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home comma press press enter to skip to main content your privacy we use cookies to improve your experience on our site to find out more read our privacy cookies policy functionality personalisation cookies performance analytics cookies my options that s fine accept comma press search view cart empty open menu books subscribe events resources blog search search searching in site sections whole site authors blog books events news close side cart your cart 0 no cart items back to books subtotal 0 shipping calculated on checkout update cart checkout comma press search comma press view cart empty 0 email newsletter signup search comma press search view cart view cart cart total_items items close forthcoming forthcoming forthcoming forthcoming view our books we are a not for profit publisher and development agency specialising in short fiction from the uk and beyond about us find out more 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 find out more about the short story find out more 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 find out more literature development find out more 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 find out more latest books news and events forthcoming the book of valletta anthology details forthcoming the book of cardiff anthology details forthcoming the book of damascus anthology details forthcoming monster capital anthology details the book of bratislava anthology details palestine minus one anthology details latest releases news support sondos s studies sondos is an incredible writer from gaza city and a survivor of israel s 02 sep 2025 details news call for stories the book of cardiff are you a writer from cardiff or someone who has lived in the city for a long 22 jul 2025 details news andrew rule wins emerging translator prize comma press are pleased to announce translator andrew rule as the winner of the 11 may 2026 details latest news events the book of damascus launch with zaher omareen majd abu shawish and odai al zoubi the bluecoat school lane liverpool l1 3bx 22 july 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