Short Stories

We are proud to support the Lit Community with our dedication to publishing incredible short stories by emerging and established writers. Find yourself a cosy nook and read!

Pitches + submissions: Our Magical Editor Kate Garrett currently seeks flash fiction on a magic or witchcraft theme for our Flash Fiction Fridays series. Click her name to learn more, or email her directly at [email protected]. For all other short story submissions, please see our general submission guidelines.

A Yuletide Folk Horror Short – The Cutty Wren by Shullie H Porter

Wintry Flash Fiction – Dance of the Krampus by Sophie MacDougall

Magical Flash Fiction – Aurelia by Darcy Isla

Magical Fiction – Under a Pagan Moon by Diana L. Creaturo

Celestial Short Story – Lessons in Fate by Lyndsey Croal

Mythical Fiction – Khnum Speaks by Susie Hennessy

Magical Short Fiction – Elemental by Gemma Fairclough

A Folk Horror Short – The Woods Might Be Calling My Name by Eve Volungeviciute

Short Story – The Dancer by Afifa Tambe

My Bleeding Robin Red Breast: A Short Story; A Transformation Spell

Short Story – Supernova by Amara George Parker

Folklore Short: The Forest That Feeds

Send us in your flash fiction, short stories, comic strips and poems. If you or a friend want to illustrate them, that’s great too! Get writing and share what ya got with the other mooks – just email editor AT mookychick.co.uk or check our ‘Write for Us’ page!