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The long list for The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest 2025 is here! Congratulations and thank you to all who entered. The judging has been and continues to be extremely tough. www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...
December 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The long list for The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest 2025 is here! Congratulations and thank you to all who entered. The judging has been and continues to be extremely tough. www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...
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Submissions to our anthology (up to 500 words on the theme of BRIDGES) & our Microfiction comp (up to 100 words, no theme) are now OPEN until 15 Feb. Our anthology editors & judges are poised ready! You can read more here: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk
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December 1, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Submissions to our anthology (up to 500 words on the theme of BRIDGES) & our Microfiction comp (up to 100 words, no theme) are now OPEN until 15 Feb. Our anthology editors & judges are poised ready! You can read more here: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk
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A huge thank you to everyone who entered this year's competition and to our wonderful judges! ❤️
You'll be able to read the stories and flashes by the winners, shortlist and finalists in ✨ Best Women's Short Fiction 2025 ✨ Coming soon!
#amwriting #writingcommunity #flashfiction #shortstory #mslexia
You'll be able to read the stories and flashes by the winners, shortlist and finalists in ✨ Best Women's Short Fiction 2025 ✨ Coming soon!
#amwriting #writingcommunity #flashfiction #shortstory #mslexia
December 1, 2025 at 11:48 AM
A huge thank you to everyone who entered this year's competition and to our wonderful judges! ❤️
You'll be able to read the stories and flashes by the winners, shortlist and finalists in ✨ Best Women's Short Fiction 2025 ✨ Coming soon!
#amwriting #writingcommunity #flashfiction #shortstory #mslexia
You'll be able to read the stories and flashes by the winners, shortlist and finalists in ✨ Best Women's Short Fiction 2025 ✨ Coming soon!
#amwriting #writingcommunity #flashfiction #shortstory #mslexia
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And congrats to our brilliant Short Story shortlist! 👏
Anna Goldreich
Anna Hug
Emily Ives-Keeler
Holly Gammage
Miranda Yates
Kate Wilson
Han Smith
Amanda Hildebrandt
Anna Goldreich
Anna Hug
Emily Ives-Keeler
Holly Gammage
Miranda Yates
Kate Wilson
Han Smith
Amanda Hildebrandt
December 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM
And congrats to our brilliant Short Story shortlist! 👏
Anna Goldreich
Anna Hug
Emily Ives-Keeler
Holly Gammage
Miranda Yates
Kate Wilson
Han Smith
Amanda Hildebrandt
Anna Goldreich
Anna Hug
Emily Ives-Keeler
Holly Gammage
Miranda Yates
Kate Wilson
Han Smith
Amanda Hildebrandt
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Let’s hear it for our incredible Flash Fiction shortlist! 👏
Francesca Millican-Slater
Amanda Marples
Jessica Knight
Ingrid Keenan @ingridkeenan.bsky.social
Jaye Frisina @thirteenthstory.bsky.social
Toyosi Onikosi
Alexis Florentina @exisflor.bsky.social
Jane Fuller
Francesca Millican-Slater
Amanda Marples
Jessica Knight
Ingrid Keenan @ingridkeenan.bsky.social
Jaye Frisina @thirteenthstory.bsky.social
Toyosi Onikosi
Alexis Florentina @exisflor.bsky.social
Jane Fuller
December 1, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Let’s hear it for our incredible Flash Fiction shortlist! 👏
Francesca Millican-Slater
Amanda Marples
Jessica Knight
Ingrid Keenan @ingridkeenan.bsky.social
Jaye Frisina @thirteenthstory.bsky.social
Toyosi Onikosi
Alexis Florentina @exisflor.bsky.social
Jane Fuller
Francesca Millican-Slater
Amanda Marples
Jessica Knight
Ingrid Keenan @ingridkeenan.bsky.social
Jaye Frisina @thirteenthstory.bsky.social
Toyosi Onikosi
Alexis Florentina @exisflor.bsky.social
Jane Fuller
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Let’s hear it for our finalists! P J Flint for ‘The Sacred Finger of St Jude’, Faye Devalle for ‘The rocks’ and Faye Stevenson for ‘Hilda’! 🎉
December 1, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Let’s hear it for our finalists! P J Flint for ‘The Sacred Finger of St Jude’, Faye Devalle for ‘The rocks’ and Faye Stevenson for ‘Hilda’! 🎉
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Our Short Story Competition winner is Natalie Ann Holborow for ‘Orbit’!
Judge Eley Williams says, ‘From the raucous intrigue of its strong opening sentence to the anguished calm of its final scene, not a line feels wasted in the winning story’.
Meet the winner here: mslexia.co.uk/competitions...
Judge Eley Williams says, ‘From the raucous intrigue of its strong opening sentence to the anguished calm of its final scene, not a line feels wasted in the winning story’.
Meet the winner here: mslexia.co.uk/competitions...
Orbit by Natalie Ann Holborow - Meet the Winners - Competitions : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.
Orbit by Natalie Ann Holborow - Meet the Winners - Competitions : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.
mslexia.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Our Short Story Competition winner is Natalie Ann Holborow for ‘Orbit’!
Judge Eley Williams says, ‘From the raucous intrigue of its strong opening sentence to the anguished calm of its final scene, not a line feels wasted in the winning story’.
Meet the winner here: mslexia.co.uk/competitions...
Judge Eley Williams says, ‘From the raucous intrigue of its strong opening sentence to the anguished calm of its final scene, not a line feels wasted in the winning story’.
Meet the winner here: mslexia.co.uk/competitions...
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The winner of our 2025 Flash Fiction Competition is Alison Woodhouse for ‘The transubstantiation of Eve’. 🎉
“A masterclass in layered storytelling,” says competition judge Amanda Saint!
Meet the winner here: mslexia.co.uk/competitions...
“A masterclass in layered storytelling,” says competition judge Amanda Saint!
Meet the winner here: mslexia.co.uk/competitions...
The transubstantiation of Eve by Alison Woodhouse - Meet the Winners - Competitions : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.
The transubstantiation of Eve by Alison Woodhouse - Meet the Winners - Competitions : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.
mslexia.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 11:39 AM
The winner of our 2025 Flash Fiction Competition is Alison Woodhouse for ‘The transubstantiation of Eve’. 🎉
“A masterclass in layered storytelling,” says competition judge Amanda Saint!
Meet the winner here: mslexia.co.uk/competitions...
“A masterclass in layered storytelling,” says competition judge Amanda Saint!
Meet the winner here: mslexia.co.uk/competitions...
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Congrats to our Flash Fiction Competition finalists! Sophie Swatman for ‘Dark bordered beauty’, Sue Lewis for ‘Over’ and Caroline Jenner for ‘Tomorrow in the maze at Hever Castle’. 🎉
December 1, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Congrats to our Flash Fiction Competition finalists! Sophie Swatman for ‘Dark bordered beauty’, Sue Lewis for ‘Over’ and Caroline Jenner for ‘Tomorrow in the maze at Hever Castle’. 🎉
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It's time to announce the winners of our 2025 Short Story and Flash Fiction Competitions! 🎉
December 1, 2025 at 11:36 AM
It's time to announce the winners of our 2025 Short Story and Flash Fiction Competitions! 🎉
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We. Are. A. Go.
The @welkinprize.bsky.social is open for another year, bigger and better (hopefully!) than ever before.
Can't wait to read what gets sent in. Always such a pleasure.
The @welkinprize.bsky.social is open for another year, bigger and better (hopefully!) than ever before.
Can't wait to read what gets sent in. Always such a pleasure.
I may have got a little over-excited and opened entries a little early. I'm not going to start reading until Monday, but if you want to send something over the weekend, you are welcome to do so:
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
November 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM
We. Are. A. Go.
The @welkinprize.bsky.social is open for another year, bigger and better (hopefully!) than ever before.
Can't wait to read what gets sent in. Always such a pleasure.
The @welkinprize.bsky.social is open for another year, bigger and better (hopefully!) than ever before.
Can't wait to read what gets sent in. Always such a pleasure.
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I may have got a little over-excited and opened entries a little early. I'm not going to start reading until Monday, but if you want to send something over the weekend, you are welcome to do so:
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
November 29, 2025 at 9:47 AM
I may have got a little over-excited and opened entries a little early. I'm not going to start reading until Monday, but if you want to send something over the weekend, you are welcome to do so:
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
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We're giving folks an extra day if you need it to send in contest entries! (Is it just us or has November been like, 30 seconds long this year?)
If you need extra time, the final deadline is now December 1st!
Contest details: prairiefire.ca/conte...
If you need extra time, the final deadline is now December 1st!
Contest details: prairiefire.ca/conte...
November 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
We're giving folks an extra day if you need it to send in contest entries! (Is it just us or has November been like, 30 seconds long this year?)
If you need extra time, the final deadline is now December 1st!
Contest details: prairiefire.ca/conte...
If you need extra time, the final deadline is now December 1st!
Contest details: prairiefire.ca/conte...
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And here's the Three Swans pub signboard again. This time against the evening sky. I had a lovely time at the Harborough creative writing competition prize giving. Some talented writers. It was a pleasant challenge to judge the short story competition.
November 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
And here's the Three Swans pub signboard again. This time against the evening sky. I had a lovely time at the Harborough creative writing competition prize giving. Some talented writers. It was a pleasant challenge to judge the short story competition.
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I'm a finalist! In the Moonlit Getaway @mgliterary.bsky.social inaugural contest! For my short story, "The Last Lover". Yay!
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#BookSky 📚 #CanadaSky 🇨🇦 #CanadaBookSky 🇨🇦📚 #CanadaWrites ✍️ #MoonlitGetAway #shortstory #amwriting #writingcommunity
November 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I'm a finalist! In the Moonlit Getaway @mgliterary.bsky.social inaugural contest! For my short story, "The Last Lover". Yay!
#BookSky 📚 #CanadaSky 🇨🇦 #CanadaBookSky 🇨🇦📚 #CanadaWrites ✍️ #MoonlitGetAway #shortstory #amwriting #writingcommunity
#BookSky 📚 #CanadaSky 🇨🇦 #CanadaBookSky 🇨🇦📚 #CanadaWrites ✍️ #MoonlitGetAway #shortstory #amwriting #writingcommunity
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Congratulations to the 2025 MoonLit Getaway Short Fiction Contest Finalists!
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Follow @MGLiterary
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November 27, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Congratulations to the 2025 MoonLit Getaway Short Fiction Contest Finalists!
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If you write or read flash fiction ( or entered Comp 30 ), FFF recommend you read the brilliant...
FFF Competition Thirty Judge's Report by Nish X. Hegde.
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#FlashFiction #writingcommunity #flashfiction
#writingcompetitions
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FFF Competition Thirty Judge's Report by Nish X. Hegde.
@nishxhegde.bsky.social
#FlashFiction #writingcommunity #flashfiction
#writingcompetitions
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FFF Competition Thirty Judge’s Report by Nish X. Hegde | Free Flash Fiction
FFF Competition Thirty Judge's Report by Nish X. Hegde 26th November 2025 Introduction: Being invited to contribute to this competition is a true honour. I feel fortunate to have encount...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:29 AM
If you write or read flash fiction ( or entered Comp 30 ), FFF recommend you read the brilliant...
FFF Competition Thirty Judge's Report by Nish X. Hegde.
@nishxhegde.bsky.social
#FlashFiction #writingcommunity #flashfiction
#writingcompetitions
freeflashfiction.com/fff-competit...
FFF Competition Thirty Judge's Report by Nish X. Hegde.
@nishxhegde.bsky.social
#FlashFiction #writingcommunity #flashfiction
#writingcompetitions
freeflashfiction.com/fff-competit...
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As chosen by Judge Nish X. Hegde
@nishxhegde.bsky.social
The FFF Competition Thirty Winning Flash Fiction!
After Dinner
by Caroline McKenzie
#FlashFiction #writingcommunity #flashfiction
#shortfiction #fiction #writing #writingcompetitions
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The FFF Competition Thirty Winning Flash Fiction!
After Dinner
by Caroline McKenzie
#FlashFiction #writingcommunity #flashfiction
#shortfiction #fiction #writing #writingcompetitions
freeflashfiction.com/fiction/comp...
Competition Thirty Winning Flash Fiction: After Dinner – Free Flash Fiction
My mother-in-law clears the empty plates. I offer to help, but she doesn’t look up. Her words flutter like napkins; no, thank you, she can manage. I wonder if she would have spoken at all if manners h...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:56 AM
As chosen by Judge Nish X. Hegde
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The FFF Competition Thirty Winning Flash Fiction!
After Dinner
by Caroline McKenzie
#FlashFiction #writingcommunity #flashfiction
#shortfiction #fiction #writing #writingcompetitions
freeflashfiction.com/fiction/comp...
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The FFF Competition Thirty Winning Flash Fiction!
After Dinner
by Caroline McKenzie
#FlashFiction #writingcommunity #flashfiction
#shortfiction #fiction #writing #writingcompetitions
freeflashfiction.com/fiction/comp...
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It’s nice to get a tiny piece of good news when you’re sick and grumpy. Grateful to American Short Fiction. Sending congratulations to the winners. This story is in my collection which I hope to share someday.
![Dear Maureen Langloss,
Thank you for submitting "[redacted]" to The Halifax Ranch Fiction Prize. While your submission did not make the final short list, it was selected for a list of contest semi-finalists. Your work stood out as one of our strongest submissions, and we hope you will submit to us again.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yzu5lus5ff7wumrqrmzsllnz/bafkreihwnma2psubikasnqk4sylxfmoi67fiolzyd4u2ry4ry4wovupo3a@jpeg)
November 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
It’s nice to get a tiny piece of good news when you’re sick and grumpy. Grateful to American Short Fiction. Sending congratulations to the winners. This story is in my collection which I hope to share someday.
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The New Writers Flash Fiction Competition 2026 is open to entries. newwriters.org.uk/flash-fictio...
Top prize: £1,100.
Deadline: 31st Jan 2026
10% of proceeds donated to charity, split between @firststory.bsky.social and the Funzi & Bodo Trust
#writingcompetition #flashfiction
Top prize: £1,100.
Deadline: 31st Jan 2026
10% of proceeds donated to charity, split between @firststory.bsky.social and the Funzi & Bodo Trust
#writingcompetition #flashfiction
November 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The New Writers Flash Fiction Competition 2026 is open to entries. newwriters.org.uk/flash-fictio...
Top prize: £1,100.
Deadline: 31st Jan 2026
10% of proceeds donated to charity, split between @firststory.bsky.social and the Funzi & Bodo Trust
#writingcompetition #flashfiction
Top prize: £1,100.
Deadline: 31st Jan 2026
10% of proceeds donated to charity, split between @firststory.bsky.social and the Funzi & Bodo Trust
#writingcompetition #flashfiction
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So happy & grateful to be chosen for this contest! 🥰
November 17, 2025 at 8:46 PM
So happy & grateful to be chosen for this contest! 🥰
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Thrilled to win Second Prize in @thesunlightpress.bsky.social Flash Fiction Contest! Thank you to the readers and judge @kelliborges2.bsky.social for this honour!❤️ #flash #flashfiction #flashlit #litmag #shortstory #writing
Our judge Kelli Borges shares her insights on all the winning stories. Find out our 2025 Flash Fiction Contest second and third place winners.
Special thanks to Kelli and our readers, Susan Pohlman and Elizabeth Spencer!
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Special thanks to Kelli and our readers, Susan Pohlman and Elizabeth Spencer!
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November 19, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Thrilled to win Second Prize in @thesunlightpress.bsky.social Flash Fiction Contest! Thank you to the readers and judge @kelliborges2.bsky.social for this honour!❤️ #flash #flashfiction #flashlit #litmag #shortstory #writing
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After selecting a shortlist of six stories from thousands of entries, we are thrilled to announce Renesha Dhanraj as the winner of The London Magazine Short Story Prize 2025, for her story, ‘Black Cake’.
Read more here: thelondonmagazine.org/renesha-dhan...
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Renesha Dhanraj wins The London Magazine Short Story Prize 2025 - The London Magazine
The judges of The London Magazine Short Story Prize 2025 award first place to Renesha Dhanraj for her story, 'Black Cake'.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
After selecting a shortlist of six stories from thousands of entries, we are thrilled to announce Renesha Dhanraj as the winner of The London Magazine Short Story Prize 2025, for her story, ‘Black Cake’.
Read more here: thelondonmagazine.org/renesha-dhan...
Read more here: thelondonmagazine.org/renesha-dhan...
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We’re thrilled to announce that the judges for our microfiction comp are: Joanna Campbell, Emily Devane, Debra A Daniel & David Swann! The comp opens on 1 Dec for micros up to 100 words. www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/co...
November 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
We’re thrilled to announce that the judges for our microfiction comp are: Joanna Campbell, Emily Devane, Debra A Daniel & David Swann! The comp opens on 1 Dec for micros up to 100 words. www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/co...