@bathflashaward.bsky.social
3 times a year Flash Fiction Award. £1460 prize fund. Anthology. Founded in 2015. 31st Award results out now. 32nd Award open. Judge Writer, editor and Teacher John Brantingham. Closes Feb 1st 2026
32nd Award is open now. Judge writer and educator John Brantingham. Early bird discounts open till mid Dec. Closes Feb 1st. £1460 in prizes. Anthology. Results end of Feb.
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
November 13, 2025 at 10:34 PM
32nd Award is open now. Judge writer and educator John Brantingham. Early bird discounts open till mid Dec. Closes Feb 1st. £1460 in prizes. Anthology. Results end of Feb.
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Fallen massive dahlia flower makes a fancy hat to help our founder @judehwriter2.bsky.social celebrate the final few exciting hours of our 31st award judged by @kazbarwrites.bsky.social
Deadline midnight gmt today 5th Oct £1460 prize fund. Anthology
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Deadline midnight gmt today 5th Oct £1460 prize fund. Anthology
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
October 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Fallen massive dahlia flower makes a fancy hat to help our founder @judehwriter2.bsky.social celebrate the final few exciting hours of our 31st award judged by @kazbarwrites.bsky.social
Deadline midnight gmt today 5th Oct £1460 prize fund. Anthology
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Deadline midnight gmt today 5th Oct £1460 prize fund. Anthology
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
The Last Minute Club for our 31st, £1460 prize fund award is open! Here’s our pink and green LMC badge. You should be getting one if you enter today. Deadline midnight today, Sunday 5th Oct.
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
October 5, 2025 at 8:37 AM
The Last Minute Club for our 31st, £1460 prize fund award is open! Here’s our pink and green LMC badge. You should be getting one if you enter today. Deadline midnight today, Sunday 5th Oct.
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
The Last Minute Club is open tomorrow 5th Oct, the final day of our 31st Award.All entrants tomorrow get a LMC badge. Can you guess the colour this time? A few samples of previous ones below. Winner gets a free entry to the award. Reply here. Results tomorrow
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
October 4, 2025 at 5:55 AM
The Last Minute Club is open tomorrow 5th Oct, the final day of our 31st Award.All entrants tomorrow get a LMC badge. Can you guess the colour this time? A few samples of previous ones below. Winner gets a free entry to the award. Reply here. Results tomorrow
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Just a few days left to enter the third Award of 2025!
October 1, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Just a few days left to enter the third Award of 2025!
Are your stories in full flower yet? One week to go till the deadline for our 31st Award on Sun Oct 5th.. £1000 first prize. Up to 300 word #flashfiction. Results out fast. Anthology publication offer for 50 longlisted. Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
September 28, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Are your stories in full flower yet? One week to go till the deadline for our 31st Award on Sun Oct 5th.. £1000 first prize. Up to 300 word #flashfiction. Results out fast. Anthology publication offer for 50 longlisted. Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Do you have lift off? Last day today, 10th Aug, for earlybird entries for our £1460 prize fund award. 1 entry £7.50 2 entries £12. Buy now save PayPal receipt. Send by Oct 5th judge @kazbarwrites.bsky.social Results end Oct. Anthology publication
for 50 longlisted. Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
for 50 longlisted. Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
August 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Do you have lift off? Last day today, 10th Aug, for earlybird entries for our £1460 prize fund award. 1 entry £7.50 2 entries £12. Buy now save PayPal receipt. Send by Oct 5th judge @kazbarwrites.bsky.social Results end Oct. Anthology publication
for 50 longlisted. Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
for 50 longlisted. Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Spin of the Triangle by Stephanie Carty @stephaniecarty.bsky.social
runner-up in our 2025 novella in flash award is now up for preorder at AdHocFiction.com at a 25% discount until publication day on July 6th
Another wonderful read! Launched at flashfictionfestival.com
runner-up in our 2025 novella in flash award is now up for preorder at AdHocFiction.com at a 25% discount until publication day on July 6th
Another wonderful read! Launched at flashfictionfestival.com
June 30, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Spin of the Triangle by Stephanie Carty @stephaniecarty.bsky.social
runner-up in our 2025 novella in flash award is now up for preorder at AdHocFiction.com at a 25% discount until publication day on July 6th
Another wonderful read! Launched at flashfictionfestival.com
runner-up in our 2025 novella in flash award is now up for preorder at AdHocFiction.com at a 25% discount until publication day on July 6th
Another wonderful read! Launched at flashfictionfestival.com
The Lives of the Dead by Fiona McKay @fionmckay.bsky.social
runner-up in our 2025 novella in flash award is now up for preorder at AdHocFiction.com at a 25% discount until publication day on July 6th
A wonderful read! Launched at flashfictionfestival.com
runner-up in our 2025 novella in flash award is now up for preorder at AdHocFiction.com at a 25% discount until publication day on July 6th
A wonderful read! Launched at flashfictionfestival.com
June 30, 2025 at 5:30 AM
The Lives of the Dead by Fiona McKay @fionmckay.bsky.social
runner-up in our 2025 novella in flash award is now up for preorder at AdHocFiction.com at a 25% discount until publication day on July 6th
A wonderful read! Launched at flashfictionfestival.com
runner-up in our 2025 novella in flash award is now up for preorder at AdHocFiction.com at a 25% discount until publication day on July 6th
A wonderful read! Launched at flashfictionfestival.com
A week today, June 30th, we will be announced the prize winners for our 30th Award on the website. In between times, the short list is coming up. Thursday we think! Best wishes to all bathflashfictionaward.com
June 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
A week today, June 30th, we will be announced the prize winners for our 30th Award on the website. In between times, the short list is coming up. Thursday we think! Best wishes to all bathflashfictionaward.com
A big thank you to everyone who entered our 30th Award while it was open March-June. Back in a couple of weeks with long & short lists — and winners by the end of the month
June 9, 2025 at 4:08 AM
A big thank you to everyone who entered our 30th Award while it was open March-June. Back in a couple of weeks with long & short lists — and winners by the end of the month
Where’s your badge? here you are and thank you for entering!
June 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Where’s your badge? here you are and thank you for entering!
Teatime down The Last Minute Club! Thank you to all who have entered! This Vintage Aston Martin isn’t the prize. We could enjoy a car story though? Eight hours till the midnight deadline today. Rev up now and you’ll get the the finishing line!
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
June 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Teatime down The Last Minute Club! Thank you to all who have entered! This Vintage Aston Martin isn’t the prize. We could enjoy a car story though? Eight hours till the midnight deadline today. Rev up now and you’ll get the the finishing line!
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Morning! Last day of our 30th Award today. Are you picking up a Last Minute Club badge? The club is open now till midnight ! £1460 in prizes.Results out end of June.Do share your badge here when you get one!
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
June 8, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Morning! Last day of our 30th Award today. Are you picking up a Last Minute Club badge? The club is open now till midnight ! £1460 in prizes.Results out end of June.Do share your badge here when you get one!
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
We’re thrilled to announce that In the Dark Eyes of the Rabbit, the fabulous 1st prize winning novella in flash by @debdanthewriter.bsky.social from the 2025 NIF Award is on pre-order at a 25% discount till publication day on July 6th from AdHocFiction.com. & it’s also also on Amazon!
June 1, 2025 at 10:54 AM
We’re thrilled to announce that In the Dark Eyes of the Rabbit, the fabulous 1st prize winning novella in flash by @debdanthewriter.bsky.social from the 2025 NIF Award is on pre-order at a 25% discount till publication day on July 6th from AdHocFiction.com. & it’s also also on Amazon!
THREE weeks till our 30th Award ends on June 8th. £1k top prize. Double & triple entries reduced. Judge @mariegethins.bsky.social Results end of June. Anthology
And here’s the cover of our delayed 2024 anthology again. Out soon
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
And here’s the cover of our delayed 2024 anthology again. Out soon
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
May 18, 2025 at 6:32 AM
THREE weeks till our 30th Award ends on June 8th. £1k top prize. Double & triple entries reduced. Judge @mariegethins.bsky.social Results end of June. Anthology
And here’s the cover of our delayed 2024 anthology again. Out soon
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
And here’s the cover of our delayed 2024 anthology again. Out soon
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
We very happy to reveal the cover of the much-delayed BFFA 2024 anthology, which will be published in a few weeks. We’ve taken the title ‘The Constancy of Woodpigeons’ from a beautiful story by Tracy Fells @theliterarypig.bsky.social
Thank you to all contributors for your patience
Thank you to all contributors for your patience
May 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
We very happy to reveal the cover of the much-delayed BFFA 2024 anthology, which will be published in a few weeks. We’ve taken the title ‘The Constancy of Woodpigeons’ from a beautiful story by Tracy Fells @theliterarypig.bsky.social
Thank you to all contributors for your patience
Thank you to all contributors for your patience
What? Only 5 weeks until our30th Award ends? On Sun June 8th Up to 300 word #flashfiction £1460 in prizes. Results out end of June. Anthology. In the meantime, here are some inspiration bluebells in Oakfrith Wood, Wiltshire
Flashfictionfestival.com
Flashfictionfestival.com
May 4, 2025 at 6:41 AM
What? Only 5 weeks until our30th Award ends? On Sun June 8th Up to 300 word #flashfiction £1460 in prizes. Results out end of June. Anthology. In the meantime, here are some inspiration bluebells in Oakfrith Wood, Wiltshire
Flashfictionfestival.com
Flashfictionfestival.com
The tulips will have ended, but roses will be blooming — in Just over 6 weeks when our 30th Award ends, Sun 8th June. 300 words max. #flashfiction. Judge, writer & editor, @mariegethins.bsky.social £1460 in prizes. Results by end June. Anthology. Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
April 25, 2025 at 8:17 AM
The tulips will have ended, but roses will be blooming — in Just over 6 weeks when our 30th Award ends, Sun 8th June. 300 words max. #flashfiction. Judge, writer & editor, @mariegethins.bsky.social £1460 in prizes. Results by end June. Anthology. Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Interview with @sarahillswrites.bsky.social
She tells us, among other things, how her 1st prize winning story selected by judge @sfreligh.bsky.social came into being in a smokelong.bsky.social intensive
www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2025/04/interview-with-sara-hills-1st-prize-winner-february-2025/
She tells us, among other things, how her 1st prize winning story selected by judge @sfreligh.bsky.social came into being in a smokelong.bsky.social intensive
www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2025/04/interview-with-sara-hills-1st-prize-winner-february-2025/
April 3, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Interview with @sarahillswrites.bsky.social
She tells us, among other things, how her 1st prize winning story selected by judge @sfreligh.bsky.social came into being in a smokelong.bsky.social intensive
www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2025/04/interview-with-sara-hills-1st-prize-winner-february-2025/
She tells us, among other things, how her 1st prize winning story selected by judge @sfreligh.bsky.social came into being in a smokelong.bsky.social intensive
www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2025/04/interview-with-sara-hills-1st-prize-winner-february-2025/
Spring Equinox & also World Sparrow Day. Our early bird discounts end on April 6th. Buy now, save PayPal receipt & enter by June 8th.£1460 in prizes. Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
March 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Spring Equinox & also World Sparrow Day. Our early bird discounts end on April 6th. Buy now, save PayPal receipt & enter by June 8th.£1460 in prizes. Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Here’s a badge in case you didn’t get and thank you for entering
February 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Here’s a badge in case you didn’t get and thank you for entering
The Last Minute Club badge out late but if you have entered today, let me know here & I will send! Around 10 hours to go till the deadline midnight today Sunday 2nd Feb. Up to 300 words. £1000 top prize. Judge @sfreligh.bsky.social
February 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The Last Minute Club badge out late but if you have entered today, let me know here & I will send! Around 10 hours to go till the deadline midnight today Sunday 2nd Feb. Up to 300 words. £1000 top prize. Judge @sfreligh.bsky.social
Final day & Last Minute Club open for our 29th £1460 prize fund award. Up to 300 word #flashfiction Last min club badges available later this am. Thank you to everyone who’s entered so far Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
February 2, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Final day & Last Minute Club open for our 29th £1460 prize fund award. Up to 300 word #flashfiction Last min club badges available later this am. Thank you to everyone who’s entered so far Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
13 days until our 29th Award ends on 2nd Feb. £1000 top prize. Results out by end Feb. Anthology publication offer for 50 longlisted.
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
January 20, 2025 at 7:38 AM
13 days until our 29th Award ends on 2nd Feb. £1000 top prize. Results out by end Feb. Anthology publication offer for 50 longlisted.
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter