It takes pure fiction works be it literary, crime, women’s or historical fiction and publishes about 30 titles per year. Tom Chalmers founded this fiction wing of Legend Times Group in 2005. This list features 21 UK publishing companies and offers a good place to start. This begs the question, where then can writers send their work when the time comes? There are many UK fiction publishers accepting submissions from writers. This single piece of information could save many writers the agony and time they would have spent sending out manuscripts to uninterested parties. It is important for writers to know that not all publishers accept unsolicited work from everyone.

Many are the times writers have sent out their manuscripts only to be met with rejection or even silence. Getting someone to publish a fledgling writer is another uphill task altogether.

It reaffirms them as a writer, calms them for further writing projects and reminds them that they can do it as long as they keep their head in the game. Having people read and enjoy a finished work does so much for a writer’s confidence. ' fascination for inner perception, helped along with a delight in Scheherazadian frames and exotic lore, makes for quite a rich experience: a strangely playful construct that, like an intricate Chinese box, delights with each unexpected combination and hidden drawer.The joy of every writer is to find an audience for their work. ' The Arabian Nightmare is a conceit worthy of Borges.' - The New York Times The smooth steely grip of Irwin's story-telling genius is a joy to read.' - The Washington Post The result is a thought-provoking puzzle box of sex, philosophy, and theology, reminiscent of Italo Calvino and Umberto Eco. He narrates a complex tangle of dreams and imaginings that describe an atmosphere constantly shifting between sumptuously learned experiences, erotic adventure, and dry humor. The hero and guiding force of this epic fantasy is an insomniac young man who, unable to sleep, guides the reader through the narrow streets of Cairo-a mysterious city full of deceit and trickery. A cult classic that 'combines the genres of travelogue, fable, dream narrative, novel and confessional into one beguiling whole' ( Publishers Weekly ).

The arabian nightmare by robert irwin