Our December pop-up submissions are OPEN 🦝 Get your feline flashes out the litter box, polished and ready for the 14th. Please make sure to read the guidelines before you sub - our guest judges are the judgiest. trashcatlit.com/call-for-cat...

Submission Update! The submission period for Underbelly Press Issue 6 will run from December 19 to January 30. The editing period will follow throughout February, and Issue 6 is tentatively expected to release in mid to late March. Thank you so much for your continued support.

Amazing news! Thank you @tcwestminster.bsky.social & congrats to the other nominees! 🍻

So happy to be featured here, among this amazing roll call. Thank you, @underbellypress.bsky.social

Yay, I got a shout out! Thanks Mum, for the endless inspiration 😂 And thanks to @jessicabull.bsky.social for the fun task! #WriteCBC

For the evening crowd - ICYMI, a hungover sea monster tries going vegan until a craving for man-flesh reminds her that self-acceptance sometimes means embracing the beast within. Check out @madeleinewrite.bsky.social 's Gods and Heroes story: literarygarage.com/the-day-the-... 🎸📚😎

Short Fiction Amy Leacy ☆ @deniseb.bsky.social ☆ Derek Jennings☆ @emyrpayne.bsky.social ☆Heather Walker ☆ Ian Johnson☆ John Storey☆ @jupiterjonz.bsky.social ☆ @darkonelf.bsky.social ☆ @lozzawriting.bsky.social ☆ @madeleinewrite.bsky.social ☆ Rebecca Tiger ☆ Scott MacLeod☆ @tednorthodox.bsky.social ☆

We have just made it for our October newsletter! News and Subs and SO MANY Trash Family successes incl. @cbigs.bsky.social @madeleinewrite.bsky.social @adlibby.bsky.social @angelajoynes.bsky.social @leighloveday.bsky.social @meproctor.bsky.social and more!! trashcatlit.com/2025/10/31/h...

Got a story in the bunker! Thanks for having me @tcwestminster.bsky.social

I'm late to repost this as I'm barely ever on this platform. But thank you as ever to @trashcatlit.bsky.social and the amazing @therelphian.bsky.social. This challenge was so much fun!

Yay, I'm on this list! Thanks for all the competitions over the years, @crankedanvil.bsky.social, and congrats to the winners

I've just had a flash fiction published by Punk Noir Magazine: White Lies Matter. I'm so honoured to be in this issue, alongside fantastic writers: punknoirmagazine.wordpress.com/2025/09/10/w...

This gave me shivers down my spine. What a touching story, Fiona, congrats

We pushed and we pushed and we have delivered a pair of delightful flashy collections 🦝🦝 Thirteen flash from all new Trash Family: trashcatlit.com/prompted-sto... Twelve flash from repeat bin offenders: trashcatlit.com/prompted-sto... A bumper read of amazing prompted stories - ENJOY!

From our latest issue 🦝 We loved the tension in this stellar piece and the way animal facts enhanced the narrative. A powerful, emotionally charged story from @madeleinewrite.bsky.social trashcatlit.com/coiled/ Madeleine also got stuck into a Q&A - read that here: trashcatlit.com/2025/07/17/q...

Some amazing stories in here

Soooo excited to be in here. Still pinching myself when I look at the other writers in the line up

We Are Open For Submissions. The Short Story Award judged by @nualaoconnor.bsky.social needs you! Closing on 30th June. Keep those subs coming! @jmcm.bsky.social

My book is free right now on Kindle mybook.to/6tth (I finally worked out how to do a promo!)  12 dark tales FOR FREE!  #FreeBook #Horror Please grab it, share the link, and drop a review if you get the chance. Help me get the word out.

This was an attempt to write something a little more cheerful than my usual for #nffd2025. Not sure if I succeeded...

I hope everyone enjoyed FlashFlood. The flashes will stay up there indefinitely & we will endeavour to produce a list of all this year’s accepted stories to make finding things easier! Please read stories & share your favs!

This one is so chilling, from @mizov.bsky.social #nffd2025

My story, 'Three-Child Rule', will be joining the Flash Flood on 14 June at 12:15pm. Thank you, @natflashfictionday.bsky.social! Can't wait to read all the other fabulous stories

Less than forty-eight hours to go to National Flash Fiction Day. FlashFlood will be posting a story every five or ten minutes. For more details of this, the write-in and our anthology launch, watch out for our road map of what’s happening. Booking closes tomorrow for our launch in Bath!

Subs open until 28.05 Uncomfortable, unfiltered pieces that aren’t afraid to investigate the underbelly of existence. Narratives exploring the mundane, the overlooked, the untold. We want to see how you dissect the gritty, complex, & unspoken truths of the human experience.

This is unbelievable! Thanks @cbcreative.bsky.social & @abigailj.bsky.social for a really fun task

This was SO much fun. I highly recommend it! Through the magic of the prompts I now have a story about a vegan kraken that I'm not sure how to end...

Our April Pop-Up subs call closes at 8pm TODAY (that's GMT) Still time to slip something about Collectors and Collections into the bin. All the details are here: trashcatlit.com/flash-pop-up...

SF AR Meadowcroft☆ @alisonwassell.bsky.social ☆ Andie Weber☆ Andrea G☆ @delgeo14.bsky.social ☆ Heather Walker☆ James Curtis☆ Karen Arnold☆ @ellelljaytoo.bsky.social ☆ @madeleinewrite.bsky.social ☆ @nicolag01.bsky.social ☆ Norah Blakedon☆ Peter Harris☆ Sam Szanto ☆ Sreelekha Chatterjee ☆ Tracie Adams

Oh, this one is so heartbreaking. "I want to ask is Mama gone for always? and was it because I ask too many questions?" 😪 Congrats @cake-girl.bsky.social

"take off the top of your skull like a hat and take a bow in front of an exorcist who could cast out whatever’s eating away at the insulation in your brain" Oof, this one is powerful. Congrats @suzannehicks.bsky.social

5 days to go! Woo hoo! Check frazzledlit.com for details.

Thanks to @therelphian.bsky.social's generosity and fabulous editing skills, I've managed to sneak into the @trashcatlit.bsky.social winter pop up. I'm thrilled to be part of the Trash family after several attempts

We're open for submissions!

You had me at the title, but the story is also lovely. Congrats, @ruralunease.bsky.social

Read this one yesterday and I can't stop thinking about it. What a powerful story, @boogawriter.bsky.social

I didn't make the longlist, but I had some lovely comments from Matt, so I'm feeling encouraged about my story. Congrats to all that made it! There are some brilliant titles on that list and I'm looking forward to reading the stories

Day 12—drummers drumming—of #12DaysofKindness! Artist @sarah-salcedo.com offers 1 illustration for 3 lucky winners! No AI, only artisanally human work for a story, poem, or essay of their choosing. Remember to like AND repost this skeet to enter! The winners will be chosen at random tomorrow at 5pm

Yay, I got a shout out! What a nice Friday treat. I'm loving seeing how this story is evolving. How will it end?! #5ActFestiveStory #Amwriting

Fantastic winning stories! Congrats @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social

Chuffed to get another story shortlisted in the @retreatwest.bsky.social monthly micro, on a sci-fi theme. "Opening Night at the Pestaurant, June 2054" westword.substack.com/p/opening-ni...