It's that time again!
Congratulations to our Pushcart-nominated authors for 2025!
@worlds-of-fancy.bsky.social
Louise Walton
@eldaorozco.bsky.social
M Springer
Plus 2 MYSTERY AUTHORS from the October round of the #NotQuiteWritePrize. If you entered, it could be you!
Congratulations to our Pushcart-nominated authors for 2025!
@worlds-of-fancy.bsky.social
Louise Walton
@eldaorozco.bsky.social
M Springer
Plus 2 MYSTERY AUTHORS from the October round of the #NotQuiteWritePrize. If you entered, it could be you!
November 19, 2025 at 6:45 AM
It's that time again!
Congratulations to our Pushcart-nominated authors for 2025!
@worlds-of-fancy.bsky.social
Louise Walton
@eldaorozco.bsky.social
M Springer
Plus 2 MYSTERY AUTHORS from the October round of the #NotQuiteWritePrize. If you entered, it could be you!
Congratulations to our Pushcart-nominated authors for 2025!
@worlds-of-fancy.bsky.social
Louise Walton
@eldaorozco.bsky.social
M Springer
Plus 2 MYSTERY AUTHORS from the October round of the #NotQuiteWritePrize. If you entered, it could be you!
My final #NotQuiteWritePrize stats for this round of judging:
Favourite: 2
Yes: 6
Maybe+: 25
Maybe: 72
Maybe-: 43
No/DQ: 24
Now, we are getting to the pointy end of the stick! Time to pick the longlist!
Favourite: 2
Yes: 6
Maybe+: 25
Maybe: 72
Maybe-: 43
No/DQ: 24
Now, we are getting to the pointy end of the stick! Time to pick the longlist!
November 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
My final #NotQuiteWritePrize stats for this round of judging:
Favourite: 2
Yes: 6
Maybe+: 25
Maybe: 72
Maybe-: 43
No/DQ: 24
Now, we are getting to the pointy end of the stick! Time to pick the longlist!
Favourite: 2
Yes: 6
Maybe+: 25
Maybe: 72
Maybe-: 43
No/DQ: 24
Now, we are getting to the pointy end of the stick! Time to pick the longlist!
#NotQuiteWritePrize Story #693719 is Favourite number 2. This one is all about voice and prose, filled with wonderfully original and evocative turns of phrase.
November 9, 2025 at 12:51 AM
#NotQuiteWritePrize Story #693719 is Favourite number 2. This one is all about voice and prose, filled with wonderfully original and evocative turns of phrase.
#NotQuiteWritePrize Congratulations, lucky (and very talented) author of #571677! You are my very first outright favourite this round. Masterful use of close third and single effect, well done.
November 8, 2025 at 6:48 AM
#NotQuiteWritePrize Congratulations, lucky (and very talented) author of #571677! You are my very first outright favourite this round. Masterful use of close third and single effect, well done.
#NotQuiteWritePrize story #560484 with a VERY attention-grabbing title. Will the story deliver?
November 8, 2025 at 6:10 AM
#NotQuiteWritePrize story #560484 with a VERY attention-grabbing title. Will the story deliver?
Someone sneakily snuck a FLESH fiction entry into the #NotQuiteWritePrize (and I'm totally fine with it)
November 8, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Someone sneakily snuck a FLESH fiction entry into the #NotQuiteWritePrize (and I'm totally fine with it)
I'll probably join the January competition, just to see what all the fuss is about... 👀
#NotQuiteWrite #NotQuiteWritePrize
#Writer #WritingCompetition
#WriterSky #WritingCommunity
#WritingPrompts #WritersLife #WritersofBluesky
#ShortStory #FlashFiction
#NotQuiteWrite #NotQuiteWritePrize
#Writer #WritingCompetition
#WriterSky #WritingCommunity
#WritingPrompts #WritersLife #WritersofBluesky
#ShortStory #FlashFiction
We've been hinting for a while, but now the secret is out!
The Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction is changing in 2026, and you'll hear all about it in this special announcement of the podcast!
Please like and share to help us get the word out, and let us know what you think in the comments 👇
The Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction is changing in 2026, and you'll hear all about it in this special announcement of the podcast!
Please like and share to help us get the word out, and let us know what you think in the comments 👇
November 7, 2025 at 9:56 AM
I'll probably join the January competition, just to see what all the fuss is about... 👀
#NotQuiteWrite #NotQuiteWritePrize
#Writer #WritingCompetition
#WriterSky #WritingCommunity
#WritingPrompts #WritersLife #WritersofBluesky
#ShortStory #FlashFiction
#NotQuiteWrite #NotQuiteWritePrize
#Writer #WritingCompetition
#WriterSky #WritingCommunity
#WritingPrompts #WritersLife #WritersofBluesky
#ShortStory #FlashFiction
I've just registered for a discounted Annual Pass on @notquitewrite.com for their quarterly #NotQuiteWritePrize #flashfiction challenges in 2026. Will I be Team Ed or Team Amanda for the story prompts? 🤔 #writers #writing #writesky #shortstories
November 7, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I've just registered for a discounted Annual Pass on @notquitewrite.com for their quarterly #NotQuiteWritePrize #flashfiction challenges in 2026. Will I be Team Ed or Team Amanda for the story prompts? 🤔 #writers #writing #writesky #shortstories
Aw, couldn't we have one more #NotQuiteWritePrize anti-prompt? Break the writing rule that all stories should have a beginning, middle and end! 😂
October 31, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Aw, couldn't we have one more #NotQuiteWritePrize anti-prompt? Break the writing rule that all stories should have a beginning, middle and end! 😂
Tada! I've written, edited and submitted my entry for @notquitewrite.com's October 2025 #NotQuiteWritePrize. Now begins the sweaty wait to see if I've caught the judges' eyes ... at the 9th attempt! 🤞🍀🐇 #writers #writesky #writing #flashfiction #shortstories
October 26, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Tada! I've written, edited and submitted my entry for @notquitewrite.com's October 2025 #NotQuiteWritePrize. Now begins the sweaty wait to see if I've caught the judges' eyes ... at the 9th attempt! 🤞🍀🐇 #writers #writesky #writing #flashfiction #shortstories
After one sleepless night, much soul searching and navel gazing, mixed with clock changes and life getting in the way, it's in 😱💜❤️😎 Still got time to tweak my story but at least it's in 😳
Good luck to everyone else taking part in the #NotQuiteWritePrize 🍀🤞😎
#WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting
Good luck to everyone else taking part in the #NotQuiteWritePrize 🍀🤞😎
#WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting
October 26, 2025 at 9:46 AM
After one sleepless night, much soul searching and navel gazing, mixed with clock changes and life getting in the way, it's in 😱💜❤️😎 Still got time to tweak my story but at least it's in 😳
Good luck to everyone else taking part in the #NotQuiteWritePrize 🍀🤞😎
#WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting
Good luck to everyone else taking part in the #NotQuiteWritePrize 🍀🤞😎
#WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting
Had to boot myself up the backside to get my entry in, but glad I made the effort!
Thank you and mwah, goodbye to the anti-prompt! I’m sure I’ll miss the torture (well that’s what I’m telling myself anyway)...
#NotQuiteWritePrize
Thank you and mwah, goodbye to the anti-prompt! I’m sure I’ll miss the torture (well that’s what I’m telling myself anyway)...
#NotQuiteWritePrize
October 26, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Had to boot myself up the backside to get my entry in, but glad I made the effort!
Thank you and mwah, goodbye to the anti-prompt! I’m sure I’ll miss the torture (well that’s what I’m telling myself anyway)...
#NotQuiteWritePrize
Thank you and mwah, goodbye to the anti-prompt! I’m sure I’ll miss the torture (well that’s what I’m telling myself anyway)...
#NotQuiteWritePrize
“Daring! Tracky dacks with boots!”
“It’s criminal,” mutters Anna.
“Look! Those socks and sandals rock!”
Aghast, Anna tells staff "no" to more anti-fashion shows.
“We can kiss that experiment goodbye…”
#30Words365 #Criminal #NotQuiteWritePrize #Boot #KissGoodbye #TellDontShow
“It’s criminal,” mutters Anna.
“Look! Those socks and sandals rock!”
Aghast, Anna tells staff "no" to more anti-fashion shows.
“We can kiss that experiment goodbye…”
#30Words365 #Criminal #NotQuiteWritePrize #Boot #KissGoodbye #TellDontShow
October 26, 2025 at 8:31 AM
“Daring! Tracky dacks with boots!”
“It’s criminal,” mutters Anna.
“Look! Those socks and sandals rock!”
Aghast, Anna tells staff "no" to more anti-fashion shows.
“We can kiss that experiment goodbye…”
#30Words365 #Criminal #NotQuiteWritePrize #Boot #KissGoodbye #TellDontShow
“It’s criminal,” mutters Anna.
“Look! Those socks and sandals rock!”
Aghast, Anna tells staff "no" to more anti-fashion shows.
“We can kiss that experiment goodbye…”
#30Words365 #Criminal #NotQuiteWritePrize #Boot #KissGoodbye #TellDontShow
Farewell anti-prompt! That's 9 from 9 from me. I'm going to miss you most of all Avoid All Adverbs. #notquitewriteprize @notquitewrite.com
October 26, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Farewell anti-prompt! That's 9 from 9 from me. I'm going to miss you most of all Avoid All Adverbs. #notquitewriteprize @notquitewrite.com
Thanks, Adam. The one thing I want to polish before I hit Submit? The story! Because, as my Sunday edits have highlighted, my first draft was rough! 😂 #NotQuiteWritePrize #writers #writing #flashfiction #shortstories #writesky
October 26, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Thanks, Adam. The one thing I want to polish before I hit Submit? The story! Because, as my Sunday edits have highlighted, my first draft was rough! 😂 #NotQuiteWritePrize #writers #writing #flashfiction #shortstories #writesky
Know what I just realized? Soon(ish), I'll be reading @akscotland.bsky.social nd and @quitewriteed.bsky.social WriteEd's teasers for #NotQuiteWritePrize, wondering if they're about ME! 😃But this one is for #FLESHFiction 3476, who did something new w/ a common trope! YES from me! @notquitewrite.com
October 26, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Know what I just realized? Soon(ish), I'll be reading @akscotland.bsky.social nd and @quitewriteed.bsky.social WriteEd's teasers for #NotQuiteWritePrize, wondering if they're about ME! 😃But this one is for #FLESHFiction 3476, who did something new w/ a common trope! YES from me! @notquitewrite.com
I just entered the #NotQuiteWritePrize! Who's with me? #FlashFiction #ShortStories #WritingCommunity
October 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I just entered the #NotQuiteWritePrize! Who's with me? #FlashFiction #ShortStories #WritingCommunity
I've done it!
There's no way I can DNF now!
#NotQuiteWritePrize
#Writer #WritingCompetition
#WritingCommunity
#WritingPrompts #WritersLife #WritersofBluesky #WriterSky
#ShortStory #FlashFiction
There's no way I can DNF now!
#NotQuiteWritePrize
#Writer #WritingCompetition
#WritingCommunity
#WritingPrompts #WritersLife #WritersofBluesky #WriterSky
#ShortStory #FlashFiction
October 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I've done it!
There's no way I can DNF now!
#NotQuiteWritePrize
#Writer #WritingCompetition
#WritingCommunity
#WritingPrompts #WritersLife #WritersofBluesky #WriterSky
#ShortStory #FlashFiction
There's no way I can DNF now!
#NotQuiteWritePrize
#Writer #WritingCompetition
#WritingCommunity
#WritingPrompts #WritersLife #WritersofBluesky #WriterSky
#ShortStory #FlashFiction
I'm doing it!
I will not DNF this time! I'm in! I have a draft and I'll be entering before the required time. Yes!
#NotQuiteWritePrize
#Writer #WritingCompetition
#WritingCommunity
#WritingPrompts #WritersLife #WritersofBluesky #WriterSky
#ShortStory #FlashFiction
I will not DNF this time! I'm in! I have a draft and I'll be entering before the required time. Yes!
#NotQuiteWritePrize
#Writer #WritingCompetition
#WritingCommunity
#WritingPrompts #WritersLife #WritersofBluesky #WriterSky
#ShortStory #FlashFiction
October 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I'm doing it!
I will not DNF this time! I'm in! I have a draft and I'll be entering before the required time. Yes!
#NotQuiteWritePrize
#Writer #WritingCompetition
#WritingCommunity
#WritingPrompts #WritersLife #WritersofBluesky #WriterSky
#ShortStory #FlashFiction
I will not DNF this time! I'm in! I have a draft and I'll be entering before the required time. Yes!
#NotQuiteWritePrize
#Writer #WritingCompetition
#WritingCommunity
#WritingPrompts #WritersLife #WritersofBluesky #WriterSky
#ShortStory #FlashFiction
“Watch, mum!” said Ed, booting the ball.
Smash.
“I guess I can kiss my prize orchids goodbye,” came Mrs Scotland’s voice from next door, along with a right telling off.
#30Words365 #Watch #NotQuiteWritePrize #Boot #KissGoodbye #ShowDontTell
Smash.
“I guess I can kiss my prize orchids goodbye,” came Mrs Scotland’s voice from next door, along with a right telling off.
#30Words365 #Watch #NotQuiteWritePrize #Boot #KissGoodbye #ShowDontTell
October 25, 2025 at 7:15 AM
“Watch, mum!” said Ed, booting the ball.
Smash.
“I guess I can kiss my prize orchids goodbye,” came Mrs Scotland’s voice from next door, along with a right telling off.
#30Words365 #Watch #NotQuiteWritePrize #Boot #KissGoodbye #ShowDontTell
Smash.
“I guess I can kiss my prize orchids goodbye,” came Mrs Scotland’s voice from next door, along with a right telling off.
#30Words365 #Watch #NotQuiteWritePrize #Boot #KissGoodbye #ShowDontTell
In the midst of writing my #FlashFiction entry for the October #NotQuiteWritePrize & feel like I've landed as a #CreativeWriter when I find out that my #Infamy appears to have lead to a name-drop in a piece of #WritingRuleGuidance 💜❤️😱😂 IYKYK 😂😂 #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors
October 25, 2025 at 6:10 AM
In the midst of writing my #FlashFiction entry for the October #NotQuiteWritePrize & feel like I've landed as a #CreativeWriter when I find out that my #Infamy appears to have lead to a name-drop in a piece of #WritingRuleGuidance 💜❤️😱😂 IYKYK 😂😂 #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors
Woohoo, I've written my first draft for the #NotQuiteWritePrize, although it feels like the story has written itself. There's still a day of #editing and #proofreading before I click Submit. But this is the part of #writing I love. When I have a story that no one else has read. ❤️ #writers #writesky
October 25, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Woohoo, I've written my first draft for the #NotQuiteWritePrize, although it feels like the story has written itself. There's still a day of #editing and #proofreading before I click Submit. But this is the part of #writing I love. When I have a story that no one else has read. ❤️ #writers #writesky
Woohoo, I've written my first draft for the #NotQuiteWritePrize, although it feels like the story has written itself. There's still a day of #editing and #proofreading before I click Submit. But this is the part of #writing I love. When I have a story that no one else has read. ❤️ #writers #writesky
The October 2025 Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction prompts have dropped, and one talented author is just 500 words away from glory!
💰AU$4,000 in prizes
📘Print publication
🌱Suitable for beginners
🌏Open to writers worldwide
💰AU$4,000 in prizes
📘Print publication
🌱Suitable for beginners
🌏Open to writers worldwide
October 25, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Woohoo, I've written my first draft for the #NotQuiteWritePrize, although it feels like the story has written itself. There's still a day of #editing and #proofreading before I click Submit. But this is the part of #writing I love. When I have a story that no one else has read. ❤️ #writers #writesky
The prompts have dropped for one of my favourite #WritingCompetitions ... #NotQuiteWritePrize 💜❤️😎 I'm off under the stairs to write by candlelight. I may be a while 🤔📝⏳🕯️😱😂😂
Good luck to anyone taking part 🍀🍀
Anyone interested in having a go or wanting more info go to notquitewritepodcast.com/prize
Good luck to anyone taking part 🍀🍀
Anyone interested in having a go or wanting more info go to notquitewritepodcast.com/prize
October 24, 2025 at 5:08 AM
The prompts have dropped for one of my favourite #WritingCompetitions ... #NotQuiteWritePrize 💜❤️😎 I'm off under the stairs to write by candlelight. I may be a while 🤔📝⏳🕯️😱😂😂
Good luck to anyone taking part 🍀🍀
Anyone interested in having a go or wanting more info go to notquitewritepodcast.com/prize
Good luck to anyone taking part 🍀🍀
Anyone interested in having a go or wanting more info go to notquitewritepodcast.com/prize
I'm going to tell you how to put the boot into the #NotQuiteWritePrize anti-prompt and kiss it goodbye! There, that's the three prompts ticked, now for the story! 😉 #writers #writing #writesky
October 24, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I'm going to tell you how to put the boot into the #NotQuiteWritePrize anti-prompt and kiss it goodbye! There, that's the three prompts ticked, now for the story! 😉 #writers #writing #writesky