This fantastic comp closes on the 26th!

Announcing… FAILED SUMMER VACATION by Heuijung Hur - translated by Paige Aniyah Morris. ‘A bold, weird, brave exploration of the imagination.’ Vanessa Onwuemezi. ‘These strange stories of isolation and longing will stay with you.’ Jessie Greengrass. Out from Scratch Books 3rd June!

A big thank you to everyone from around the world who entered our 2025 Award which closed at the end of March. As usual, it was a hectic final weekend and our team is now busy reading. Results will be out in July. Best wishes to all!

Only 7 DAYS till the 2025 award closes.1st prize is £1200, out of a £1750 prize fund. This year’s judges are literary agents Lucy Luck and Liv Bignold from C&W Agency (Lucy also judged our award in 2014). Submit up to 2200 words on any theme/subject. www.bathshortstoryaward.org/2025/03/24/d...

Two weeks to tweak (or even write something new? Deadline for our 2025 Award is 31st March. £1750 in prizes. Anthology publication for shortlisted writers From bathshortstoryaward.org

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Very pleased to have my first flash officially out in the world! Thanks to @judehwriter2.bsky.social for organising and @scooterwriter.bsky.social for judging! And go give @laurieiswriting.bsky.social and @chriscottom.bsky.social's pieces a read, I am in excellent company!

Interview with Connor Donahue, the winner of our 2024 Award bathshortstoryaward.org/2025/02/04/i...

Submissions to our anthology on the theme of SEASONS (up to 500 words) and entries to our Micro Fiction Competition (no theme, up to 100 words) close a fortnight today. www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk

Hey @scooterwriter.bsky.social @kazbarwrites.bsky.social @jeanettesheppard.bsky.social @smokelong.bsky.social @alisonwoodward.bsky.social @fionamckay.bsky.social @kathyfish.bsky.social We’re looking for badge colour guessers for Last Min Club badge —win a book. Can you guess/share? Thnx

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

Karen Jones joins BSSA team www.bathshortstoryaward.org/2025/01/28/k... via @bathstoryaward

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Today I passed my Upgrade Viva and I can officially carry on with my PhD - pleased as I’m really enjoying it! 👩‍🎓👩‍💻

Interview with BSSA 2025 judges, Lucy Luck and Liv Bignold bathshortstoryaward.org/2024/12/07/i... via @bathstoryaward

This obviously isn’t me (pretty face isn’t one word for starters, unless it’s a Californian herb). I have reported and would be grateful if anyone else who gets a similar message could do the same.

New blog post: I recently asked writers what tips they had for finishing stories. Here's what the replies were. If you responded, you're probably mentioned here somewhere! anneolearyblog.wordpress.com/2024/12/04/h...

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Bath Short Story Award is migrating ! The 2025 competition is now open for entries - closes 31st March. Follow us and sign up to the website for more info www.bathshortstoryaward.org

www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p... Sally Rooney knows what's up. An eco-socialist who cites Andreas Malm and Kohei Saito in this piece, which is well worth reading

Everyone follow this brilliant journal! And add to starter packs, please!

On narrative arcs, elegance, and the eschatological urges in aesthetics. Thinking about how 'authority' is defined in relation to our capacity to 'know' or prophecy (code for determine) the future. www.alinastefanescuwriter.com/blog/2024/11/27/delusions-are-grandeur

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/

A message from a REAL farmer who hasn’t been brainwashed by the Tories, wealthy landowners and the right wing media👇🏽 #FarmersProtest

Finally picked up my signed copy @scooterwriter.bsky.social 🌟

Hi Bluesky! We're new here and looking for 28 thousand of our closest friends from the other place 👀 We're Comma Press - an #indiepublisher of #shortfiction from the UK and in #translation. 🌍📚 We also run lots of #publishing & #writing events in the North Find us at commapress.co.uk

My husband is away for almost 5 weeks so I’ve set myself a challenge - write 1k new words a day and finish this pencil draft before Xmas! I’ve said it now so it has to happen ✍️

Here’s a thing! Every time we hit multiples of 100 followers, I will give away a copy of one of our #Flashfiction anthologies ! Posted world wide. Currently only got about 10 Who will be the hundredth? Bathflashfictionaward.com

I’m away but this looks fab.

Because tedious tasks are my therapy right now: are you a short fiction writer (flash or short stories only, please) publishing in litmags or aspiring to? I'd like to make a starter pack of short story and flash people! Comment here and please share for visibility #writingcommunity

Drag yourself away from social media for a few minutes and send SmokeLong a micro or four. The deadline for The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest is Nov 15, midnight NYC! That's sooooon. Please share! www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...

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Had a handful of homophobic/transphobic messages here today because I’ve created a Starter Pack supporting LGBTQIA+ writers. Please follow and share this pack to help keep Bluesky the positive place it promises to be. go.bsky.app/UD2Hf7W

The Failing Writers #FlashFiction competition is open! Deadline: Friday 13th December Judge: @devaneemily.bsky.social Wordcount: 350 Stories must the special phrase revealed by Emily in the podcast. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Would you like to see your writing featured in newspapers and magazines? My Fly On The Wall Press talk, exploring creative ways to gain coverage in print, is this evening, 6.15pm GMT. Still just time to book, booking link in bio. Hope to see you there, #WritingCommunity ✍️

Thank you @guardian-world-rss.bsky.social for this piece on rise of eco-poetry, includes link to my poem #ExtinctionRebellion from Tiger Girl @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social The Guardian view on the rise of eco-poetry: writing cannot ignore global heating | Editorial www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"What would it look like to treat friendships as love stories?" Don’t miss this fascinating conversation about craft by Lizzie Lawson with @lillydancyger.bsky.social about her brilliant book FIRST LOVE in our October issue:

Haven’t been on here for months and months but think it’s time to get out of the other place - hearing it’s much nicer! Say hello writer friends! 👋

it's NOVELLA SEASON here @ Psychopomp. jan 1st - apr 30th, we're looking for otherworldly novellas to publish in 2025. 20k - 40k words * please RT / reply / share to help spread the word far and wide and PLEASE read the guidelines before submitting. thank you psychopomp.com/novella-guid...

Happy New Year everyone. Wishing you all a happy & creative 2024. What better way to start your writing year than by reading my latest newsletter which is called "What I Wish I'd Known When I Started Writing" & is full of advice from writing superstars: #FlashFiction #WritingCraft #AmWriting

What if your story had multiple viewpoints, what if motifs appeared again & again, what if fragments of imagery were pasted one on top of the other? Join @sagreene1.bsky.social & play with these possibilities & more! #writingworkshop #flashfiction www.flashcabin.com/workshops-co...

@kathyfish.bsky.social can you remind me of the dates of your 3 in 90 workshops? Thanks!

Words To Live By (everlastingly) Number 8

We're thrilled to let you know that the submissions window for Flash Fiction February 2024 opens tomorrow. We look forward to reading your #microfiction #flashfiction

Should anyone not know about @openculture.bsky.social they are just great - free online courses, free audiobooks, free films, free mini degree programs, free textbooks, free language lessons, weird stuff, fascinating clips of stuff and did I say free? Yes. Take a look www.openculture.com