Christine Collinson
@collinson26.bsky.social
Historical Fiction Author
On hiatus in ‘25
On hiatus in ‘25
Pinned
Sundial Magazine - Someone Else's Wound
Someone Else's Wound
by Christine Collinson
sites.google.com
I’m still here (just not often 😃) - link to my latest work ⬇️
“I touch his arm, sense latent ripples. The tension is not draining as easily as the blood."
Read "Someone Else's Wound", the new #histfic #flash about scuttling gangs by @collinson26.bsky.social
sites.google.com/view/sundial...
“I touch his arm, sense latent ripples. The tension is not draining as easily as the blood."
Read "Someone Else's Wound", the new #histfic #flash about scuttling gangs by @collinson26.bsky.social
sites.google.com/view/sundial...
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Congratulations to all 50 writers who have been selected for our 29th award longlist.https://www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2025/02/february-2025-long-list/
February 2025 Long List
Congratulations to all the authors who have made our Award long list and huge thanks to all who entered.Author names are yet to be announced, so while it is fine to share that you are on the long l…
www.bathflashfictionaward.com
February 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Congratulations to all 50 writers who have been selected for our 29th award longlist.https://www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2025/02/february-2025-long-list/
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"Always a penny and it worked the same. Scorched your throat, filled your belly, lightened your head. An elixir for escape; who wouldn’t want it."
Atmospheric #historicalfiction from @collinson26.bsky.social in @sundialmagazine.bsky.social
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Atmospheric #historicalfiction from @collinson26.bsky.social in @sundialmagazine.bsky.social
sites.google.com/view/sundial...
Sundial Magazine - The Making of 'Madam Geneva'
The Making of 'Madam Geneva'
Words by Christine Collinson
Art by Yaleeza Patchett
sites.google.com
January 27, 2025 at 12:31 PM
"Always a penny and it worked the same. Scorched your throat, filled your belly, lightened your head. An elixir for escape; who wouldn’t want it."
Atmospheric #historicalfiction from @collinson26.bsky.social in @sundialmagazine.bsky.social
sites.google.com/view/sundial...
Atmospheric #historicalfiction from @collinson26.bsky.social in @sundialmagazine.bsky.social
sites.google.com/view/sundial...
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Drum roll! 🥁🥁🥁
Announcing the longlist for the #WelkinMini 2025: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
If you're on the list, please celebrate wildly (but don't reveal the title of your piece).
If you didn't make it this year, commiserations. Many amazing pieces missed out.
Announcing the longlist for the #WelkinMini 2025: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
If you're on the list, please celebrate wildly (but don't reveal the title of your piece).
If you didn't make it this year, commiserations. Many amazing pieces missed out.
Welkin News | MattKendrick.co.uk
A writing prize open to all forms of narrative prose, be that flash fiction, short-short, vignette, haibun, hermit crab, prose poem or work that sits outside such labels.
www.mattkendrick.co.uk
January 8, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Drum roll! 🥁🥁🥁
Announcing the longlist for the #WelkinMini 2025: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
If you're on the list, please celebrate wildly (but don't reveal the title of your piece).
If you didn't make it this year, commiserations. Many amazing pieces missed out.
Announcing the longlist for the #WelkinMini 2025: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
If you're on the list, please celebrate wildly (but don't reveal the title of your piece).
If you didn't make it this year, commiserations. Many amazing pieces missed out.
Reposted by Christine Collinson
Congratulation to all the authors shortlisted for our 2025 NIF Award. 12 this time. There were excellent novellas to choose from on the longlist and we hope everyone finds publication. Thanks also to everyone who entered. Final results end of
Jan. www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2025/01/nove...
Jan. www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2025/01/nove...
Novella in Flash Award 2025 Short List
Congratulations to all the authors who have made the 2025 Novella-in-Flash Award Short List.(Final results in late January, 2025).Author names are yet to be announced, so while it is fine to share …
www.bathflashfictionaward.com
January 5, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Congratulation to all the authors shortlisted for our 2025 NIF Award. 12 this time. There were excellent novellas to choose from on the longlist and we hope everyone finds publication. Thanks also to everyone who entered. Final results end of
Jan. www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2025/01/nove...
Jan. www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2025/01/nove...
I’m still here (just not often 😃) - link to my latest work ⬇️
“I touch his arm, sense latent ripples. The tension is not draining as easily as the blood."
Read "Someone Else's Wound", the new #histfic #flash about scuttling gangs by @collinson26.bsky.social
sites.google.com/view/sundial...
“I touch his arm, sense latent ripples. The tension is not draining as easily as the blood."
Read "Someone Else's Wound", the new #histfic #flash about scuttling gangs by @collinson26.bsky.social
sites.google.com/view/sundial...
Sundial Magazine - Someone Else's Wound
Someone Else's Wound
by Christine Collinson
sites.google.com
January 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I’m still here (just not often 😃) - link to my latest work ⬇️
“I touch his arm, sense latent ripples. The tension is not draining as easily as the blood."
Read "Someone Else's Wound", the new #histfic #flash about scuttling gangs by @collinson26.bsky.social
sites.google.com/view/sundial...
“I touch his arm, sense latent ripples. The tension is not draining as easily as the blood."
Read "Someone Else's Wound", the new #histfic #flash about scuttling gangs by @collinson26.bsky.social
sites.google.com/view/sundial...
Reposted by Christine Collinson
"I touch his arm, sense latent ripples. The tension is not draining as easily as the blood."
Read "Someone Else's Wound", the new #histfic #flash about scuttling gangs by @collinson26.bsky.social
sites.google.com/view/sundial...
Read "Someone Else's Wound", the new #histfic #flash about scuttling gangs by @collinson26.bsky.social
sites.google.com/view/sundial...
January 2, 2025 at 12:13 AM
"I touch his arm, sense latent ripples. The tension is not draining as easily as the blood."
Read "Someone Else's Wound", the new #histfic #flash about scuttling gangs by @collinson26.bsky.social
sites.google.com/view/sundial...
Read "Someone Else's Wound", the new #histfic #flash about scuttling gangs by @collinson26.bsky.social
sites.google.com/view/sundial...
Reposted by Christine Collinson
Congratulations to all the writers longlisted for our 2025 NIF Award. & thanks to all who entered. Short list out early Jan. winners late Jan www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2024/12/nove...
Novella-in-Flash Longlist, 2025
Congratulations to all the authors who have made our Award long list for the 2025 Award (Final results in January, 2025) and huge thanks to all who entered.Author names are yet to be announced, so …
www.bathflashfictionaward.com
December 18, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Congratulations to all the writers longlisted for our 2025 NIF Award. & thanks to all who entered. Short list out early Jan. winners late Jan www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2024/12/nove...
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Entries are officially...
OPEN!!!
All details and entry form here: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
Good luck!
OPEN!!!
All details and entry form here: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
Good luck!
Welkin Mini
The Welkin Mini is a biennial competition to celebrate micro fiction and creative non-fiction up to 100 words. Like the main Welkin Prize, it is free to enter and aims to be a welcoming space for all writers.
www.mattkendrick.co.uk
December 1, 2024 at 9:12 AM
Entries are officially...
OPEN!!!
All details and entry form here: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
Good luck!
OPEN!!!
All details and entry form here: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
Good luck!
Reposted by Christine Collinson
Our Microfiction comp opens on 1 Dec and we're delighted to announce this year's judges: @jamesmontgomery.bsky.social @uksherka.bsky.social @rebeccafwrites.bsky.social @sudhab.bsky.social For more info on the comp & our judges pls click on the link: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/news/
kermit the frog from sesame street is dancing and saying yay !!!
ALT: kermit the frog from sesame street is dancing and saying yay !!!
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November 24, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Our Microfiction comp opens on 1 Dec and we're delighted to announce this year's judges: @jamesmontgomery.bsky.social @uksherka.bsky.social @rebeccafwrites.bsky.social @sudhab.bsky.social For more info on the comp & our judges pls click on the link: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/news/
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We're excited to announce that the theme for our next anthology is SEASONS. We're thrilled to welcome Cheryl Markosky @cherylmarkosky.bsky.social as guest editor. Cheryl will be joining Karen Jones in reading the submissions. You can read more here: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/news/
National Flash Fiction Day
Save the Date: we're celebrating the next National Flash Fiction Day on 14 June 2025!
www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk
November 22, 2024 at 11:19 AM
We're excited to announce that the theme for our next anthology is SEASONS. We're thrilled to welcome Cheryl Markosky @cherylmarkosky.bsky.social as guest editor. Cheryl will be joining Karen Jones in reading the submissions. You can read more here: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/news/
Reposted by Christine Collinson
“Am I going to stay here with you until the baby comes?”
"It’s not going to be born. Tomorrow, we’re going to the clinic in Harley Street and the doctor is going to scrape it out of you."
Read "Terminus", #shortstory and #art by @hilary55.bsky.social
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"It’s not going to be born. Tomorrow, we’re going to the clinic in Harley Street and the doctor is going to scrape it out of you."
Read "Terminus", #shortstory and #art by @hilary55.bsky.social
sites.google.com/view/sundial...
November 17, 2024 at 7:26 PM
“Am I going to stay here with you until the baby comes?”
"It’s not going to be born. Tomorrow, we’re going to the clinic in Harley Street and the doctor is going to scrape it out of you."
Read "Terminus", #shortstory and #art by @hilary55.bsky.social
sites.google.com/view/sundial...
"It’s not going to be born. Tomorrow, we’re going to the clinic in Harley Street and the doctor is going to scrape it out of you."
Read "Terminus", #shortstory and #art by @hilary55.bsky.social
sites.google.com/view/sundial...
Reposted by Christine Collinson
We’ll be opening submissions to our anthology & micro comp on 1 December. All our anthologies (apart from last year’s) are on sale for £5 plus p&p. Why not have a peek at flashes we’ve published in previous years?
November 20, 2024 at 1:05 PM
We’ll be opening submissions to our anthology & micro comp on 1 December. All our anthologies (apart from last year’s) are on sale for £5 plus p&p. Why not have a peek at flashes we’ve published in previous years?
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✒️Upcoming submissions opening and closing dates
🌟2024 Bath Children's Novel Award (📚MG, YA, CB, PBT) closes 30 Nov
🌟2025 Bath Novel Award (📚A, YA) opens 1 Dec (2024) thru 31 May (2025)
🗺️Open to emerging writers everywhere
👐Sponsored entries always available
bathnovelaward.co.uk
#writersky #booksky
🌟2024 Bath Children's Novel Award (📚MG, YA, CB, PBT) closes 30 Nov
🌟2025 Bath Novel Award (📚A, YA) opens 1 Dec (2024) thru 31 May (2025)
🗺️Open to emerging writers everywhere
👐Sponsored entries always available
bathnovelaward.co.uk
#writersky #booksky
November 17, 2024 at 9:00 PM
✒️Upcoming submissions opening and closing dates
🌟2024 Bath Children's Novel Award (📚MG, YA, CB, PBT) closes 30 Nov
🌟2025 Bath Novel Award (📚A, YA) opens 1 Dec (2024) thru 31 May (2025)
🗺️Open to emerging writers everywhere
👐Sponsored entries always available
bathnovelaward.co.uk
#writersky #booksky
🌟2024 Bath Children's Novel Award (📚MG, YA, CB, PBT) closes 30 Nov
🌟2025 Bath Novel Award (📚A, YA) opens 1 Dec (2024) thru 31 May (2025)
🗺️Open to emerging writers everywhere
👐Sponsored entries always available
bathnovelaward.co.uk
#writersky #booksky
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It’s not long now till we announce our theme for this year’s anthology. Watch this space !!.
a cartoon character wearing a hat and a white coat
ALT: a cartoon character wearing a hat and a white coat
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2024 at 11:56 AM
It’s not long now till we announce our theme for this year’s anthology. Watch this space !!.
Reposted by Christine Collinson
0ur 29th Award closes 2nd Feb. £1460 in prizes. Anthology. Up to 300 words. Earlybird discounts end 15th Dec. Buy now via PayPal,save receipts & enter by deadline. Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
a small white bird is standing on a beach and says `` early bird '' .
ALT: a small white bird is standing on a beach and says `` early bird '' .
media.tenor.com
November 17, 2024 at 6:24 PM
0ur 29th Award closes 2nd Feb. £1460 in prizes. Anthology. Up to 300 words. Earlybird discounts end 15th Dec. Buy now via PayPal,save receipts & enter by deadline. Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
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Only one month left to submit to #flashfictionfebruary. WC 200-850w. Deadline 15th December. Please follow the link for our guidelines #microfiction #flashfiction #callforsubissions. Thank you to all who have submitted so far fictivedream.com/guidelines-2/
November 18, 2024 at 12:44 PM
Only one month left to submit to #flashfictionfebruary. WC 200-850w. Deadline 15th December. Please follow the link for our guidelines #microfiction #flashfiction #callforsubissions. Thank you to all who have submitted so far fictivedream.com/guidelines-2/
Absolutely delighted to be longlisted in this contest! 💃
November 18, 2024 at 1:05 PM
Absolutely delighted to be longlisted in this contest! 💃
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Have you had a scroll through our first prize winners on the website? 28 of them now. @sharontelfer.bsky.social & William Davidson have won twice! And @kazbarwrites.bsky.social was our October 2024 winner. All stunning #flashfictions
Bathflashfictionaward.com/winners
Bathflashfictionaward.com/winners
November 18, 2024 at 8:59 AM
Have you had a scroll through our first prize winners on the website? 28 of them now. @sharontelfer.bsky.social & William Davidson have won twice! And @kazbarwrites.bsky.social was our October 2024 winner. All stunning #flashfictions
Bathflashfictionaward.com/winners
Bathflashfictionaward.com/winners
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Sundial Magazine is here! Check out our online literary magazine. We exclusively publish historical fiction. I'm the editor, Ashley, and I am going to begin using Bluesky more. sites.google.com/view/sundial...
Sundial Magazine
sites.google.com
November 15, 2024 at 11:15 AM
Sundial Magazine is here! Check out our online literary magazine. We exclusively publish historical fiction. I'm the editor, Ashley, and I am going to begin using Bluesky more. sites.google.com/view/sundial...
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My latest flash piece was shortlisted in WestWord’s Past Times Prize 🤩
Hoping some folk here will check it out!
🧀🍍🦔🍍🧀
westword.substack.com/p/a-cheese-a...
Hoping some folk here will check it out!
🧀🍍🦔🍍🧀
westword.substack.com/p/a-cheese-a...
A Cheese and Pineapple Hedgehog
A Flash Fiction by Christine Collinson
westword.substack.com
November 12, 2024 at 9:59 AM
My latest flash piece was shortlisted in WestWord’s Past Times Prize 🤩
Hoping some folk here will check it out!
🧀🍍🦔🍍🧀
westword.substack.com/p/a-cheese-a...
Hoping some folk here will check it out!
🧀🍍🦔🍍🧀
westword.substack.com/p/a-cheese-a...
My latest flash piece was shortlisted in WestWord’s Past Times Prize 🤩
Hoping some folk here will check it out!
🧀🍍🦔🍍🧀
westword.substack.com/p/a-cheese-a...
Hoping some folk here will check it out!
🧀🍍🦔🍍🧀
westword.substack.com/p/a-cheese-a...
A Cheese and Pineapple Hedgehog
A Flash Fiction by Christine Collinson
westword.substack.com
November 12, 2024 at 9:59 AM
My latest flash piece was shortlisted in WestWord’s Past Times Prize 🤩
Hoping some folk here will check it out!
🧀🍍🦔🍍🧀
westword.substack.com/p/a-cheese-a...
Hoping some folk here will check it out!
🧀🍍🦔🍍🧀
westword.substack.com/p/a-cheese-a...
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I’m here too, if anyone is looking to connect!
I may be around more if the other place becomes even more of a ghost town 🫥
I may be around more if the other place becomes even more of a ghost town 🫥
November 7, 2024 at 10:01 AM
I’m here too, if anyone is looking to connect!
I may be around more if the other place becomes even more of a ghost town 🫥
I may be around more if the other place becomes even more of a ghost town 🫥
I’m here too, if anyone is looking to connect!
I may be around more if the other place becomes even more of a ghost town 🫥
I may be around more if the other place becomes even more of a ghost town 🫥
November 7, 2024 at 10:01 AM
I’m here too, if anyone is looking to connect!
I may be around more if the other place becomes even more of a ghost town 🫥
I may be around more if the other place becomes even more of a ghost town 🫥
Reposted by Christine Collinson
Tick-tock. The deadline for the inaugural Past Times Prize for historical flash fiction is this month! You have just a few more weeks to send us your stories set in this year’s era to win publication and cash prizes. Quick! This year’s era is the decade of my birth…1970s.
Past Times Prize
This annual competition is for historical flash fiction stories.
westword.substack.com
August 8, 2024 at 9:14 AM
Tick-tock. The deadline for the inaugural Past Times Prize for historical flash fiction is this month! You have just a few more weeks to send us your stories set in this year’s era to win publication and cash prizes. Quick! This year’s era is the decade of my birth…1970s.
Reposted by Christine Collinson
We are excited to have a revamped WestWord Prize for 2025 and to have signed up the brilliant @sarahillswrites.bsky.social as the judge! Cash prizes and online anthology edition publication for all winning and shortlisted writers. Send us your best stories up to 1000 words! 💙
WestWord Prize
2025 WestWord Prize
westword.substack.com
August 9, 2024 at 8:49 AM
We are excited to have a revamped WestWord Prize for 2025 and to have signed up the brilliant @sarahillswrites.bsky.social as the judge! Cash prizes and online anthology edition publication for all winning and shortlisted writers. Send us your best stories up to 1000 words! 💙