About Secret Attic
Secret Attic was founded by Deb in March 2020
Publishing hundreds of short stories, flash fiction and micro-fiction in 35 booklets.
In March 2023, the attic was taken over by Jason and again in March 2024, Emily took the reins.
I'm not going into the reasons why, but I am now back.
There are 2 monthly, free to enter, contests at Secret Attic.
One is flash fiction - stories up to 500 words.
And one is short story - stories over 501 words to a maximum of 1200.
Both these contests open on the 1st of the month and close on the last day of the month.
Winners and selected will be announced by the 10th of the following month.
There is £15 prize money for each category.
Winners & Selected will be published online in the Secret Attic Storystore.
Full details of each contest can be found on the Homepage
Submissions are accepted via Email Only.
The Weekly Write is held each week, opening on a Friday, and closing the following Friday at 5pm.
Winner will be announced on the Sunday.
No prize money for this one but winners and selected will be published online in the Secret Attic Storystore.
Full details of the Weekly Write can be found on the Homepage and it's own page, HERE
Submissions are accepted via the entry form HERE
Secret Attic StoryStore & Blog
I have published all the winning short stories from 2020 to 2023 in the Secret Attic Storystore.
Going forwards, this is where the winners and selected stories/flashes will be published.
As you can appreciate there are many, many more stories that were published but I quite simply don't have the time to post them all up! Previous booklets are available - there is a list of the booklets published, HERE - Should you require a previous issue, Email me so I can get it for you, at cost.
Secret Attic Blog - Writerly Stuff! Including Articles on Writing, Books, News & Awards + Win a Book (Contest)
To view the Storystore & Blog - where you can read and comment on all the previous stories as well as from now on... there is a fee.
This is an annual fee and it's £12 for the year (£1 a month) NOTE: This is not a subscription, you will not be automatically billed - instead, you will be sent a reminder a week before your year ends to decide if you want to renew for another year.
All you need to do is complete the transaction (via PayPal) then you will be sent a link to create a unique password to log in to the StoryStore page. All comments on the stories are monitored. They will appear on the thread of the story, upon approval, by an administrator of the Secret Attic Website.
Publishing hundreds of short stories, flash fiction and micro-fiction in 35 booklets.
In March 2023, the attic was taken over by Jason and again in March 2024, Emily took the reins.
I'm not going into the reasons why, but I am now back.
There are 2 monthly, free to enter, contests at Secret Attic.
One is flash fiction - stories up to 500 words.
And one is short story - stories over 501 words to a maximum of 1200.
Both these contests open on the 1st of the month and close on the last day of the month.
Winners and selected will be announced by the 10th of the following month.
There is £15 prize money for each category.
Winners & Selected will be published online in the Secret Attic Storystore.
Full details of each contest can be found on the Homepage
Submissions are accepted via Email Only.
The Weekly Write is held each week, opening on a Friday, and closing the following Friday at 5pm.
Winner will be announced on the Sunday.
No prize money for this one but winners and selected will be published online in the Secret Attic Storystore.
Full details of the Weekly Write can be found on the Homepage and it's own page, HERE
Submissions are accepted via the entry form HERE
Secret Attic StoryStore & Blog
I have published all the winning short stories from 2020 to 2023 in the Secret Attic Storystore.
Going forwards, this is where the winners and selected stories/flashes will be published.
As you can appreciate there are many, many more stories that were published but I quite simply don't have the time to post them all up! Previous booklets are available - there is a list of the booklets published, HERE - Should you require a previous issue, Email me so I can get it for you, at cost.
Secret Attic Blog - Writerly Stuff! Including Articles on Writing, Books, News & Awards + Win a Book (Contest)
To view the Storystore & Blog - where you can read and comment on all the previous stories as well as from now on... there is a fee.
This is an annual fee and it's £12 for the year (£1 a month) NOTE: This is not a subscription, you will not be automatically billed - instead, you will be sent a reminder a week before your year ends to decide if you want to renew for another year.
All you need to do is complete the transaction (via PayPal) then you will be sent a link to create a unique password to log in to the StoryStore page. All comments on the stories are monitored. They will appear on the thread of the story, upon approval, by an administrator of the Secret Attic Website.
Why am I scrapping the booklet?
Because, from previous experience, we know it is too expensive. I kept the price to a minimum but it was the p&p fees that killed it. And for all the work that went into compiling the booklet, it just wasn't worth my time. I've learnt a lot by making a lot of mistakes with the Attic - so, this is how it's going to be from now on.
Because, from previous experience, we know it is too expensive. I kept the price to a minimum but it was the p&p fees that killed it. And for all the work that went into compiling the booklet, it just wasn't worth my time. I've learnt a lot by making a lot of mistakes with the Attic - so, this is how it's going to be from now on.