Let's Walk the Plank Together in 2024!

Our timbers are thoroughly shivered here at Black Beacon Books! We're thrilled to announce the table of contents and the publication date for our next anthology, The Black Beacon Book of Pirate Tales! 

A huge thank you to all the authors who submitted their work for consideration. For such a niche theme, the response was fantastic, and we're honoured to have brought together so much talent for yet another gripping anthology. Congratulations to the authors who made the grade and a big thank you again to Daniele Serra for the spectacular cover art. 

Are you ready to walk the plank? 

When: Friday the 21st of June

Who: Check it out! 

The Mutineer - Lawrence Dagstine

The End of All Tides - Paulene Turner

Poll Pirate - Michael Fountain

The Ghost - S. B. Watson 

And the Sea - Jack Wells

Dungeon Rock - Edward Lodi

The Avery Dog Has His Day - Rose Biggin

The Curse of the Emerald Eye - Cameron Trost

Les Femmes Sauvages - Karen Bayly

Sting of the Schorpioen - D. J. Tyrer

Beholden to No One - Karen Keeley

The Black Beacon Book of Pirate Tales

Black Beacon Books is now open to submissions for a pirate anthology! Our Patreon patrons voted for this theme during a recent poll. The usual submissions guidelines apply to this anthology, but read on for the specific details.

The Black Beacon Book of Pirate Tales

What are we looking for?

For this anthology, we're looking for pirate tales, preferably about pirates and buccaneers from the 16th to 18th centuries. Stories set in completely fictional/fantasy worlds will be considered but are likely to be a hard sell. That said, we're interested in stories belonging to various genres just so long as the central characters and setting are pirates or centred on the theme of piracy, even if the story is set in the present. For example, a ghost story featuring a legendary pirate or a mystery about a lost treasure. We're not looking for sci-fi or futuristic stories. As usual, if you have any questions, just get in touch.

The submissions window will remain open until December the 31st. Now, raise that black flag and get back to your writing desk!