Charlie Fish & Fiction on the Web
@charliefish.bsky.social
Writer for page and screen, guru of short stories, editor of www.fictionontheweb.co.uk. Rumoured to have killed wife with Scrabble and married self. He/him.
I've done the 2026 update of the FISH List of lively independent literary magazines! The list evaluates and ranks thousands of lit mags against 14 criteria to help you find your new favourite indie lit mag. And there's a new #1! www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/p/fish-list....
December 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I've done the 2026 update of the FISH List of lively independent literary magazines! The list evaluates and ranks thousands of lit mags against 14 criteria to help you find your new favourite indie lit mag. And there's a new #1! www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/p/fish-list....
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we made it to the #FISHList! thank you @charliefish.bsky.social!
Full list here: www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/p/fish-list....
Full list here: www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/p/fish-list....
FISH List
Short stories hand-picked from authors around the world. Submissions accepted. Humour, crime, sci-fi, fantasy, horror and everyday life.
www.fictionontheweb.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
we made it to the #FISHList! thank you @charliefish.bsky.social!
Full list here: www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/p/fish-list....
Full list here: www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/p/fish-list....
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We just changed our policy in response to @charliefish.bsky.social posting the new #fishlist. We previously charged $3USD for our the "reader notes" option but have permanently lowered the price to FREE. It's still an "opt in" for submissions, but now the opt in is free. :)
December 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
We just changed our policy in response to @charliefish.bsky.social posting the new #fishlist. We previously charged $3USD for our the "reader notes" option but have permanently lowered the price to FREE. It's still an "opt in" for submissions, but now the opt in is free. :)
Reader comment on Carrie Vaccaro Nelkin's recent story: "I started the story thinking it was going to be a Walter Mitty-style fantasy of violence, but then it took a much darker turn. I like these dark speculative tales that play with the fabric of reality." www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/2025/11/i-ca...
December 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Reader comment on Carrie Vaccaro Nelkin's recent story: "I started the story thinking it was going to be a Walter Mitty-style fantasy of violence, but then it took a much darker turn. I like these dark speculative tales that play with the fabric of reality." www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/2025/11/i-ca...
This is all excellent writing advice. And hilarious, to boot.
December 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This is all excellent writing advice. And hilarious, to boot.
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We're listed at #121 out of over 1000 on @charliefish.bsky.social's Fish List! - Finest Indie Story Houses.
Ratty would like to remind everyone we are rats, not fish, but accepts that even among fish we would be highly rated.
www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/p/fish-list....
Ratty would like to remind everyone we are rats, not fish, but accepts that even among fish we would be highly rated.
www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/p/fish-list....
FISH List
Short stories hand-picked from authors around the world. Submissions accepted. Humour, crime, sci-fi, fantasy, horror and everyday life.
www.fictionontheweb.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 10:45 PM
We're listed at #121 out of over 1000 on @charliefish.bsky.social's Fish List! - Finest Indie Story Houses.
Ratty would like to remind everyone we are rats, not fish, but accepts that even among fish we would be highly rated.
www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/p/fish-list....
Ratty would like to remind everyone we are rats, not fish, but accepts that even among fish we would be highly rated.
www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/p/fish-list....
You can sign up for an Advanced Reader Copy of sc-fi thriller/romance "The Chamos Project" by Fiction on the Web contributor @alexisames.bsky.social here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... - the book is also on Goodreads here: www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
The Chamos Project
Twenty years after an attack perpetrated by androids ta…
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December 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
You can sign up for an Advanced Reader Copy of sc-fi thriller/romance "The Chamos Project" by Fiction on the Web contributor @alexisames.bsky.social here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... - the book is also on Goodreads here: www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
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The brilliant @charliefish.bsky.social's second annual FISH list is out! 4,000 magazines, 14 different criteria, all indie lit goodness.
Check it out here: www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/p/fish-list....
Check it out here: www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/p/fish-list....
December 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The brilliant @charliefish.bsky.social's second annual FISH list is out! 4,000 magazines, 14 different criteria, all indie lit goodness.
Check it out here: www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/p/fish-list....
Check it out here: www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/p/fish-list....
Fiction on the Web occasionally partners with book box subscription company Your Paper Quest. They've paid a bunch of authors for permission to reprint stories originally published at Fiction on the Web - the latest being Alex Glebe's forest fantasy The Huldra's Girl.
December 2, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Fiction on the Web occasionally partners with book box subscription company Your Paper Quest. They've paid a bunch of authors for permission to reprint stories originally published at Fiction on the Web - the latest being Alex Glebe's forest fantasy The Huldra's Girl.
Please take a minute to vote for your favourite short story website and literary magazines - this annual community award is a big deal for us and we're grateful for your support! Love from Fiction on the Web xox www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...
Best Lit Mag Awards - Chill Subs
Welcome to Chill Subs' 3rd annual Community Favorites Best Lit Mag Awards! Vote for your favorite literary magazines and celebrate the publications that make our community thrive.
www.chillsubs.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Please take a minute to vote for your favourite short story website and literary magazines - this annual community award is a big deal for us and we're grateful for your support! Love from Fiction on the Web xox www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...
Rewatched Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse with the family - can't believe it's 8 years old now. 120 years of animation, and 60 years of Spider-Man, yet this movie manages to feel so new. Contains one of my favourite examples of screenwriting (pic).
December 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Rewatched Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse with the family - can't believe it's 8 years old now. 120 years of animation, and 60 years of Spider-Man, yet this movie manages to feel so new. Contains one of my favourite examples of screenwriting (pic).
How's this for a cool sci-fi movie you've never heard of: I watched British indie flick Frequencies, about a world where your "frequency" determines your status and how easy life is for you - until a very low-frequency person works out how to change his fate. Fascinating plot, stilted acting.
November 30, 2025 at 8:57 PM
How's this for a cool sci-fi movie you've never heard of: I watched British indie flick Frequencies, about a world where your "frequency" determines your status and how easy life is for you - until a very low-frequency person works out how to change his fate. Fascinating plot, stilted acting.
Rewatched Once with my daughters, about two lonely strangers who come together to record some songs in Dublin. A diegetic realist musical - I don't know of any other movies quite like it. My younger daughter in particular (12) was utterly captivated. I teared up at the end. Love it.
November 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Rewatched Once with my daughters, about two lonely strangers who come together to record some songs in Dublin. A diegetic realist musical - I don't know of any other movies quite like it. My younger daughter in particular (12) was utterly captivated. I teared up at the end. Love it.
4 reasons to vote for Fiction on the Web for Best Literary Magazine: 1. Every submission gets free feedback. 2. We put loads of work into uplifting other lit mags with the FISH list. 3. Every story gets reader comments. 4. It's free to submit, and authors get paid. www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...
Best Lit Mag Awards - Chill Subs
Welcome to Chill Subs' 3rd annual Community Favorites Best Lit Mag Awards! Vote for your favorite literary magazines and celebrate the publications that make our community thrive.
www.chillsubs.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:57 PM
4 reasons to vote for Fiction on the Web for Best Literary Magazine: 1. Every submission gets free feedback. 2. We put loads of work into uplifting other lit mags with the FISH list. 3. Every story gets reader comments. 4. It's free to submit, and authors get paid. www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...
I rewatched 1974 sci-fi Phase IV, in which ants rise up against humanity. The only movie directed by legendary poster designer Saul Bass. Powerful. The mindless inevitability of the ants is chilling. The filming of the close-up insect scenes is kind of mind blowing in places.
November 29, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I rewatched 1974 sci-fi Phase IV, in which ants rise up against humanity. The only movie directed by legendary poster designer Saul Bass. Powerful. The mindless inevitability of the ants is chilling. The filming of the close-up insect scenes is kind of mind blowing in places.
I've added Clues By Sam to my daily games roster, alongside Wordle, Connections and the Guardian's Film Reveal. cluesbysam.com
Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who are criminals and who are innocent!
cluesbysam.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I've added Clues By Sam to my daily games roster, alongside Wordle, Connections and the Guardian's Film Reveal. cluesbysam.com
Please vote for Fiction on the Web for the Best Lit Mag Awards. It takes less than 30 seconds, and gives you good karma equivalent to giving a passing stranger a warm smile, or moving an item of recycling to the correct bin. www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...
Best Lit Mag Awards - Chill Subs
Welcome to Chill Subs' 3rd annual Community Favorites Best Lit Mag Awards! Vote for your favorite literary magazines and celebrate the publications that make our community thrive.
www.chillsubs.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Please vote for Fiction on the Web for the Best Lit Mag Awards. It takes less than 30 seconds, and gives you good karma equivalent to giving a passing stranger a warm smile, or moving an item of recycling to the correct bin. www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...
In Monday's story, a young girl confronts a mythical huldra - but is she more in danger from the huldra or the bears? Readers said: "Oooooo! Cool beings! Twists and turns! Terrific!" "Beautiful, and it accomplished so much within a very short space of time." www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/2025/10/the-...
November 27, 2025 at 8:57 PM
In Monday's story, a young girl confronts a mythical huldra - but is she more in danger from the huldra or the bears? Readers said: "Oooooo! Cool beings! Twists and turns! Terrific!" "Beautiful, and it accomplished so much within a very short space of time." www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/2025/10/the-...
Fiction on the Web now has a LinkedIn page: www.linkedin.com/company/fict...
November 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Fiction on the Web now has a LinkedIn page: www.linkedin.com/company/fict...
We went a bit left-field publishing this, but it got a great reaction from the readers! "I dearly loved this story, the voice, the dialect and the funny names." "This story is a lively, entertaining read. It would make a great SNL skit!" www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/2025/11/i-wi...
November 26, 2025 at 8:57 PM
We went a bit left-field publishing this, but it got a great reaction from the readers! "I dearly loved this story, the voice, the dialect and the funny names." "This story is a lively, entertaining read. It would make a great SNL skit!" www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/2025/11/i-wi...
My story is (finally) online at Flash Fiction Magazine. Yay! flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2025/11...
November 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
My story is (finally) online at Flash Fiction Magazine. Yay! flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2025/11...
You can make a positive contribution to the vital literary subculture of online magazines and short story sites by voting for your favourites here: www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag... - and, of course, please include Fiction on the Web in your votes!
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
You can make a positive contribution to the vital literary subculture of online magazines and short story sites by voting for your favourites here: www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag... - and, of course, please include Fiction on the Web in your votes!
My story "You Ok?" is published at Flash Fiction Magazine today! It's a great magazine and I really glad to have got into it. You can leave a comment there to tell me what you think. flashfictionmagazine.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
My story "You Ok?" is published at Flash Fiction Magazine today! It's a great magazine and I really glad to have got into it. You can leave a comment there to tell me what you think. flashfictionmagazine.com
I'm doing the annual update of the FISH List of lively independent literary magazines. Manually visiting 1,000+ websites to collect data points. The list ranks thousands of lit mags against 14 criteria to help you find your new favourite indie lit mag. www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/p/fish-list....
FISH List
Short stories hand-picked from authors around the world. Submissions accepted. Humour, crime, sci-fi, fantasy, horror and everyday life.
www.fictionontheweb.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I'm doing the annual update of the FISH List of lively independent literary magazines. Manually visiting 1,000+ websites to collect data points. The list ranks thousands of lit mags against 14 criteria to help you find your new favourite indie lit mag. www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/p/fish-list....
Show off how much you love short stories! The Fiction on the Web shop has direct links to buy books, t-shirts, tote bags, mugs, hats, notebooks and more. www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/p/shop.html
Shop
Short stories hand-picked from authors around the world. Submissions accepted. Humour, crime, sci-fi, fantasy, horror and everyday life.
www.fictionontheweb.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Show off how much you love short stories! The Fiction on the Web shop has direct links to buy books, t-shirts, tote bags, mugs, hats, notebooks and more. www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/p/shop.html