Do you have flash fiction ready to submit? flash500.com/flash-fiction/ Our international competition for stories up to 500 words is open for entries. #flashfiction #writingcompetition #vss

We are delighted to announce the winners of the first quarter's flash fiction category as judged by @rachaeldunlop.com flash500.com/flash-fictio... Well done to all on the long and short lists. The standard of entries was very high. #flashfiction #winners #writerscommunity

Today's #LunchtimeRead? Not one, but three brilliant flashes. flash500.com/flash-fictio...

Looking forward to reading all your fabulous flash!

This was a delight to judge. Congratulations to the winners, three really standout pieces. And to all the shortlisted writers - polish them up and send them out again!

We are delighted to announce the winners of the first quarter's flash fiction category as judged by @rachaeldunlop.com flash500.com/flash-fictio... Well done to all on the long and short lists. The standard of entries was very high. #flashfiction #winners #writerscommunity

Our international flash fiction competition for up to 500 words is open for entries. flash500.com/flash-fiction/ Prizes: £300/£200/£100 Judged by @scooterwriter.bsky.social #flashfiction #amwriting #vss

Our international flash fiction competition for up to 500 words is open for entries. flash500.com/flash-fiction/ Prizes: £300/£200/£100 Judged by @scooterwriter.bsky.social #flashfiction #amwriting #vss

Your ending should grow naturally from what came before. It shouldn’t feel added on. Lay breadcrumbs. www.debbivoisey.co.uk #TechniqueTuesday #WritingTips #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #AmWriting #StoryStructure #endings

Love writing flash fiction? Are you looking for an international writing competition with good prize money for your stories under 500 words? flash500.com/flash-fiction/ Entries close 30 June Prizes: £300/£200/£100 plus publication #flashfiction #writers #writingcommunity

Love writing flash fiction? Are you looking for an international writing competition with good prize money for your stories under 500 words? flash500.com/flash-fiction/ Entries close 30 June Prizes: £300/£200/£100 plus publication #flashfiction #writers #writingcommunity

All three of our categories are open for entries - flash fiction, short stories and novels. flash500.com Our readers and judges look forward to reading your work.

Do you have flash fiction ready to submit? flash500.com/flash-fiction/ Our international competition for stories up to 500 words is open for entries. #flashfiction #writingcompetition #vss

Do you have flash fiction ready to submit? flash500.com/flash-fiction/ Our international competition for stories up to 500 words is open for entries. #flashfiction #writingcompetition #vss

The long list for the first quarter 2026 flash fiction is up on the website: flash500.com/category/ann... Good luck to all for the next stage of judging. #flashfiction #writers #fiction

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #writers #writer #writing inventingrealityediting.com/2...

Could your #flashfiction win you £300? flash500.com/flash-fiction/ International competition for stories up to 500 words - must be written in English. #amwriting #writers

Could your #flashfiction win you £300? flash500.com/flash-fiction/ International competition for stories up to 500 words - must be written in English. #amwriting #writers

"Direct and compelling, it is the literary equivalent of making good eye contact." Such a good craft article from @kathyfish.bsky.social on using second person in flash fiction. I want to try out the prompt in here straightaway but I have to work 😒 so saving this for a future date 🤩

You don’t need to start at the beginning of everything, just the beginning of *this* story. www.debbivoisey.co.uk #TechniqueTuesday #WritingTips #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #AmWriting #Beginnings

#editingtips #fiction #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerscommunity inventingrealityediting.com/2...

Short story 2026 results are up! You can read the winning entries and the judge's report by @wendyclarke.bsky.social on the website: flash500.com/short-storie... #shortstories #fiction

The beginning of your story makes a promise to the reader. Make sure it’s a promise you’re excited to keep. www.debbivoisey.co.uk #MotivationMonday #MondayMotivation #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #AmWriting #Beginnings

Short story 2026 results are up! You can read the winning entries and the judge's report by @wendyclarke.bsky.social on the website: flash500.com/short-storie... #shortstories #fiction

Just a few hours left to enter! flash500.com/flash-fiction/

FINAL DAY! International flash fiction competition for stories up to 500 words (excluding title) closes for entries at midnight TONIGHT (31 March). flash500.com Prizes: £300/£200/£100 plus publication #fiction #writerslife #writerscommunity #flashfiction

Honoured to be in @nervetowrite.bsky.social with so many great differently abled and neurodiverse creatives, with a cnf piece about my boobs. Thanks @sfmontgomery.bsky.social and team for this great litmag. Thanks for reading 🙏🏾 www.nervetowrite.com/post/mammary

FINAL DAY! International flash fiction competition for stories up to 500 words (excluding title) closes for entries at midnight TONIGHT (31 March). flash500.com Prizes: £300/£200/£100 plus publication #fiction #writerslife #writerscommunity #flashfiction

TOMORROW WILL BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO ENTER! Our international #flashfiction competition closes for entries at midnight tomorrow (31 March). flash500.com This is for stories up to 500 words (excluding title). Prizes: £300/£200/£100 Judge: @rachaeldunlop.com #fiction #writerslife #writerscommunity

TOMORROW WILL BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO ENTER! Our international #flashfiction competition closes for entries at midnight tomorrow (31 March). flash500.com This is for stories up to 500 words (excluding title). Prizes: £300/£200/£100 Judge: @rachaeldunlop.com #fiction #writerslife #writerscommunity

Point of view shapes everything. It decides what the reader sees, knows, and feels. Choose it deliberately. Don’t default to what feels easiest. #MondayMusing #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky

ENTRIES CLOSE ON TUESDAY! International flash fiction competition for stories up to 500 words (excluding title) closes for entries on Tuesday 31 March. flash500.com/flash-fiction/ Judged by @rachaeldunlop.com Prizes: £300/£200/£100 #fiction #writerslife #writerscommunity #flashfiction

Get your flash stories read by me! Deadline 31st March for the OG of flash competitions, judged this quarter by yours truly.

Place your character somewhere uncomfortable—a place they don’t belong. Watch how their behaviour, dialogue, and thoughts shift under pressure. #SaturdaySpark #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky

FOUR-DAY COUNTDOWN FOR ENTRIES! International flash fiction competition for stories up to 500 words (excluding title) closes for entries on Tuesday 31 March. flash500.com/flash-fiction/ Prizes: £300/£200/£100 plus publication #fiction #writerslife #writerscommunity #flashfiction

NOW ONLY FIVE DAYS TO CLOSE OF ENTRIES! International flash fiction competition for stories up to 500 words (excluding title) closes for entries on Tuesday 31 March. flash500.com/flash-fiction/ Prizes: £300/£200/£100 plus publication #fiction #writerslife #writerscommunity

#writingprompt #storystarter #amwriting #writingcommunity #wordsprint inventingrealityediting.com/2...

SIX DAY COUNTDOWN TO CLOSE OF ENTRIES! International flash fiction competition for stories up to 500 words (excluding title) closes for entries on Tuesday 31 March. flash500.com/flash-fiction/ Prizes: £300/£200/£100 plus publication #writersoftwitter #fiction #writerslife #writerscommunity

I am off to this today. My book, Only About Love, was selected as the book for 2021, part of one book for every year of Stoke on Trent's centenary. Lisa Blower has worked so hard at this. You can read all about it on her blog here: www.lisablower.co.uk/restoking-th... 😁

There is just ONE WEEK LEFT to enter our international #flashfiction competition for stories up to 500 words. flash500.com/flash-fiction/ Entries close 31 March. Judged by @rachaeldunlop.com #amwriting #writerscommunity #writing

A reminder that @flash500.bsky.social closes at the end of the month and I’m judging!

Great to see my story on this list! Thank you @flash500.bsky.social

The long list is up on the website for the 2026 short story category. Is your title there? flash500.com/category/ann... Good luck to all for the next stage of judging. #shortstories #fiction #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

Just two weeks left to enter! Flash fiction #writingcompetition up to 500 words flash500.com/flash-fiction/ Closes for entries 31 March #flashfiction #amwriting #vss Prizes £300/£200/£100

2 Min Read - New Blog Post - Musing, and Character Conflict. Please read and leave me a comment under the blog. Would love to hear from you. #writing #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky www.debbivoisey.co.uk/musings/marc...

Just two weeks left to enter! Flash fiction #writingcompetition up to 500 words flash500.com/flash-fiction/ Closes for entries 31 March #flashfiction #amwriting #vss Prizes £300/£200/£100

Quick #writingtip: Give your character conflicting desires: e.g.They want independence, but also approval. Conflict in the character creates the most powerful scenes. What is one internal conflict your character faces? #TipTuesday #AmWriting #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky

Love writing flash fiction? Are you looking for a #writingcompetition with good prize money? flash500.com/flash-fiction/ Entries close 31 March Prizes: £300/£200/£100 plus publication #flashfiction #writers #writingcommunity

How to ramp up your story's dramatic tension #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtip #writer #inventingreality www.amazon.com/Minutes-Master...

Don’t miss out! It’s the final day to enter our international short story competition up to 3,000 words! flash500.com/short-stories/ Entries close at midnight (28 February). Prizes: £500/£200/£100 The theme is open and we accept all genres. #writers #amwriting #WritiersLife