‘He chooses a brie baguette (I have a dairy intolerance) and I order a bacon cob (he’s a vegetarian).’ A writer in total command of her craft; @laurabesley.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social 🫖 fictivedream.com/2025/11/07/l...

It was wonderful to have Diane Simmons take part in this month's NIFTY Book Club to talk about her novella-in-flash, William Prichard & Co. It's always fascinating to hear an author talk about their work. #fiction #flashfiction #writingcommunity #novellainflash

‘Feels less like reading a novel and more like sitting in a car beside a dear friend. . . a profoundly moving experience.’ Ann Patchett The Rest of Our Lives is shortlisted for the Booker Prize - we're looking forward to finding out the winner this evening ✨ www.faber.co.uk/book/9780571...

ICYMI today we're featuring Love (a journey) by Laura Besley @laurabesley.bsky.social #flashfiction #readingcommunity #writingcommunity. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/11/07/l...

I am absolutely delighted to have a new story out - Love (a journey) - with Fictive Dream. Huge thanks to editor Laura whose dedication to short fiction is phenomenal. #fiction #flashfiction #amwriting #writingcommunity

'for the rain to stop for our favourite song to play on the radio' Such power and tenderness in this list story by @susmitab.bsky.social @welkinprize.bsky.social #fiction #microfiction #writingcommunity #WelkinWindbackWednesday

'I Sang to the loom, the day my mother died.' This beautiful lyrical piece is a like a song with its near-repeated refrain. #fiction #flashfiction

Of course. Can't not have the Welkin. I've even been updating the Welkin website 😀 Had to find a solution to my website having too many pages without deleting stories 😬

We hope your pumpkins are full of treatsies 🦝🎃 Here are some strange tales from our archive for the season... 1/5

I'm beyond thrilled that my story, 'Like a memory, or maybe only a dream' has been nominated for this year's Pushcart Prize ✨ Huge thanks to Matt for this nomination & everything he does for the writing community. #fiction #microcfiction #WelkinWritingPrize www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...

Fantastic piece of historical flash by @nomad-sw18.bsky.social @doesithavepockets.bsky.social #flash #historical www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/cole...

Lots of news -- including Substack and editor news, and a round-up of this year's V. Press Prize for Poetry, reviews, new releases, events and coming soon... vpresspoetry.blogspot.com @laurabesley.bsky.social @sarahleavesley.bsky.social

Mother Mary Comes To Me by Arundhati Roy centres around her grief and the enduring legacy of her remarkable mother.

"Imagine you’re forty-something and you’re kinda okay about who you are these days and although you never thought you would be" Wow, a stunner of a one-sentence piece from @laurabesley.bsky.social - love the rhythm and use of reptetition and how it builds from beginning to end

You can now check out our Food Poetry subcategory on our page! Find writers like Sreelekha Chatterjee @sreelekha2024.bsky.social under this section 🥘🥮

I’m proud of how political @thebrokenspine.co.uk is. We don’t just “represent” — we think about it. Everyone publishes women. But how do they platform them? @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social made #NotJustPretty her own. This won’t be mainstream. Who fucking cares? It matters too much to sanitise.

#NotJustPretty — we don’t platform women to show them. We publish them to hear them. Poetry. Art. Defiance. Read it: thebrokenspine.co.uk/2025/09/14/notjustpretty-womens-voices-womens-power/ @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social @jenwithwords.bsky.social @petitecreature1.bsky.social

'And in this dream, the same stone could tour through all the oceans of the world, never stopping once to sink...' Touching blend of imagination & reality by Matt Leibel @lit-namjooning.bsky.social #fiction #flashfiction literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

'As the bottom of the hills came into view ... Maya savored the final twists and turns ... a tight holding on before letting go. Just like her marriage.' Excellent weaving of the physical & emotional by Divya Durgadas @lit-namjooning.bsky.social literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

'And even then, the sea will still be there. Of course, the sea doesn’t just go away. Place your hand here and listen.' Wonderful reminder to stop & listen to nature & your heart in this piece by Mizuki Yamagen @lit-namjooning.bsky.social #fiction literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

'I think I prefer the sunshine, the way I think I prefer chocolate to vanilla and parties to rest but then the mist rolls in and I am reminded.' Lovely piece by @thorntonforreal.bsky.social @lit-namjooning.bsky.social literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

Submit your work here! jmww.submittable.com/Submit

jmww is looking for a Senior Fiction Editor!  jmwwblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/13/w...

As Chosen by Judge Amy Photiou www.linkedin.com/in/amy-photiou FFF Competition Twenty-Nine Shortlisted: On The Wind by Karen Arnold #FlashFiction #writingcommunity #flashfiction freeflashfiction.com/fiction/comp...

I'm absolutely delighted that my piece, 'These days you're kinda okay', has found such a loving home with @lit-namjooning.bsky.social 💜 Many thanks to editors, Hema, Lakshmi & Melissa. #amwriting #writingcommunity #fiction #flashfiction literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...

I'm very much looking forward to being on this panel and discussing Developing Short Story Craft. There are still tickets available, some with discounts, so follow the link below for details! @farhanashaikh.bsky.social #shortstorysept #shortstories #festival #amwriting #writingcommunity

✨ 25% discount on Weekend Ticket ✨ Book by 15th Sept. ✨ Code: DAHLIA25 Join us for a fun-filled weekend of workshops, panels & interviews - all focused on the glorious form of the #shortstory #festival #amwriting #writingcommunity @farhanashaikh.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/short-stor...

Not far to go! Just over 3 weeks till our 31st Award ends on Sun Oct 5th. For #flashfictions of up to 300 words. £1460 in prizes. judge @kazbarwrites.bsky.social All 50 longlisted offered publication in our 10th anniversary anthology. Results out by end Oct. Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter

I’ll be here! Hanging out as a participant in the October one and teaching a class on Emotional resonance in flash fiction in November.

3 workshops a day on the online Fest days. By @carrieetter.bsky.social @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social @lunchontuesday.bsky.social David Swann, Emily Devane, Heidi Clark, ShelleyRoches Jacques, Christopher Allen, Farhana Kalique + contest, readings. £35 a day.£90 for 3 days flashfictionfestival.com

Great deal! $64 CAD for online Flash Fiction Festival #WritingWorkshops, because attending would involve plane tickets and cost... *counting on fingers* 8 billion CAD

Tomorrow! Who’s excited?

New Blue Peter host Hacker T Dog joins Abby Cook to talk about helping the iconic kids' show keep sailing in the age of TikTok and YouTube

This week for #WelkinWindbackWednesday, "Like a memory, or maybe only a dream " by @laurabesley.bsky.social :

Just a month to the Winchester Poetry Festival get booking! www.winchesterpoetryfestival.org/what-s-on

My favourite expression to describe a lazy person, from Spain, is trabajas menos que el sastre de Tarzán. It means “you work less than Tarzan’s tailor.”

Open all the doors. Wisdom from @dawnsteffler.bsky.social via Vancouver Flash Fiction! #writinglife #flashfiction #writingcommunity

Come and read lovely NiFs with us! 📚 (I'm in the Sunday group)

Just over a week until the start of the new block of The NIFTY Book Club, so there's still time to sign up & read September's novella-in-flash! All sign up details below ⏬ #book #bookclub #novellainflash #flash #flashfiction #writingcommunity

I have a book out in two weeks. So....one repost of this and I'll drop one fact/spoiler/detail about the book. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social www.walker.co.uk/978152951581...

@jonmcgregor.bsky.social Hoe gaat het Nederlands leren? Goed, hoop ik!

Just the titles of novellas-in-flash are so exceptional!

The first one I read was #HowToMakeAWindowSnake by Charmaine Wilkerson. Brilliant!

So excited about this book club from @laurabesley.bsky.social, specialising in the novella-in-flash form. I know nothing about this, and look forward to devouring the examples. Have you read any novellas-in-flash? #BookSky #WritingCommunity www.laurabesley.com/nifty-book-c...

Interested in novellas-in-flash? This is such a great book club run by the lovely @laurabesley.bsky.social - fun, informative and friendly

There's still time to sign up for the next block of The NIFTY Book Club! All details in post/link below ⏬⏬ #book #books #bookclub #fiction #flashfiction #amwriting #writingcommunity #novellainflash #nif

"I even wake from sleep to find my back sore, right where the wings would be, as though I secretly fly around all night, only to land back in my bed." A gorgeous, seeking essay by @carolinehagood.bsky.social!

HERE THEY ARE! 25 contributors to the upcoming Prompted Stories issue. Split into new and existing Trash Family for your consumption. The issue will launch on Thursday 🦝 @leighaplin.bsky.social @madeleinewrite.bsky.social @lucimcummings.bsky.social @sclly21.bsky.social @adlibby.bsky.social 1/3