Flame Tree Myth & Fiction

About Flame Tree Myth & Fiction

Thrill to the adventures of the past and visions of the future. Featuring science fiction, fantasy, horror and the supernatural, short stories, ancient tales, myth and folklore from our short story submissions, with author interviews and occasional special features about publishing and writing. Flame Tree is independent, and encourages the comprehensive understanding of all people, and all cultures.

Publisher

Flame Tree Publishing Team

Category

fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Mar 2025

Latest episode

25 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

57 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 Aug 2026

   The Making of Audio Drama

   In our last episode of Season 3, we're very excited to be featuring a conversation between two wonderful creatives, Shilpa Varma and Adam Fitzgerald, about our upcoming audio drama, When the Forest Watches. Shilpa Varma, who you may already know if you are familiar with the podcast, is Flame Tree’s writer in residence and the writer of When the Forest Watches. She is a London-based South Asian writer and storyteller whose work explores memory, folklore, and diaspora identity through intimate,...

2. 

   18 Aug 2026

   Dawn

   This episode celebrates the release of our new anthology, Africanfuturism Short Stories and offers a sneak peek into our African Myths & Tales collection as well. One story imagines the beginning of life, while the other imagines life beginning again after environmental collapse. In a way, this episode, Dawn, shows that endings and beginnings are often part of the same story. Featuring ‘Like Stars Daring to Shine’ by Somto Ihezue, read by Cornelia Colman (02.50). This is a hope...

3. 

   11 Aug 2026

   All Aboard

   How often do you feel as though you're sailing into the unknown? Filled with hope, anticipation, nerves or even fear? Today's episode explores the emotional highs and lows of change and discovery. Both of our stories follow ships setting out on extraordinary voyages in search of new beginnings, only for those hopeful dreams to take a much darker turn. Featuring ‘Ghost Ships of Alnitak’ by Alexander Hay, read by Nathan Chatelier (04.00). A heartbreaking account of an adventure through sp...

Who has been a guest on Flame Tree Myth & Fiction

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• V Castro
• Mark Morris
• Lee Murray
• Dave Jeffery
• Joshua K Haarstad

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 41 / 100

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Quality

69

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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