Welcome!

We are The Fiction Shelf – an entertainment site for readers and writers. All of the short stories and poems here are of excellent quality and are available to you as free eBooks. You can download our eBooks in a range of formats that can be enjoyed on eBook readers, including Amazon’s Kindle, at your computer or printed onto good old fashioned paper.

If you would like to read some of our fiction use the buttons at the top of page to browse our eBook library. If you’re a writer and want to have your work published on the site click here to learn how. If you have any ideas on how the site could be improved then please drop us an e‐mail.

Editors’ Pick – 24th December 2011 – past picks

Our latest Editors’ Pick goes to Heather F Reid for the beautifully descriptive poem ‘Grey Seal, Loch Etive’.

Find out why we loved it and join in the debate.

Competition

That’s it. The Fiction Shelf’s first competition has ended. Click here to find out who has won.

You can also read the short‐ and long‐ lists there, so have a look and tell us what you think.

We’ll be announcing our next competition in February, so be sure to check back then.

Be published for the world to see. Learn how to send your work to the editors here.