently accepting short stories from all writers and authors. Manuscripts for short stories can be emailed here . If your short story gets selected, you will receive a fee for the same and it gets published on their website. Non-fiction submissions can be emailed to Mick Felton with a brief proposal (around 3 to 4 pages). Your proposal should include a brief author bio, book title, chapter outline, information about illustrations, and details about the market and competing titles. You can read the guidelines here.

6. Lantana Publishing

Established by Alice Curry , Lantana Publishing has always been keen to publish titles from underrepresented and diverse authors. So, if you think your titles did not receive their due credit, this company might just be the right publishing house for you. Based in Oxford, Lantana Publishing already has published multiple titles for early readers and young adults. Although picture books continue to be their focus, they also publish fiction titles for early readers and middle graders. Occasionally, the company might also consider narrative non-fiction and poetry titles if they are well-written, engaging, and truly inclusive. Notable titles include I am Brown by Ashok Banker, Oscar Seeks a Friend by Pawel Pawlak, and You’re Safe With Me by Chitra Soundar and Poonam Mistry. Lantana Publishing is currently open to submissions in multiple categories and you can email them your manuscript with a brief covering letter. More details about the submission guidelines can be found on this page .

7. Quarto Publishing Group UK

Formed in 1976, this is a part of the Quarto Publishing Group, a popular publishing group in many countries. Writers can expect experience, confidence and the best of marketing, distributing and promoting services if they choose Quarto . They only print non-fiction, lifestyle, sports, health and children’s books. Five Imprints fall under Quarto UK namely- Aurum Press, Frances Lincoln, Frances Lincoln Children’s Books, Jacqui Small and Wide-Eyed Editions . Based in London, they accept unsolicited manuscripts from new writers and authors. You can read the extensive submission guidelines here.

8. Ayebia Clarke Publishing Limited

Decisively staying away from mainstream stories and ideas, Ayebia is an independent publisher started in 2003 by Becky Nana Ayebia Clarke . She was later awarded the Honorary MBE by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth in 2011 for publishing. Writers looking to reach bigger audiences and get an experienced independent publisher to support them can approach Ayebia in Oxfordshire. Ayebia also seeks to publish stories about the African and Caribbean way of life. Feminism, fiction, literature, essays and memoirs are some genres they prefer. You can email your book proposals to the company with a short book synopsis, author bio, and a brief covering letter. Writers can find submission and contact details here.

9. Woodfield Publishing Ltd

An independent publisher with nearly three decades of publishing experience, Woodfield Publishing is a small but committed company. They have a very specific niche of military, military fiction, military history, books about aircraft and aviation, Africa, Scotland and military humor. Located in West Sussex, you can send your manuscript for appraisal to them. Manuscripts can be emailed here with your full name, book title, book length, details about target readership, and a short author bio. Read the guidelines carefully before sending your proposal.

10. Epoque Press

With offices in Brighton, Dublin, and New York, Epoque Press is committed to collaborate with fresh, new talent. That is why, they are always on the lookout of talented, young authors who are striving to secure and establish a reputed position in the publishing industry. The company primarily publishes literary fiction and are especially fond of titles that are inspiring, captivating, and thought-provoking. To support the cause of promoting new authors, Epoque Press has also launched an e-zine that features diverse works of art including (but not limited to) literary texts like short stories and poetries, short films, graphic novels, artwork, illustrations, and more.

Some of their popular titles include Upperdown by David Brennan, The Wooden Hill by Jamie Guiney, and The Groundsmen by Lynn Buckle. Being an inclusive publishing house, Epoque Press has an open submissions policy and right now they are seeking titles in literary fiction across all genres. The company is keen to collaborate with both new and experienced authors for their novels, novellas, and short stories. Note that they aren’t seeking poetry titles at the moment. General submissions can be emailed here , with the book title, author name, and the full manuscript (in either MS word or PDF format). Detailed submission guidelines can be found here .

11. Hoperoad Publishing

If you are keen to collaborate with a team of avid readers, Hoperoad Publishing is your go-to publishing house. Established by Rosemarie Hudson in 2010, this company has time and again promoted first-time authors for their outstanding works in general and YA fiction. Hoperoad Publishing is based in London and the company primarily publishes works from African, Asian, and Caribbean authors with diverse themes like exploring one’s identity, dealing with cultural typecasting, grappling with different disabilities, and more. Over the years, Hoperoad Publishing has launched several award-winning authors and some of their notable titles include The Coffer Dams by Kamala Markandaya, It Was an Accident by Jeremy Cameron, and Being Me by Peter Kalu. Hoperoad Publishing is currently open to submissions in general and young adult fiction. Authors can either send their submissions via post or email with three sample chapters and a short author bio. Check this page for more information about the submission policies.

12. Hurst Publishers

Having been in the publishing business for 50 years, Hurst Publishers have become a name to reckon with. Printing 90 books annually, they accept a wide range of genres from art, travel, sport to war. Started by Christopher Hurst in London in 1969, the aim of Hurst Publishers was to find diverse writing and they remain committed to it even today. They accept unsolicited manuscripts in non-fiction and submissions can be emailed here with a short book synopsis (around 1,500 words), your CV, list of previous publications, chapter titles or contents page, details about competing titles, details of illustrations and tables to be included in the book, proposed book length, and proposed date of completion. Detailed submission guidelines can be found here.

13. Linen Press

Based in London, Linen Press prides itself in being one of the biggest women-centric independent publishers across UK. The company was established by Lynn Michell when she attempted to publish the memoir of Marjorie Wilson , which, at that point, was rejected by several leading UK-based publishing houses. With Michell’s efforts, Wilson’s memoir Childhood’s Hill turned out to be a staggering success and thus began the journey of Michell’s independent publishing company, Linen Press . Over the last decade, this publishing house has produced several remarkable titles like A Roll of the Dice by Mona Dash, Sometimes a River Song by Avril Joy , In the Blink of an Eye by Ali Bacon. Linen Press is currently open to submissions and they are seeking literary fiction, contemporary fiction, memoirs, biographies, short stories, and women-specific non-fiction from both budding and established authors. Submissions can be emailed here . You can also check out their detailed submission guidelines on this page .

14. Birlinn Limited

Based in Edinburgh, Birlinn Limited was established in 1992 to preserve and promote quality works in fiction and non-fiction. The company is known for their inclusive outlook and over the years they have worked with both new and established talent. Birlinn Limited has multiple imprints like Polygon , BC Books, Arena Spot, and John Donald and they are constantly looking to explore new and unconventional genres. Some of the popular titles from this company are Black Camp 21: Where Hell Freezes Over by Bill Jones, Ardnish: A Novel by Angus Macdonald, and The Dancing Floor by John Buchan. Birlinn Limited is currently open to submissions and they are accepting fiction, non-fiction, and poetry titles via post. The company also explicitly states that they are not looking for romantic fiction, science fiction, or short stories at the moment. Submissions can be posted with a short synopsis, three sample chapters, and a brief author bio. Contact details and information about the submission policies can be found on this page .

15. Peepal Tree Press

Peepal Tree Press is an independent publishing house based in Leeds, UK. The company specializes in publishing international titles with an emphasis on Caribbean and Black British experiences. Peepal Tree Press has consistently recognized quality works in literature, and they have always published books that are both thought provoking and timeless. Some of their notable works include The Undiscovered Country by Andre Bagoo, The Murders Of Boysie Singh by Derek Bickerton, and Ghosts by Curdella Forbes. Peepal Tree Press is currently open to submissions in multiple categories, and you can send your work after reading the detailed submission guidelines here .

16. Joffe Books

Jasper Joffe is a writer, which has enabled him to have a unique perspective as a publisher. Aware of the expectations of a first time writer , Jasper Joffe has created Joffe Books to work closely with the writer in a creative partnership. They sell a book nearly every 12 seconds which is really impressive considering they started off as a micro publisher few years ago. Using digital books to expand readership and titles, Joffe Books combines innovation with creative storytelling. They prefer fiction, crime, thriller and mystery genre wise. Joffe Books also considers women’s fiction, historical fiction, and romance novels. Submissions can be emailed here with your full length manuscript (in .doc or pdf format), a short book synopsis, and an author bio. First- time authors can consider sending their manuscript to the London based publisher after reading the instructions here.

17. Agora Books

The publishing wing of Peters Fraser + Dunlop Literary Agency , Agora Books was established in 2015. Previously known as Ipso Books , the company champions good storytelling. Agora Books accepts both fiction and non-fiction as long as they are well-written and engaging. Unlike many contemporary publishers, they also accept selected classics. Popular titles include All Your Little Lies by Marianne Holmes, The Caldwell Girls by Rowena Summers, and Left Handed Death by Richard Hull. As of now Agora Books is accepting fiction titles and they are especially interested in suspense-driven novels, gripping family dramas, inspiring up lit fiction, and compelling historical fiction. Unfortunately, they are not accepting non-fiction, novellas, poetry, children’s fiction, young adult fiction, and essays at this time. Submissions can be emailed with the first three chapters (or 50 pages) and a short book synopsis. Detailed submission guidelines can be found here .

18. Floris Books

Floris Books is an independent publisher based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The company specialize in adult non-fiction and children’s books. In non-fiction, they publish works in multiple genres spanning across holistic health, mind body and spirit, religion, spirituality, philosophies of human life, parenting, and more. In children’s books, they specialize in board books, picture books, translated titles, and classics. Notable works include Global Hive: What The Bee Crisis Teaches Us About Building a Sustainable World by Horst Kornberger, Gardening as a Sacred Art by Jeremy Naydler, and The Night Walk by Marie Dorléans. The company is currently open to submissions in multiple categories. More details about the submission guidelines can be found here .

19. Handheld Press

Kate Macdonald has been a writer, editor, reviewer, lecturer, and historian. Through her career she has worked with several authors and writers. Her experience as an editor gave her the skills to become a publisher. She launched Handheld Press to publish and print the unique, empowering, and layered books she has always wanted to work on. She gets to work on stories from the get go and take them to their final stage. It allows her to nurture and guide new, promising, and debut writers. As of now, the company is accepting unsolicited submissions for Handheld Classics and Handheld Research . If you wish to submit a manuscript, read their guidelines here.

20. Crown House Publishing

An independent publisher printing books in education, learning, management and skills, Crown House Publishing in Carmarthen has won awards for its commitment to publishing. Using books to provide teaching aids and educational tools for teachers, kids and parents, they won the Independent Publishing Gold Education Publisher of the Year Award in 2014.  Writers need to email a brief book proposal (around 300 words) before submitting a manuscript. Find contact details on this page.

21. Black & White Publishing

A part of the Scottish publishing industry since 1999, Black & White Publishing has become a leader in its field. Campbell Brown and Alison McBride started Black &White Publishing with the intent of providing great literature and sharing stories with readers across the world. The topics they prefer are fiction, children’s books, young adult and non-fiction. They operate two Imprints- Itchy Coo and Broons Books. They do not accept poetry or short stories. Unfortunately, Black & White Publishing is not accepting unsolicited fiction submissions at the moment. They are, however, open to unsolicited non-fiction submissions in popular genres like lifestyle, humour, nature, wild places, and food/cooking. The company is also accepting celebrity memoirs, sports books (with a special emphasis on UK and Ireland), Scottish non-fiction, and Irish non-fiction. Non-fiction submissions can be emailed with a short proposal (around one page), a brief author bio, and a short book summary. Send your manuscripts to this Edinburgh based publisher after reading the guidelines on this page.

That’s our list of 21 top UK publishers accepting unsolicited manuscripts. Writers should remember to be persistent and do your research before choosing a publisher. Know your audience, evaluate your competition and send a well-crafted pitch letter to stand out from the crowd. You may get rejected but the key is to believe in yourself and your work. There is a publisher in the list for you and we are certain you will find them.

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PLEASE NOTE:  Most of the magazines and journals listed on this page accept entries from writers living anywhere in the world. The country each publication is run from is listed so you know which global market you are submitting to.

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Kaylum J I found this very helpfull. Now, hopefully, I can follow my dream of being a fiction writer. Thank you!

June C Hi Chris, great site, here's a few stalwarts on the Irish literary scene that take short stories: Stinging Fly, The Dublin Review, The Penny Dreadful and The Moth Magazine

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June C That's super! Your resource/blog is brillo by the way! Well done. Best, June

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Jan H Hi Chris

Great blog; nice to get comp details without a fee/registration.  Wondered whether you could perhaps give advice on which comps are worthy of entry and also which to avoid in terms of copyright.  Heard some real horror stories about c/right issues.

Brilliant website though!  Thank you. :)

Chris Fielden Hi Jan, all of the comps listed on the competitions page are worth entering. Obviously the more prestigious ones would look better on your writing CV if you managed to win one, but you'd be up against professional writers and thousands of entrants, so winning is less likely, even if you pen a masterpiece! That shouldn't stop you entering the big comps BTW. I'd just advise you enter a variety of competitions to give yourself the best chance of publication.

Re copyright - I haven't had any nightmare experiences with it yet, thankfully. Most comps and magazines ask for previously unpublished work and require first publication rights. You retain copyright, and can do what you want with them after they've been published. I'd just read the Ts and Cs ccarefully and make sure you're happy with the rights asked for before entering a comp or submitting to a magazine.

I have one interesting situation however - I was shortlisted in the Chater One Promotions short story competition at the beginning of 2012. They were supposed to be publishing my story in an anthology at the beginning of 2013 and were supposed to send me a draft to proofread last November. I signed a contract early in 2012, but have heard nothing from them since - they're not replying to emails or letters, which is frustrating. So I may have my first nightmare looming. If so, I'll be sure to write about it and let you know what happens.

Anyway, I hope that's useful. Cheers, Chris

Steven R Thank you so much for the work you've put into your site. As a beginner it's invaluable.

Kay J Excellent work. A wonderful guide for any one interested in submitting to magazines.Thank you, K J

Foti S Christopher, great resource, in Australia you need to add more especially Meanjin, Overland and if you like go to the Victorian Writers Centre and they have lists as well. Cheers

Chris Fielden Thanks Foti - Meanjin and Overland Literary Journal listed!

Tarak G I am a senior journalist and writer from Kolkata, India. Thanks a lot for presenting this website. It is very useful. Tarak

Jesse C Good list... very helpful thanks Chris...

Not always easy to submit with all of them...

American sites by far the most user-unfriendly...

I reposted this link on FB...

Chris Fielden Great, thanks Jesse :-)

Jesse C Going by the response I get from my submissions I realise that the conditions imposed by people who 'take' (or rather don't take) submissions are so many that in the end... they only end up turning most stuff down...

How can a magazine turn down multiple submissions if they are genuinely interested in writers? All the same... how can most of the press refuse email submissions? What age do those people live in?

Chris Fielden Thanks for the comment Jesse. I understand your frustration, but you have to bear in mind that most fiction magazines receive hundreds / thousands of submissions a month. If you read a lot of magazine submission pages, they state that they receive a huge volume of stories but only have room to publish a fraction of the work submitted. It's industry standard. Don't be disheartened.

A lot of writers submit to magazines without reading previous issues to see if their stories might be appropriate. Do your research thoroughly. Write with the market in mind. Submit to magazines that might appreciate your style. Don't be put off by rejection. One editor might dismiss a story that another might love.

Re email subs, I think that the majority of magazines offer online submissions nowadays. Some still only accept submissions via post, but they are an ever growing minority.

Jesse C Hi Chris !

Thanks for your return... I only mean to be informative and not to contradict... still...

More than frustration, we writers feel there is ample room for more space for our work. To top it all very often when we are published the press never even tell us or send us a copy (a PDF would suffice)...

Believe it or not, I've contacted hundreds of magazines and I hear this from other writers too... a lot of them never voice their feeling... for fear of not being read next time they submit their work...

As to emails subs, speaking from experience most magazines won't take them and, when they do, it's one submission at a time...

I have created groups, pages and blogs to welcome writers to gain exposure...

Thanks again for all your good work and kind help ! Nothing but the best, Jesse

Chris Fielden Hi Jesse

Thanks again for your comments.

I've found when writing for newspapers that they don't always tell you if they're going to use your work, but I haven't experienced this problem when writing fiction. But you and I may well be writing different genres and therefore submitting to different publications!

I never use the post, so always submit via email or online submission forms, hence my experience is different to yours again. Do you submit to a lot of French magazines? I only have experience with Australia, Ireland, UK and USA markets. Maybe that's the difference?

I think most magazines are forced to take only one submission from a writer at a time due to the sheer volume of submissions they receive. Often magazines are run by a small number of people and they simply can't read thousands of stories a week. I've also found that magazines often close submissions from time to time, just so they can get on top of all their reading!

It's great that you offer blogs to help other writers - keep up the fab work :-)

Best of luck with your writing! Chris

Hi Chris, love the article – very handy for those of us studying Creative Writing with the OU, who are (as part of an assignment) required to find a publication suitable for our work.

My question is hopefully a relatively simple one – the top item on your listing – “Crimewave” magazine – the current issue (11) according to the link is November 2010. As the ‘zine is supposed to be issued quarterly, would it be correct to assume it’s no longer active, or am I being too presumptuous and there’s simply a typo in the year? I hope you might know the answer. Thankyou for providing such a useful resource – this problem aside!

Chris Fielden Hi Sarah - it looks like their Contributors' Guidelines page is out of date. If you look on the main Crimewave page you will see that they have current updates and fresh content. So it looks like it's still running to me :-) Best of luck with your course!

Sarah P Hi Chris, I looked there too, and the “main news” page is the same whichever publication you select at the top (whether it be Interzone, Crimewave or Black Static). I’m still thinking that although the publisher (ttapress) may be going, that Crimewave itself isn’t. Actually, having revisited that, Black Static has one additional entry, but Interzone and Crimewave share the same information.

Thanks for the reply though – I just thought it might be worth mentioning it. I will contact TTA Press for a definitive answer.

Thanks also for the luck – two more assignments, and I’m back in my maths comfort zone – Creative Writing has been a lot of fun, and it’ll be something I continue to do for pleasure, but I am not sure I am ready to try to get published yet!

Best wishes, Sarah

Chris Fielden Thanks for pointing all this out Sarah, it's really helpful :-)

If you do get a response from TTA Press, could you let me know? Then I can update the page accordingly!

Cheers, Chris

Gill J A long time ago I was stationed in a place called Aden with the Royal Marines.  I would write copious short stories and articles on the Sgt Maj's old battered typewriter.  Most were  accepted around the world at that time, and payment was given for all.  Years later I lived in NZ, and again sold many short stories and articles.  I then lived in SA and sold a lot of short stories there.

I've now written 20 novels, and had 8 published as Print on Demand - but no agent has ever read anything I've done - they just won't accept submissions.  I now have several crime stories, mainly written from experience as a Det/Sgt in the NZ Police - but still no luck.

What do we have to do - be a "celebrity", a serial killer or something?

Best of luck with your own writing, Chris, looks like you've hit it!

Chris Fielden Hi Gill. 20 novels - that's pretty prolific! I've managed 1 to date, although others are in the pipeline.

It's a shame you haven't had any luck with publishers or agents, but I guess they must receive a huge amount of submissions. You could try looking through my novel / book competitions page and see if there is anything suitable for your work there?

Best of luck with your writing. Chris

Erin Thanks for the link to Spry Literary Journal. I just wanted to note that we are actually based out of the USA, and not the UK. Thanks!

Chris Fielden Hi Erin, apologies for the mistake and thanks for letting me know - I've updated the listing for you!

Maureen O I just found out about the Coffin Factory. They publish short stories three times a year. There is a 5 dollar submission fee. Cheers Maureen

Chris Fielden Thanks, Maureen. Coffin Factory has been added to the list.

Janet E I was looking up information for my 21 year old son. He is under a doctor's care, but is able to write some very creative short stories. He leans toward the horror genre, but he strives for fresh images and situations. Any suggestion would be helpful. Thank you.

Chris Fielden Janet, you could try Darker Times. They run a monthly horror competition and publish an anthology once a quarter, so that might be appropriate. You could also try Albedo One who also run a competition that states horror as one its genres.

Aside from that, you can try Writers' Forum, Scribble and other magazines of that nature, as they will consider all different types of fiction.

Try having a look through my short story competition page , as a lot of these comps accept entries from all genres, including horror :-)

Janet E Thank you very much!

Grainne M Fabulous resource! Thank you Chris.

Miranda H Thanks for the listing of Sassafras, Christopher!

It's a great website you have, lots of useful links, and your posts are so worth stopping by to read, I'll be looking out for new posts, cheers, Mira

Sheela J I stumbled across this page, and thought I must thank you for it's useful. I live in Goa, India and write short stories.

Chris Fielden Janet, Grainne, Mira and Sheela - thank you all very much :-)

Dave M Hey great resource - thanks a lot! I've been tinkering around with various stories and this site has given me lots of ideas where to submit them :)

Dee L Chris, please can you advise on the protocol for submitting short stories to publications - for example do you have to wait for your submission to be rejected by one before sending it to another for consideration or can you send the same submission to several at the same time? Regards Dee

Chris Fielden Thanks Dave :-)

Dee, the rules vary from magazine to magazine and competition to competition. I find magazines are often more open to simultaneous submissions than competitions, but it's best to read the submission criteria for each magazine / competition you wish to approach.

Some magazines and many competitions ask you not to submit elsewhere while a story is under their consideration, but sometimes (especially with annual competitions or magazines with very long editorial queues) you can be waiting 6 months to a year for a reply. If the turnaround time is short (say up to 3 months) I won't submit a story elsewhere if it's a requirement. But if the turnaround time is longer than this I tend to submit elsewhere anyway. If you don't, you just limit your chances of being published - in my opinion, life is too short to be waiting six months to a year for a decision! In all honesty, the likelihood of a story being accepted twice is pretty slim, even if your story is amazing. In all the time I've been writing and submitting stories, I've only had to withdraw from a competition that asked you not to submit elsewhere once. I wrote them a polite email explaining the situation and they wrote back saying, 'Thanks for letting us know.'

That's how I deal with it, but you have to do what you're comfortable with :-)

Hope that's helpful.

Carolyn T I sent a story to Crimewave but got no reply. Three months later I sent a letter enquiring about it and enclosed a stamped addressed envelope for a reply but again I got no response. Before sending the story I sent for a copy of their latest magazine which I received but it seemed to have been published in 2011 and they are still advertising that magazine on their website so I am wondering whether the magazine is still being published although they claim it is published twice a year.

Chris Fielden Thanks for letting me know Carolyn. I have linked to your comment from the listing so that other users can see the problems you experienced. Please let me know if you hear anything more from them so I can update the listing. Thanks :-)

Catherine B Dear Christopher, thank you for doing such a fantastic job compiling all this information! Truly appreciated! I wanted to recommend two websites that might be of interest:

Apart from contests, the Glimmer Train Literary Magazine also accepts standard submissions. And then there's something called the Submission Calendar for Writing Contests, Grants, etc. From what I gather it has mostly American contests.

Chris Fielden Thanks Catherine. I've listed Glimmer Train and have linked to the competition calendar in your comment as it will be useful to other readers.

Catherine B Dear Christopher, thank you for your reply. Regarding your list of magazines that accept short stories, would you happen to know which one of these magazines accept stories from beginning writers? For example, The New Yorker tends to only accept stories from more established writers, and that might also be the case for some of the other magazines.

Chris Fielden Catherine, you’d have to read the submissions guidelines for each magazine really. And it’s advisable to read previous issues before submitting, to get a flavour of what the editors might be looking for.

I know that Writers’ Forum and Scribble both consider work from beginners, as they were the first two magazines to publish my work in print. So you could start there maybe?

Catherine B Hello Chris, thank you very much for your advice, and I will look into the Writers´ Forum and Scribble magazines. If I stumble upon new contests or magazines I will let you know.

Chris Fielden Fab, thanks Catherine :-)

Claire J Wow! What an amazing website, just what I've been looking for! Thank You. Best get scribbling..... :)

Chris Fielden Thanks Claire, best of luck with your scribbling :-)

Nayan S Thanks for this brilliant site. A quick question though... do these publications accept stories/write-ups from countries outside the geography of publication?

Chris Fielden Nayan, most of the magazines accept listing from authors residing anywhere in the world, as long as the stories are written in English. But it's best to check each of their submission guidelines, as there are some exceptions to the rule.

Anthony E Your blog, Chris - which I stumbled upon by the way - is the best in this generation and I hope many upcoming authors will make a stop here. I've already sent out a couple of my dormant stories hoping one hits the mark. Best regards.

Chris Fielden Thank Anthony! Best of luck with your story submissions :-)

Steve C Thank you - I have been trying to find help on publishing, getting published and literary agents for a while now but it isn't easy. Then I chanced upon this little jewel. I hope it works.

Chris Fielden Welcome Steve - best of luck with your submissions :-)

David W This is an excellent site, thank you for taking the trouble to make so much useful information available to aspiring short story writers , like myself, who have had nowhere to go for some time now :)

Chris Fielden Thanks David, you're welcome :-)

Richard H I found this so helpful as l have joined a writers course and want to write a book and get it published.

Chris Fielden Glad you found it helpful, Richard. Best of luck with your book :-)

Darryl A Thanks for the help.  Learning to write well is such an arduous process that I am always amazed that it is not more prized. I write humorous fiction and the people I send it to love to read something light that may make them laugh.  It seems a market should exist for this and not be so complicated to be considered for publication. 

Your efforts are truly appreciated, Darryl

Chris Fielden Thanks very much Darryl :-)

I am currently running a humorous short story competition - maybe you'd like to enter that?

Hope This is helpful. Keep up the good job.

Chris Fielden Thanks Hope :-)

Sudhanwa P Hi, this is Sudhanwa from India. I found this very interesting and extremely helpful. Thank you for creating such page.

Margie W I need to get a listing of magazine publishers and the addresses for children and their guidelines. Please help me.

Chris Fielden Sudhanwa, thanks, I'm glad you found the page useful :-)

Margie, you could try the Writers' & Artists' Yearbook . That might have what you need. Hope that's helpful :-)

Ashley B I submitted two of my short stories to Glimmer Train. Hopefully something good will come of it. I'm very excited, and hope to at least get some feedback on my work.

Chris Fielden Excellent, Ashley! Best of luck with your submissions :-)

Lally M I've been writing since the early ninties, I am a bad speller, but have writen ten stories. I am seventy now and still hoping to get somone to publish at least one before i kick the bucket. Any decent sugestions please?

Vito S Thanks for the guidance. I found this very helpful. I will thank you forever when I sell my first story. It feels good having a dream to pursue.  Thank you!

Chris Fielden

Thanks Vito!

Lally, I'd look through the lists of short story competitions and magazines on my site and see which ones might be most appropriate for your style. If your spelling is bad, I'd use a spell checker before submitting as lots of errors can seriously hinder your chances of success.

Hope that's helpful :-)

Roshan K Sir,I am really feeling great to read all your books. I am a young writer and I'm looking for a good platform to send my articles and work. Please let me know where I could start, i.e, those magazines which I could send my articles to. They are mostly issue based.

Chris Fielden Roshan, you will need to do some research and see where your writing would fit best. I compile these lists in the hope that it's easier for writers to find websites and magazines that might publish their work, but you will have to read their submission guidelines and see what will work best for you and your style of writing. It's best to read the magazines and websites where possible, to see what kind of work they publish.

Best of luck with your writing!

D Schultz I'm trying to find magazines that publish short stories in German. Can you help? Thanks.

Chris Fielden David, I'm afraid I don't know of any magazines that publish fiction in German. Sorry I can't be of more help.

If you find any, please let me know and I'll list them on the site.

Varun V This is just to inform you that there is another magazine which accepts fiction works from writers. It is titled Clarkesworld Magazine. It has a fair turnaround and good payment for selected works.

Chris Fielden Thanks for letting me know, Varun. I've added it to the lists!

Varun V I forgot to mention Tor.com...

It accepts stories upto 17.5k words, recommended amount is 15k words... No entry fee... Turnaround time is high but quality-wise, this is one of the best. It pays 25 cents per word for first 5k words, 15 cents per word for the next 5k words, and 10 cents a word after that. Online submissions only... I think this is the highest paying of the entire list, but as can be predicted, hard to get in.

Chris Fielden Awesome, thanks Varun. Tor.com also added to the lists :-)

Asma E I want to send one of my stories to a publisher to read. What shoud I do? Is it possible they'll accept my writing?

Chris Fielden Asma, you will have to research publishers, see what their submission guidelines say and then decide whether your work is appropriate for that market. Usually all this information is on a publisher's website. If not, you could try calling them to find out.

Hope that's helpful!

Charles V I am eighty four years young and have been married to the same lady for sixty-six years. I retired from three major corporations and after retirement was a free-lance columnist, authored three books, and have made over three hundred speeches to senior organizations.

My writings deal with growing up in the 30's and 40's and how life was with the writings intended for the seniors, so they can search their memory data bank for their stories and for the young to give them a history lesson on the last great generation. In searching for an outlet to publish my type of stories, I was unable to find a source.

So if you can direct me to a source, I would deeply appreciate it. Thank you.

Chris Fielden Charles, at the moment, with the 75th anniversary of D Day, there are quite a few one-off war story competitions running. Most of the competitions do not require the story to about the war, but need to be set within that period of history. As your stories are set in the 30's and 40's, they might fit here. You can find details of these on the Short Story Competitions page .

I hope that's helpful. Best of luck with publishing your stories.

Lorraine K I have written a story entitled "The Hidden Baby" with a little less than 10,000 words.  I can shorten it if someone is interested.  I originally intended to make it a novelette. I would like some advice on where to submit "The Hidden Baby" as a short story.

Chris Fielden Lorraine, you'll have to do some research and see which magazines might be most appropriate for your writing style. It's best to buy back issues and see what kinds of stories they publish. That way you'll be able to tell if your style of writing is appropriate for them.

There are very few short story competitions that accept 10,000 word stories. So magazines are probably a better bet for you. You can start your researching by using this page. Try Booktrust as they have some useful lists too.

Best of luck with getting your stories published :-)

Shaniah B Hello , I know you get this a lot but , I would like to publish my short story . My story is about a young lady that falls in love with a man named David who gave her aids . This story is a life lesson that I know women around the country can relate too.

Chris Fielden Shaniah, I don't publish other writers' stories on my website, accept through my short story competition .

There are a lot of magazines listed on this page that you could approach, but you will have to do some research. Try buying a back copy of any you want to approach and see if your style of writing is appropriate for the magazine. Or try some of the short story competitions I list. There are lots of opportunities for writers now, you just need to research and see where you want to submit.

Best of luck with getting your work published :-)

Moragh C Thanks, Chris. A very helpful list.

Chris Fielden Welcome, Moragh, glad you found it useful :-)

Marion H I am three-quarters 0f the way through my writers course with the Writers Bureau and have written several articles: fiction and non-fiction, which I'd like to have published.  My preference is fiction really and eventually I'd like to complete the novel I've already started and publish that as well.

What do you advise as the most cost-effective avenue for publishing my work?

Many thanks for your kindness.

Chris Fielden Marion, the best bet is to do some market research. While it's best to do this before writing, particularly with non-fiction - so you can write with your market in mind - you can still submit successfully after writing. You'll still have to do market research though. Have a look for publications that cover the subject matters and style you write in. Then buy back issues and read them. If it's a blog you're considering approaching, read the blog and see what kind of writing they publish. Then tweak your work to give it the best chance of publication and approach them.

For fiction, try Writers' Forum. They consider most styles and genres of story, so it's a good place to start. They also run a monthly short story competition, so turnaround times are quick, and they offer affordable and useful critiques.

I hope that's helpful, and best of luck with your writing.

Agam I have been writing stories for  quite a long time. Could you help me to submit? I am from India. Writing is my utmost passion. Please do help me. Thank you

Chris Fielden Agam, you will have to undertake some research - see which magazines accept the kind of style and genre of stories that you write. Read some back issues and see if your writing fits, then submit.

Ricky M As a freelance writer, I am always looking for solid sites, companies and magazines to work with. Your site seems to consist of pretty good leads, and seems to be better than most. Being that I am returning to writing after a long absence, I am grateful for your informational site, and have made contact with some of these companies to clarify exactly what they are looking for, and what their desired format consists of. I hope to be back writing full time very soon and it seems that I have your site to thank for making the process much quicker. Thank you for your great informational site.

Chris Fielden Thanks Ricky, glad you found the site useful :-)

Saiful Thank you so very much for this. It is wonderful. Do these magazines accept writing from all over the world or is it restricted to certain geographies?

Chris Fielden Saiful, most of the magazines will accept stories from writers based anywhere in the world. You will just have to check the submission guidelines for each one before submitting to them. Best of luck with your writing!

Kartik P This was really helpful. And the list covers a wide range of magazines but you should also write about some Indian magazines.  Gotta check the whole website for some more good stuff like this.

Chris Fielden Kartik, I would be happy to list magazines in India but don't know of any. If you know of any, please let me know :-)

Christopher O Hello. I have short stories that I've written and I thought that I should sell them or enter them into competitions. Is this platform beneficial, safe and worthy for my writing?

Chris Fielden Christopher, yes, entering short story competitions is a great way to see your first story published.

It is safe (you just have to read all the rules and terms and conditions and make sure you are happy with them) and it is also beneficial as most competitions and magazines have an audience who will then read your work and become aware of you as an author.

Best of luck with your writing :-)

Thirungana S Dear Sir, we are a primary school workbooks producer in Malaysia and have a network to market books to appx 2,000 schools in Malaysia. We are keen to market your magazines related to school children and seeking your advise as to how we could go about doing so. Thanks.

Chris Fielden Thirungana, I don't run any magazines - I simply list them. Most of the users on my site are writers of fiction, and they use the lists to find opportunities for submitting their short stories.

You'll need to approach the magazines directly if you want to explore supplying copies to schools. I hope that's helpful :-)

Nicole J Thank you for this information, I found it all very helpful. Being new to trying to get my work out there, this was very useful. Thank you.

Chris Fielden Welcome Nicole, I'm glad you found the site useful :-)

Phil B Hi Chris, thanks for all the work on the site - it's really helpful. Re your mags list, I wondered if you wanted to add Gorse and Crannog  (both Irish productions) and The Manchester Review  (UK)? All v good publications.

All the best, Phil

Chris Fielden Thanks very much Phil, I've added all 3 to the lists :-)

Paul R Very, very helpful. Excited to find one doorway at least. Will be going ahead, and try my luck. Will keep you posted. Thanks.

Chris Fielden You're welcome, Paul, best of luck with your submissions!

Luiz F Dear Mr. Fielden, thank you for the valuable information in your post. But I would like to know if it would be more interesting for a guy, who thinks that he has a very good 12,000 word short story, to have it published by Amazon (for Kindle - where he could receive good money depending on the quality of his writing) or to publish it in one of the above magazines listed by you. Thanks a lot.

Chris Fielden Luiz, you could self-publish on Amazon, but unless you have a way of marketing your work you are unlikely to make many sales.

The advantage of having your work published through a magazine is that they usually have an audience that your story will be exposed to, which helps you as an author. People will read your work and become aware of you.

So unless you have a website that attracts 1,000's of visits a month, or something similar, I'd say that approaching magazines is probably best.

I hope that's helpful :-)

Luiz F Dear Mr. Fielden, thank you for your kind reply. Yes, it has helped me a lot. I've just decided I am going to look for a publisher right here in Brazil, where I live. I have had some publishing experience, but with finance books. So, I've had 3 finance books published by 3 different houses.  Although writing a short story is totaly different from a technical book, I believe my short story is a good one and the author's royalties  - if I manage to publish my short story - should be, in theory, much less than what Amazon promises to pay. But I hope I will sell much more there than on Amazon - as you said. What do you think about it? Do I have any chance of succeeding?

Chris Fielden Luiz, yes, there is always a chance, and it sounds like you have the right kind of experience to make it work :-)

I wish you the best of luck with finding a publisher for your short story.

Luiz F Hi Chris, thank you again. I will let you know about it and, hopefuly I expect to keep counting with your suggestions and advise. Best regards, Luiz

Naima A Hi Chris, what you do is really great. I just wanted to note that Pithy Pages is no longer publishing. Take care, salam... :)

Chris Fielden Thanks very much for letting me know, Naima - I've updated the lists accordingly :)

Naima A It's a pleasure! I was just checking a few links and found (404 Not Found). I think you should check the list of links above, like The New Writer and others... take care!!!!

Chris Fielden Thanks Naima! I'm right in the middle of reviewing all the links on the site (it's a New Year ritual I go through, which takes longer each year due to the volume of links!). I'm currently halfway through the 'short story competitions' page, and the 'short story magazine' page is next on the list. In the meantime, I've removed The New Writer :-)

Naima A Good luck then!

Marcos D You're great, great help!

Chris Fielden Thanks Marcos :-)

Srijaya N I am an Indian residing in Bangalore, India. I have some Indian folktales told to us by our grandmother and I have written them as short stories. Will you accept them? Srijaya

Chris Fielden Srijaya, I'm afraid I don't publish other writer's work, except through my short story competition which you would have to enter.

This page simply lists magazines that will accept short stories. You will have to visit each magazine website, decide whether they are appropriate for your writing style and then submit directly to them.

I wish you the best of luck with your writing.

Scott S Hi Chris, thanks for this great list. For a new writer it's been very helpful and I hope it continues to grow. Good luck out there.

Chris Fielden Thanks Scott :-)

Beryl HB Thank you for your compilation of magazines. Your work made mine easier. Keep up the good work!

Chris Fielden Thanks very much Beryl :)

Sonali Roy Thanks Chris! Your list is really helpful for me. I'll not go wandering anymore. Thanks again!

Chris Fielden Glad you found the list useful Sonali :-)

Titas C Hey Chris, thanks for the list. It's proved to be really informative.

Do you know where I can submit a whodunit? None of these websites seem to have crime as a theme except Crimewave and I gathered from a comment that there are some problems with that magazine.

Thanka again!!!!

Chris Fielden Hi Titas, I know of one short story competition about crime called Bloody Scotland. You could try that.

It might also be worth looking at the Crime Writers' Association website or contacting them as they are likely to know of more crime writing opportunities.

Hope that's helpful and best of luck with getting your story published!

Marguerite S Hello Chris, thank you for your excellent website. I am trying to establish myself as a literary translator and wonder: should I contact these magazines and offer my services? Or is there a better way to approach this?

I am a French-speaking Belgian native, living in the USA since 1996.

I have been a freelance translator (EN to FR) for over 15 years, and I have translated a few books already, for one Belgian publisher. I would like to expand my client base...

Thank you for any advice you can give me.

Chris Fielden Marguerite, I’m afraid I don’t know anything about literary translation services. You might be better off approaching larger publishers, as I guess they are more likely to want books translated into foreign languages. If nothing else, you might be able to find out which agencies they use and then approach them as a freelancer.

Through my day job, I work with K International. It might be worth approaching them – they’re lovely people and take on freelancers, but I’m not sure if they do literary translation. Still, worth a look.

I hope that’s helpful!

Marguerite S Sure! Thank you for your quick response. I will look into your tips.

Mark G Dark Lane Quarterly Collaberative on your site - it is no longer functioning.

Chris Fielden Thanks for letting me know, Mark. I've updated the lists accordingly :-)

Mark G Hi Chris, I've just found another one - Tales From The Shadow Realm - it states 'this account has been suspended'.

Chris Fielden Thanks Mark, have updated the page accordingly!

Mark G Hi Chris, JJ Adams of Lightspeed advised the magazine won't be opening til next year.

'We're not sure when we're going to open again yet, but it won't be until next year some time...'

Chris Fielden Thanks Mark – Lightspeed (and quite a few of the other magazines) do this kind of thing from time to time for a variety of reasons, so I tend to leave the details as they are on the site simply because it’s too time consuming to keep up to date with it all (unfortunately). If only I made enough money to employ someone!

Thanks though - much appreciated.

Mark G Hi Chris, on your list, there's a SF magazine, Australian, called ASIM. They ask anyone who wants, to evaluate submitted material. What's more peculiar, to me at least, is this is called 'slush duty' or something similar. Is this normal?

Chris Fielden Hi Mark, the term ‘slush pile’ is common. I haven’t heard of ‘slush duty’ but I guess it’s a way of evaluating a large number of submissions in a manageable manner.

The more submissions a publisher receives, the harder it is to read and consider them in a timely manner. It sounds like ASIM have come up with a way of dealing with this problem by involving their readers / audience. So it might be unusual, but it’s innovative and fair, I guess, assuming the people doing the slush reading are vetted to ensure they are experienced enough to evaluate stories for the publication’s needs.

I hope that answers the question!

Zvee G An excellent site that makes it easy to access all SF Magazines.

Chris Fielden Thanks Zvee, glad you find the site useful :-)

Mark G Chris, have you heard of Threshold website?

It seems to have been created some time ago; one of the magazines cited makes material for bathrooms etc! But there might be a few you might like to check out.

Chris Fielden Thanks for sending this through to me, Mark.

I’ve added a new section to the page, listing other lists – seemed like the easiest way to deal with it!

Sisir KC Immensely useful. A tremendous help for the aspiring, competent and talented but obscure and therefore unpublished writers. I convey my gratitude. Will come back to the site again and again.

Chris Fielden Thank you, Sisir :-)

Saman BA Right  now, I am interested in writing short stories. One of my novels named All Of A Sudden has also been published. Can you please inform me about any literary stuff where I can publish my short stories and where they can be easily published.

P.S. Happy!!!

Chris Fielden Hi Saman, congratulations on having your novel published.

The best bet is to look through the lists of short story magazines above and lists of short story competitions . You can research the different publications and see which would be most suitable and likely to publish your work.

I hope that's helpful and wish the best of luck with publishing your short stories.

Saman BA Chris!!! Thank you so much for your reply. Going to research and hope that I shall be published soon.

Chris B I had a submission accepted by Aesop Magazine, who are listed on your website. Just so you know - unless you know differently - this magazine is pretty much a non-starter. They haven't even released their first issue, even though their website says that they've been publishing since 2014. Had a lot of correspondence with them earlier in the year, they said there had been delays but that the proposed publication date for the first issue was April. Nothing has materialised and they haven't updated their Twitter or Facebook for a year. I enquired as to what was happening a month ago, but have heard nothing.

Just thought I'd update you since they're listed on your website!

Chris Fielden Thanks, Chris - updated listing accordingly.

Nigel J I agree with the comments on Aesop magazine. I submitted something which they acknowledged but follow-up inquiries have yielded nothing. They simply don't reply, even though they have a copy of my work. Not very professional. Writers need to make sure their work is copyright and not to be  dealt with cavalierly.

Chris Fielden Thanks for sharing your experiences Nigel.

Vijay L I want to start writing right away.

Chris Fielden Glad you feel inspired, Vijay :)

Henry D Your list was very helpful and I have sent my stories to many of the magazines you have listed. It has saved me a lot of time finding and using these sources. Thank you for your work.

Chris Fielden No problem, thanks Henry :-)

Elle Great list, thanks for sharing. Success is still elusive though. You might want to add Three Penny Review to your list. They pay up to $400 for fiction.

Chris Fielden Thanks, Elle. I've added The Threepenny review to the lists. Keep on writing and submitting - success only eludes those who give up. I wish you the best of luck with your writing :-)

Laura C A wonderful resource--thanks!

Chris Fielden Thanks, Laura.

Glad you found it useful :-)

Aranya N This is very helpful to me.

Chris Fielden Thanks, Aranya, glad you're finding the lists useful.

Katherine G Thank you for sharing this list, Chris! I'm finding it difficult to place my Gothic fiction, but I hope to find a home for my stories in a few of these magazines.

Chris Fielden No problem Katherine, glad to hear you found the lists useful :-)

If your stories are under 3,000 words, Writers' Forum is a good magazine to try as they will publish any genre through their monthly competition - I've seen them publish all sorts of really interesting stuff.

John H Dear Chris (and anyone else reading this). Great blog! I have a question which I hope you could help me with. I wonder if anyone could let me know which magazine would best suit the following short story I have: it's based in Staffordshire, so employs dialect, and has elements of fantasy (a man is transported to a fantasy world) but also deals with real world issues; unemployment, working men's culture, etc.

Any tips would be much appreciated!

Chris Fielden Hi John. Thanks, I'm glad to hear you like the blog.

I often recommend Writers' Forum as a good starting point. They publish a wide variety of styles and genres and run a monthly competition with a £300 prize. They also offer reasonably priced terse critiques, which can be very helpful. InkTears also publish a wide variety of authors, so their annual competition is worth a look too.

Aside from that, I'd recommend researching fantasy publications. There are quite a few. The best bet is to order back issues and see which magazines / competitions best suit our style of writing.

I hope that’s helpful and wish you the best of luck with getting your work published.

Jerry V Thanks. Great info.

Celine D Hi there, I've just noticed that Reading Hour, the Indian magazine, has been discontinued.

I'm just sharing the news so the list can be updated.

Chris Fielden Thanks, Celine - much appreciated.

I've updated the lists accordingly :-)

John H Hi Chris, thanks for the message and apologies for my (very) late reply. Sorry to bother you further, but does the story become the magazine's property once they have it, or can you send it to different magazines at the same time? Thanks again.

Chris Fielden Hi John. The copyright remains with you, so in theory you can do what you want with it.

Most magazines and competitions ask you not to undertake simultaneous submissions and the vast majority want first publication rights. You’d have to look at the submission criteria for each market you intend to submit to. It’s best not to do anything that will get you blacklisted with a publisher. Personally, I do sometimes undertake simultaneous submissions (if turnaround times are slow or the financial payment is low/non-existent), but not when I’m dealing reputable or prestigious publishers, I respect their submission criteria and adhere to them.

Writers’ Forum is good as they have quick turnaround times. So even if they don’t allow simultaneous submissions, your story won’t be tied up in their submissions process for ages.

I hope that’s helpful.

Sobia I have written a  story. The genre is a bit ambiguous. It has an echo of Edgar Allen Poe stories - supernatural and madness and such elements. Which magazine do you think is suitable to send it to? Mention some good magazines as I think my story is a good one.

Chris Fielden Hi Sobia. It's impossible to say without conducting thorough market research I'm afraid. I'd recommend you do some research and see which publications would suit your style of writing. Order some back issues, read them and see if your story would fit. Also, read any submission guidelines that the magazines offer. They often tell you what they're looking for. You can then work out if the magazine is right for you.

I wish you the best of luck with getting your work published.

Joseph K Dear friend, my Personal Computer crashed twice. I lost 60 files. I lost files of email IDs both local and foreign. I have no way to contact anyone. Kathakshetre is in Limbo. I lost materials collected for the KK.

Some technician put the PC on a ventilater. It is breathing. He asked me to use it for the minimum time possible as it is old and an outdated make. I do not know what to do. I need breathing time. I want to continue my literary works.

You are doing a wonderful service to the tribe of writers all over the world and many would benefit from your works. Please stay in touch with me. With good wishes and  regards JK

Chris Fielden Hi JK. Really sorry to hear that.

Please let me know if you manage to get things up and running again.

Kam V Dear Mr. Fielden. Thanks for the great site. It is people like you who make life easier. Can a person send the same short fiction or short-inspirational to 10-100 different publishers?

Chris Fielden Hi Kam. It depends. Some publishers accept simultaneous submissions. Some do not. You’d have to review each publishers’ submission guidelines and see what they say.

Good luck with your writing and submitting :-)

Arunodaya C I write in English but I write about India. There are no English publications in India which accept creative writing.

Chris Fielden Hi Arunodaya. The only one I knew of was Katha Kshetre and Reading Hour.

But Reading Hour seems to be closed, and Katha Kshetre is in limbo.

If you hear of any others, please let me know and I'll add them to the lists :-)

Penny VH Daily Science Fiction is an online subscription magazine. They accept stories 100-1500 words long and pay 8c per word. Really enjoying the stories but haven't yet submitted to them.

Chris Fielden Hi Penny. Thanks for letting me know about Daily Science Fiction - much appreciated. I've added them to my lists :-)

James L Thanks for this list. Which are the best magazines for Young Adult fiction?

Chris Fielden Hi James. I'm not familiar with any magazines that specifically look for YA fiction I'm afraid.

I'm sure there are some on the lists though. The best bet is to look at the submission criteria for the various mags and read back issues, to see what types of story they favour. Requires lots of research I'm afraid :-)

Kevin J Hi! Thank you for this. I was wondering, does the payment section mean that that's how much we WILL make or how much we need TO PAY in order to enter?

Chris Fielden Hi Kevin. The payment section gives details of how much the publisher pays the writer.

The vast majority of magazines won't expect you to pay to submit, but some do have a reading fee. Just check the submission guidelines of each publication for details.

David H A great list - not only very useful for finding possible publishers but also gives a great picture of how alive and varied the scene is. Granta (on your list of  apparently dead magazines) actually seems very much alive but the submission page is difficult to find - it's at the bottom right of the 'about' page. My impression is that they seem to find most of what they publish on their own and don't really need unsolicited work so don't make it easy.

Chris Fielden Hi David. Thanks for letting me know about Granta - much appreciated.

I've reinstated their listing and included a direct link to their submissions page in the notes.

Nigel J Hi. If any of your subscribers come across a magazine called Crimewave, they should be wary. The magazine's 'current' issue is dated 2013. With such gaps, it would be unwise to subscribe, yet subscription is offered.

Chris Fielden Hi Nigel. Thanks for sharing this. You're not the first person to raise concerns about Crimewave. I've added a link to your comment on the Crimewave listing so users are aware of the concerns surrounding the magazine.

Martin R Hi Chris, thanks for the list, with fewer and fewer magazines in print now and even less taking submissions it is getting harder to find paying recipients. You have missed three big ones in the UK though: People's Friend, Weekly News, and Yours magazine. The latter is in the form of a readers short story comp. Take a break and Women's Weekly are no longer accepting unsolicited submissions sadly.

Chris Fielden Hi Martin. Thanks for letting me know about the magazines.

I've added The People's Friend to the lists.

However, I can't find any submissions guidelines or details of the short stories accepted to The Weekly News or Yours magazine, so have been unable to create listings for them. Do you know where I can find these details online?

Martin R Hi Chris, attached 2 pages (jpegs) of the rules for Yours magazine. Is a couple of years old but details are still valid - had one of mine in there issue 279 a couple of weeks ago. They pay £100 a story.

Weekly News, I couldn't either any more although they do still print 2 stories every issue, and I know it is email submission with a 'if you haven't heard anything in six weeks, consider it a no,' policy.

Hope this helps.

Chris Fielden Thanks very much Martin.

That is helpful, but I only list mags if they have submission guidelines I can link to – that’s how the lists on my site work.

I’ll drop the mags in question a query email and see if they can point me in the right direction.

Thanks again – your help is much appreciated.

John H Hi Christopher. You may like to know, so you can update your site, that on the part 'short story magazines UK' of your lists, the 'People's Friend' magazine do not accept submissions on line only by post. their own website is a bit ambiguous, but they answered my email telling me to post my submission.

Chris Fielden Hi John. Thanks for letting me know about the People’s Friend – much appreciated.

I’ve updated the listing accordingly.

DT W Does anyone know of any publications that accept longer short stories i.e. 15-25k words. I have a few dozen stories, the smallest of which is 15k, but there doesn\'t seem to be anywhere that publishes stories of this size. If I can't find one, I'll have no choice but to start my own.

Chris Fielden Hi DT. That length of story could be serialised by some magazines, so worth looking at submission guidelines to see if they accept serials.

Or try novella competitions. There are some listed on my book and novel competition lists .

I hope that helps :-)

Bill M Another great resource for writers looking to submit to literary magazines (and hopefully launch their writing careers) is Reedsy's directory of the best 100 literary magazines of 2018.

I like that you can filter by different things like circulation and genre!

Chris Fielden Thanks for sharing this, Bill.

Have added a link to the 'other short story magazine lists' section of the page.

Jerry V Thank you, Christopher.

Chris Fielden No problem, Jerry :-)

Maxwell M Very informative page. Liked it very much. Thanks.

Chris Fielden No problem, Maxwell - glad to hear your liked it :-)

Sarah N I'm just beginning my research into where to submit a sci-fi story and am grateful for this list - thanks for sharing. Just wondering why you haven't included Asimov's?

Chris Fielden Hi Sarah. Glad to hear you found the lists useful.

Most of the magazines listed have requested to be listed, which is how I become aware of them.

I hadn't heard of Asimov's, so thanks for making me aware of the magazine. I have added them to the lists.

Sarah N Oh great. Glad to return the favour then!

Sue C Hi Chris, what a brilliant page!

Can I add that Woman's Weekly is open to submissions again. Also I can't see any mention of Ellery Queen mystery magazine  or the Alfred Hitchcock magazine (both well known for crime).

Chris Fielden Thanks, Sue - have added all of those to the lists!

Sue C Hi Chris, I don't know whether you are aware but Woman's Weekly recently changed their contract to take ALL RIGHTS to published stories and dropped their payment as well (though it's still about £100 a story, I gather). There's a lot on Twitter about this at the moment.

Chris Fielden Thanks for letting me know, Sue - much appreciated. I've updated their listing and linked to a blog about it.

Godfrey K I'm so thrilled to have found your guidance for us writers. I'm sure that my career's going to be boosted from the information you provide.

Chris Fielden Thanks very much, Godfrey. Good luck with your writing :-)

Anita F The information does not seem helpful at all in terms of magazines that actually still exist that do take stories. If web pages have been removed then how do we (people in foreign countries) know that it is worth the effort to send a manuscript?

Chris Fielden Hi Anita. Sorry to hear you're having trouble with this resource. Can you let me know which links you're having problems with please? Then I can fix them. I list thousands of opportunities on the website and it's very hard to stay on top of every publication.

That said, I do an overhaul once a year at the beginning of January, and that's not far away. So it will get fully updated soon. I would like to do it more often, but it's very time consuming...!

W.J.Q Hi Chris, I come back and forth to the site regularly, as it's so genuinely useful. I salute the endeavour.

I'm just leaving a comment to suggest adding the Scottish publication, Gutter, to the list of short story magazines. They are a publication on the up, having received funding which permits a small payment to successful contributors.

Keep on keeping on!

Chris Fielden Hi W.J. Thank you for the heads-up - very much appreciated.

Looks like a great mag - have added it to the lists.

W.J.Q Hi Chris. You’re welcome! Thanks as always for the superb site.

Chris Fielden No problem, thanks Will!

Gerald M Nice research. Please help me find a suitable one that needs a weekly writer and that pays. If they want previously published work, I would share my published stories.

Chris Fielden Hi Gerald. I don't know of any publications that need a weekly writer, sorry. You'll have to undertake some research and see what you can find.

Sorry I can't be of more help. Good luck with your writing.

Shashi K Hello Chris, thanks for listing our site ActiveMuse under the link short story magazines India.

Chris Fielden No problem, Shashi - thank you for making me aware of it :)

Matt C Hey Chris, thank you for such a great resource - wish I'd found it much sooner!

There is, however, one glaring omission that I feel I must rectify. There is a wonderful (US) magazine called The Arcanist which publishes flash fiction of up to 1,000 words. They love sci-fi and fantasy,  pay $50 per story and I was lucky enough to have a story published by them last year, so I know first-hand that the staff are lovely too. They have started branching out into essays on pop-culture ($25 per piece) as well as contests with respectable cash prizes (their first one just closed).

Keep up the great work!

Chris Fielden Hi Matt. Thanks for letting me know about The Arcanist - much appreciated.

I have created a listing for them :-)

Steve B Hi Chris. Great list and resource.

I would be particularly interested in knowing whether you know of, or take a view on The Fortnightly Review New Series, being a quality outlet for a short story. It doesn't seem to feature on many lists.

Really appreciated.

Chris Fielden Hi Steve. Thanks for your message.

I haven't heard of The Fortnightly Review, hence it doesn't appear on the lists. I usually add mags if I receive a request from the editors or their PR team, or users who rate the magazine and think it should be listed. Do you have any experience with Fortnightly? If so, I can add it to the lists.

Muhammad K There are several sites for writers guidance, but yours is unique very easy to surf. All the details are available at a glance.

What are your thoughts on sending a declined literary piece to the same magazine, journal or webpage again?

Chris Fielden Hi Muhammad. Thank you for your comment.

If a story has been rejected, then I would not recommend sending it to the same publication again. It is likely to annoy the editors. However, some magazines accept reworked / edited new versions of stories they have read previously.

You will have to read the terms and conditions for each individual magazine to see if they accept submissions of this nature. If they don't stipulate any guidance, then you would have to contact them and ask.

In my experience, it is best not to send a story to the same magazine twice unless you have been invited to rework the story by the editor.

I hope that is helpful :-)

Muhammad K Thank you, that much care is amazing. I am from Pakistan.

Chris Fielden No Problem :-)

Kabir H I have come to know about some short story magazines from the list above. But I couldn't find one to which I can send my story. Please tell the name of a magazine so that I can be helped to submit my story. Thank you so much.

Chris Fielden Hi Kabir. Most the magazines listed accept submissions from writers living anywhere in the world. You will have to research each magazine and see which ones fit your writing style. Check out the submission guidelines on each magazine's website.

I wish you the best of luck with your submissions.

B.B. F Just got an email. Sad news. Conjunctions is closing. Thanks for your work here, Christopher.

Chris Fielden Hi B.B. Thank you for your message and for letting me know - very much appreciated.

That is sad news. A casualty of the pandemic by the sounds of it. Regretfully, I have removed their listing.

All the best to you :-)

Susan M Hi, Chris. I can tell you that the fee structure for The People's Friend is £90 for each of your first six stories, £100 for each of your next six and £110 thereafter. Not to be sniffed at!

Chris Fielden Thanks for letting me know, Susan - very much appreciated. Have you been published by The People's Friend? I just wondered how you knew :-)

I've added that info to the listing. All the best to you, and thanks again.

Susan M Yes, I have been published by them. I've just hit the top rate. You get paid more for writing serials but it's a flipping slow process.

Chris Fielden Brilliant, thanks for letting me know Sue. All the best, and congratulations on having all those stories published by them :-)

Arukwe A Great Job. Keep it up.

Chris Fielden Thanks Arukwe, will do :)

Andreas S Chris, do you know whether Storgy is still operating? I had a story published with them a few years ago and always thought they were an interesting online magazine. Their archive seems to have disappeared too.

Chris Fielden Hi Andreas, thanks for your message - much appreciated.

I've just had a look and the Storgy website seems to have disappeared, but their Submittable page is still live. And their social media profiles have some recent(ish) activity - Twitter within the last month.

I've emailed the contacts I have (there have been a few different ones over the last 10 years or so) and also contacted them via Twitter to see if I can get a reply. I'll let you know if I hear back from them. In the meantime, I've retired the listing on my site because their website isn't live, so it does look like they might have closed.

All the best to you, and thanks for pointing this out. It's really helpful :)

Chris Fielden Hi again Andreas. I heard back from Storgy via Twitter. They said:

Hi Chris. Unfortunately, yes, we are closed for single short story submissions. Although the website is currently offline, you can still order our books and anthologies on Amazon. Thank you for supporting us as we’ve supported independent writers using STORGY as our platform. Kind regards, The STORGY Team

I hope that helps, Andreas. All the best, Chris

Andreas S Chris, thanks for that. It's a shame they're no longer active. Thanks for your website, which I've used many times in the search for submission opportunities. Best wishes, Andreas

Chris Fielden Thank you, Andreas, very much appreciated :-) All the best to you.

Andreas S Dear Chris, I think Ambit may have ceased publication. Best wishes, Andreas

Chris Fielden Dear Andreas, thank you for your message, it's greatly appreciated. I've had a look and you are correct, Ambit has closed down, which is a great shame - it's been running for many years. I have retired the listing. I have also added the message from their website below, in case it disappears in the future. All the best to you, and thanks again :-)

The message on the Ambit website after it closed down: "Ambit was a quarterly literary periodical published in the United Kingdom between 1959 and 2023. The magazine was founded by Martin Bax, a London-based novelist and consultant paediatrician. Uniting art, fiction, poetry and reviews, and distributed internationally, the magazine was in continuous publication until going on indefinite hiatus in April 2023. During this time, Ambit was the proud publisher of thousands of poets, fiction writers and artists. Despite this, the magazine remained a small enterprise with many volunteers and sparse resources but with an intense commitment to the work. Due to unwelcome financing factors including the loss of its archive sale and the death of a major patron, Ambit had to close its doors in April 2023."

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UK audiobook downloads up 17% last year, Publishers Association data shows

Audiobooks are fast becoming ‘a major route to market for consumers of books’, the trade body says

The number of UK audiobook downloads increased by 17% between 2022 and 2023, according to new data from the Publishers Association (PA).

Revenue from audiobooks rose 24% across the same period to £206m in 2023, reflecting an increase in the number of audiobook downloads from 50m to 59m, the trade body said.

Over five years, UK audiobook revenue has more than doubled. “It’s fair to say that audio is now a really serious part of the publishing portfolio,” said the PA’s chief executive, Dan Conway. “Audiobooks have established themselves as a major route to market for consumers of books in this country”.

These figures reflect the way the audiobook market has evolved. Spotify made audiobooks available to its Premium subscribers in October, while Audible has expanded from single-narrator audiobooks to those with large, starry casts and sound effects. Sam Mendes-produced audiobooks of David Copperfield and Oliver Twist featuring Ncuti Gatwa, Helena Bonham Carter and Nicola Coughlan were released in the past two years, and there are plans to release new audiobooks of all seven Harry Potter titles , voiced by a cast of more than 100 performers.

The association also reported that in 2023, total publishing revenue exceeded £7bn for first time. “These strong figures reflect the continuing economic value of publishing to the UK,” said Conway. “The enduring popularity of books and learning means that the sector is still performing strongly in spite of the broader economic headwinds.”

However, while total publishing revenue rose by 3% between 2022 and 2023, this does not account for inflation. There was a 2% fall in the number of sales of consumer titles – including fiction, non-fiction, children’s and audiobooks, and excluding academic and education books – across the same period.

The value of the consumer export market grew by 8% to £918m in 2023, with the top three export countries being Australia, the US and Germany. This “means that the appetite for UK books and UK authors around the world continues to grow, which is great news”, said Conway.

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The fiction market also saw an 8% increase in value to £907m. “Within that, it’s science-fiction, crime, fantasy and also romance that are doing well as genres. Richard Osman has obviously had a very good year, and also the likes of Colleen Hoover who was a BookTok sensation”, said Conway.

Consumer non-fiction titles had a boost of 5% in value, to £1.1bn. Royal biographies were particularly popular last year, said Conway, with Spare by Prince Harry becoming a “ big hit ”. The coronation in May 2023 generated “enduring interest in the royal family throughout the year, which continues to drive sales”. Puzzle books – such as Murdle by GT Karber, which was the Christmas No 1 – are also doing “incredibly well”.

Conway said that the publishing industry had “grown every year” for the past five years, and predicted that it would continue to grow next year. “Over the pandemic, there was a reading boom, and we grew very fast. That growth is slowing ever so slightly, but we’re still growing.”

Despite this growth, major publishers have said that they are struggling with rising costs. In December, Penguin said that 38 jobs were being cut. “While our revenues have grown over the past five years, the business faces a longer-term challenge around growing our profits in the face of increasing cost pressures,” chief executive Tom Weldon told the Bookseller . In February, Hachette parent company Lagardère said that it too was making plans to cut costs.

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A total of 583 skyscrapers are "queuing up in the pipeline" to be built across central London, a development thinktank has said. 

That is more than double the 270 built in the past decade. 

In the eastern borough of Tower Hamlets alone, 71 tall buildings were completed in that time that time, the report by New London Architecture found. 

A further 24 were in the City of London and 27 in Canary Wharf and Isle of Dogs. 

The report said the rapid change has been fuelled by a "burgeoning demand" for office and residential space, overseas investment and a supporting planning environment. 

"Tall buildings have changed the face of London substantially over the last 20 years and will continue to do so - the pipeline that NLA has tracked means there is at least 10 years' supply that has already been defined," Peter Murray, the organisation's co-founder, said. 

"London's population continues to grow, passing the 10 million mark at the end of this decade.

"We'll still need tall buildings; and NLA will continue to keep a close watch on what's going on." 

Restaurants might only be able to open three or four days a week due to staffing problems, Michel Roux Jr has warned. 

Speaking to The Telegraph as he gears up to open his new restaurant Chez Rouz, the Michelin starred chef admitted the industry needs to change to accommodate flexible working hours. 

"Just because I worked 80 hours a week or more doesn't mean the next generation should," he said. 

"Quite the contrary. That is something that we have to address in our industry."

But, he warned that the move will come at a cost... 

"It will mean ultimately that going out is going to be more expensive, and that maybe your favourite restaurant is no longer open seven days a week - it's only open three or four days a week," he said. 

The industry is known for its long, unsociable working hours, and Roux Jr explained that the real issue hit after the pandemic, with people no longer wanting to work weekends. 

"People don't want to work unsociable hours and would rather work delivering parcels as and when they want to. It's as simple as that," he added. 

Earlier this year, Roux Jr said goodbye to his famous restaurant Le Gavroche in London. 

It had been opened by his father Albert Roux and uncle Michel Roux in 1967. 

Now, he said it's "brave" to open a new restaurant, with the market "very, very tough". 

"I really feel for anyone that is brave enough to open up a restaurant now. It's incredibly difficult," he added. 

Chez Rouz at The Langham in Marylebone, central London, is due to open on 22 May. 

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A pause for breath on the FTSE 100 after a 3% gain over the course of past week that took the index to a fresh record closing high.

The rally of recent weeks - significant for London's standing and pension pots alike - has been broad based and reflects several factors.

A major driver has been sterling's weakness versus the US dollar.

The US currency has been strong as the Federal Reserve, its central bank, has hinted it will be some time yet before it begins to cut interest rates.

Language out of the Bank of England last week sparked a flurry of bets that UK rates could be cut as early as next month.

A weaker pound boosts dollar-earning constituents on the FTSE 100 because they get more for their money when dollars are converted to pounds.

Also at play is the view that UK stocks represent good value, as they are cheaper compared to many of their international peers.

A few moments ago, the FTSE 100 was trading 6 points lower at 8,423.

A major talking point is the possibility of the Chinese fast fashion firm Shein listing in London.

According to Reuters, the company has shifted its focus to the UK after receiving a lukewarm reception in the United States.

The news agency, citing two sources, reported that Shein was stepping up its preparations for an initial public offering in London that would be expected to be one of the biggest carried out globally this year.

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No one likes the date in their calendar when their MOT rolls around. 

But to make things a little less stressful, consumer expert Scott Dixon - known as The Complaints Resolver - has given us some tips on what to look out for to help your vehicle pass with flying colours. 

Some of the most common failures are faulty steering, brakes, suspension, worn or damaged tyres, cracked windscreens and faulty lights. 

Mr Dixon recommends you get your car serviced a couple of weeks before your MOT, in case there are any complex or costly issues. 

This will give you time to get them fixed and get your car through first time without any advisories. 

Aside from taking your car for a service, there are also some easy checks you can run yourself... 

Listen for unusual clunks while you're driving - this could be a sign of a damaged suspension. 

You could also check by pushing the car down on each corner. It should return to normal without bouncing a few times. 

Another option is to look with a torch under the wheel arch, as this should reveal any obvious defects. 

Blown bulbs are a common MOT failure, but they're cheap to fix. 

Walk around your car and check all the bulbs are working - this includes the headlights, sidelights, brake lights, indicators and the number plate bulb.

Mr Dixon says it's "not an easy job" to change the lightbulbs yourself on most modern cars, as the MOT will also check the positioning of the light. Therefore he recommends getting this done professionally. 

Squealing or grinding noises may be a sign your brake pads need replacing. 

You should also check whether your car stops in a straight line, or whether it pulls in different directions. 

Don't forget about the handbrake, too. Test it out on a slope and see if it securely holds the car. If it doesn't, you should get it adjusted. 

It's easy to check if your wipers work okay, but you should also make sure to inspect the blades for tears and rips. 

They should be able to clean the windows with no smears. 

Mr Dixon says you don't need to pay Halfords to change your wiper blade as you can "do it yourself in seconds". All you need to do is look for a YouTube tutorial. 

He also recommends buying the Bosch wiper blades, as he says these are good quality and will also be a sign you've looked after your car well when you come to sell it. 

One thing to look out for is tread depth. You can do this by looking for the "wear bar" that sits between the tread. 

If it's close to 1.6mm and is low, you should get the tyre replaced so it's not flagged as an advisory. 

Also check for perished tyre walls, which can happen when a vehicle is standing for any length of time. 

Uneven tyre wear is another potential issue, and if there are signs of this you should get the tyre replaced and tracking and suspension checked. 

These must be in good condition and working order, with no tears or knots. 

Registration plates

Your number plates should be clean and visible with a working light bulb at the rear. You may need to give them a wipe and replace the bulb if necessary. 

This should be in good condition, without damage such as loose bumpers or sharp edges. 

Mr Dixon advises against using automatic car washes during your car's lifetime, saying they "wreck your car". 

"It's not just your paintwork but they can also damage the wiper blades and the bodywork," he says. 

Check for warning lights

You'll need to take your vehicle to a trusted garage or mechanic for this. 

Exhaust emissions

Some diesel vehicles can fail their MOTs based on emissions. To avoid this, you can buy a fuel treatment pack and take your car for a good run to clear the fuel lines and tank.

Driving for at least 30 to 50 minutes at a sustained speed on a motorway or A-road should help to clear the filter. 

You should make sure the driver's view of the road isn't obstructed, so check for stone chips at eye level and remove any obstructions such as air fresheners and mobile phone cradles. 

What else should you think about? 

Make sure your car is clean beforehand, as a tester can refuse to do your MOT if the vehicle is filthy and full of rubbish. 

Giving your car a clean can also give you a chance to inspect it, Mr Dixon says. 

Another thing to do is to check last year's MOT for any advisories that might crop up this time. 

These potential issues will still be there - so it's best not to ignore them. 

You can check your vehicle's MOT history using  https://car-check.co.uk . 

Every Monday we get an expert to answer your money problems or consumer disputes. Find out how to submit yours at the bottom of this post. Today's question is...

I have worked at a bank for 24 years - the facilities are outsourced. This new company is bringing in a system where the staff have to click in and out and are then paid by the minute? Is this allowed? Amber

Ian Jones, director and principal solicitor at Spencer Shaw Solicitors, has picked this one up...

Your rights depend on your contract and what it says about payment. Does it specify an annual salary, or payment by time? Does it allow for changes to how payment is calculated?

If the contract does not allow for this type of payment, your employer may be trying to vary the contract of employment unlawfully.

If you're directly employed by the bank, and your pay arrangements are changing because of a new monitoring system, this would be an internal contract variation. If you work in the facilities department and the new contractor is taking over as your employer, the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE) 2006 may apply. 

In this case, your current terms, conditions and previous service will transfer to the new employer.

TUPE may make the issue sound more complicated but, in practice, either way the changes will be valid only if the employee agrees to them.

If you have not agreed to the change, then this could be a breach of contract. This could give rise to a successful claim in the civil courts or the employment tribunal. 

If the breach is serious (for example, you're paid less than agreed in the original contract) and you resign in response, this could amount to constructive dismissal for which a claim can be made in the employment tribunal. 

It would be sensible to get the contract reviewed by a solicitor for advice. But act swiftly - if you continue working for the employer, you are effectively waiving the breach and accepting the change to your contract.

To make it possible to pay by the minute, employees may be monitored while at work. When collecting and processing data and using it to make a decision, the employer must comply with data protection laws. If not, the employee could be entitled to compensation, depending on the breach, or the employer could be at risk of a sanction by the regulator the Information Commissioner's Office.

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We're back for another week of consumer news, personal finance tips and all the latest on the economy.

This is how the week in the Money blog is shaping up...

Today : Every week we ask industry experts to answer your Money Problems . Today, a reader's employer is bringing in a new clock-in system to pay workers by the minute - but is this allowed?

Tuesday : This week's  Basically...  explains everything you need to know about the PIP. 

Wednesday : We speak to one of London's top chefs for his Cheap Eats at home and in the capital.

Thursday : Savings Champion  founder Anna Bowes will be back with her weekly insight into the savings market.

Friday : We'll have everything you need to know about the mortgage market this week with the guys from Moneyfacts.

Running every weekday, Money features a morning markets round-up from the  Sky News business team  and regular updates and analysis from our business, City and economic correspondents, editors and presenters -  Ed Conway ,  Mark Kleinman ,  Ian King ,  Paul Kelso  and  Adele Robinson .

You'll also be able to stream  Business Live with Ian King on weekdays at 11.30am and 4.30pm.

Bookmark  news.sky.com/money  and check back from 8am, and through the day, each weekday.

The Money team is Emily Mee, Bhvishya Patel, Jess Sharp, Katie Williams, Brad Young and Ollie Cooper, with sub-editing by Isobel Souster. The blog is edited by Jimmy Rice.

By Jess Sharp , Money team 

Money saving trends are constantly popping up on social media - but one in particular has been gaining huge amounts of attention.

Created accidentally by a comedian, loud budgeting is breaking down the taboo of speaking about money.

The idea is based on being firmer/more vocal about your financial boundaries in social situations and setting out what you are happy to spend your money on, instead of "Keeping up with the Joneses". 

On TikTok alone, videos published under the hashtag #loudbudgeting have garnered more than 30 million views - and that figure is continuing to climb. 

We spoke to Lukas Battle - the 26-year-old who unintentionally created the trend as part of a comedy sketch. 

Based in New York, he came up with the term in a skit about the "quiet luxury" hype, which had spread online in 2023 inspired by shows like Succession. 

The term was used for humble bragging about your wealth with expensive items that were subtle in their design - for example, Gwyneth Paltrow's  £3,900 moss green wool coat from The Row, which she wore during her ski resort trial...

"I was never a big fan of the quiet luxury trend, so I just kind of switched the words and wrote 'loud budgeting is in'. I'm tired of spending money and I don't want to pretend to be rich," Lukas said. 

"That's how it started and then the TikTok comments were just obsessed with that original idea." 

This was the first time he mentioned it...

Lukas explained that it wasn't about "being poor" but about not being afraid of sharing your financial limits and "what's profitable for you personally". 

"It's not 'skip a coffee a day and you'll become a millionaire'."

While talking money has been seen as rude or taboo, he said it's something his generation is more comfortable doing. 

"I've seen more debate around the topic and I think people are really intrigued and attracted by the idea," he said. 

"It's just focusing your spending and time on things you enjoy and cutting out the things you might feel pressured to spend your money on."  

He has incorporated loud budgeting into his own life, telling his friends "it's free to go outside" and opting for cheaper dinner alternatives.

"Having the terminology and knowing it's a trend helps people understand it and there's no awkward conversation around it," he said. 

The trend has been a big hit with so-called American "finfluencers", or "financial influencers", but people in the UK have started practising it as well. 

Mia Westrap has taken up loud budgeting by embarking on a no-buy year and sharing her finances with her 11.3k TikTok followers. 

Earning roughly £2,100 a month, she spends around £1,200 on essentials, like rent, petrol and car insurance, but limits what else she can purchase. 

Clothes, fizzy drinks, beauty treatments, makeup, dinners out and train tickets are just some things on her "red list". 

The 26-year-old PHD student first came across the idea back in 2017, but decided to take up the challenge this year after realising she was living "pay check to pay check". 

She said her "biggest fear" in the beginning was that her friends wouldn't understand what she was doing, but she found loud budgeting helped. 

"I'm still trying my best to just go along with what everyone wants to do but I just won't spend money while we do it and my friends don't mind that, we don't make a big deal out of it," she said. 

So far, she has been able to save £1,700, and she said talking openly about her money has been "really helpful". 

"There's no way I could have got this far if I wasn't baring my soul to the internet about the money I have spent. It has been a really motivating factor."

Financial expert John Webb said loud budgeting has the ability to help many "feel empowered" and create a "more realistic" relationship with money.

"This is helping to normalise having open and honest conversations about finances," the consumer affair manager at Experien said. 

"It can also reduce the anxiety some might have by keeping their financial worries to themselves." 

However, he warned it's important to be cautious and to take the reality of life into consideration. 

"It could cause troubles within friendship groups if they're not on the same page as you or have different financial goals," he said.

"This challenge isn't meant to stop you from having fun, but it is designed to help people become more conscious and intentional when it comes to money, and reduce the stigma around talking about it." 

Rightmove's keyword tool shows Victorian-era houses are the most commonly searched period properties, with people drawn to their ornate designs and features.

Georgian and Edwardian-style are second and third respectively, followed by Tudor properties. Regency ranked in fifth place.

Rightmove property expert Tim Bannister said: "Home hunters continue to be captivated by the character and charm of properties that we see in period dramas.

"Victorian homes remain particularly popular, characterised by their historic charm, solid construction, and spacious interiors. You'll often find Victorian houses in some of the most desirable locations which include convenient access to schools and transport links."

Throughout the week Money blog readers have shared their thoughts on the stories we've been covering, with the most correspondence coming in on...

• A hotly contested debate on the best brand of tea
• Downsizing homes
• The cost of Michelin-starred food

Job interview mistakes

On Wednesday we reported on a new £12m ad from PG Tips in response to it falling behind rivals such as Twinings, Yorkshire Tea and Tetley....

We had lots of comments like this...

How on earth was the PG Tips advert so expensive? I prefer Tetley tea, PG Tips is never strong enough flavour for me. Shellyleppard

The reason for the sales drop with PG Tips could be because they increased the price and reduced the quantity of bags from 240 to 180 - it's obvious. Royston

And then this question which we've tried to answer below...

Why have PG Tips changed from Pyramid shape tea bags, to a square? Sam

Last year PG Tips said it was changing to a square bag that left more room for leaves to infuse, as the bags wouldn't fold over themselves.

We reported on data showing how downsizing could save you money for retirement - more than £400,000, in some regions, by swapping four beds for two.

Some of our readers shared their experiences...

We are downsizing and moving South so it's costing us £100k extra for a smaller place, all money from retirement fund. AlanNorth

Interesting read about downsizing for retirement. We recently did this to have the means to retire early at 52. However, we bought a house in the south of France for the price of a flat in our town in West Sussex. Now living the dream! OliSarah

How much should we pay for food?

Executive chef at London's two-Michelin-starred Ikoyi, Jeremy Chan, raised eyebrows when he suggested to the Money blog that Britons don't pay enough for restaurant food.

Ikoyi, the 35th best restaurant in the world, charges £320 for its tasting menu. 

"I don't think people pay enough money for food, I think we charge too little, [but] we want to always be accessible to as many people as possible, we're always trying our best to do that," he said, in a piece about his restaurant's tie up with Uber Eats... 

We had this in... 

Are they serious? That is two weeks' worth of food shopping for me, if the rich can afford this "tasting menu" then they need to be taxed even more by the government, it's just crazy! Steve T

If the rate of pay is proportionate to the vastly overpriced costs of the double Michelin star menu, I would gladly peel quail eggs for four-hour stints over continuing to be abused as a UK supply teacher. AndrewWard

Does this two-star Michelin star chef live in the real world? Who gives a toss if he stands and peels his quails eggs for four hours, and he can get the best turbot from the fishmonger fresh on a daily basis? It doesn't justify the outrageous price he is charging for his tasting menu. Topaztraveller

Chefs do make me laugh, a steak is just a steak, they don't make the meat! They just cook it like the rest of us, but we eat out because we can't be bothered cooking! StevieGrah

Finally, many of you reacted to this feature on common mistakes in job interviews...

Those 10 biggest mistakes people make in interviews is the dumbest thing I've ever read. They expect all that and they'll be offering a £25k a year job. Why wouldn't I want to know about benefits and basic sick pay? And also a limp handshake? How's that relevant to how you work? Jre90

Others brought their own tips...

Whenever I go for an interview I stick to three points: 1. Be yourself 2. Own the interview 3. Wear the clothes that match the job you are applying Kevin James Blakey

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