That is a wrap for our week-long prompted competition!. We will be busy judging these and coming up with our winners. Thank you so much to everyone who has submitted to us, and good luck to everyone. Winners will be announced in the new year. #tldrterrors

Less than one hour remains!!

Only a few hours left to submit your spooky stories!! You got this!

Attention, TL;DR Press 2K Terrors short story horror competition participants! Today (Saturday) is deadline day! You have until midnight (UK) to submit your stories. You got this! #tldrterrors

For all of those taking part in the TL;DR Press 2K Terrors short story horror competition, don’t forget, you have until midnight on Saturday, 13 December 2025 (UK Time) to submit your scary stories! #tldrterrors

And all the curses/prompts are with their authors! Good luck to everyone who is taking part this week. Be brave, be bold, and have fun! We can’t wait to read your spooky stories. #tldrterrors

Super cool news! I'm honored just to be able to compete in your terrific comp with these wonderful writers. Now to see if I can tame 2kHorrors in a week. (horror writing not my forte)

That's a wrap for registration! Your prompts will be released at midnight UK on Sunday, 07 December 2025 (UK Time), so check your email for your prompts & the link to submit your short story then. Good luck! #tldrterrors

Writers, today is the last day to enter the TL;DR Press 2K Terrors short story horror competition! - Receive 2 prompts - Write, re-write, edit for 7 days - Win 1 of 25 cash prizes & publication - Support Scares That Care! Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/2k-terrors...

Excited to find my story, and my friend Grace's story on this list for a Pushcart nom! Thank you so much to the @tldrpress.bsky.social team 💖

Two of my favorite author friends are nominated! Congrats awesome nerds 🥰 @gracequon.bsky.social @spjames.bsky.social

You only have a few more days left to JOIN US and take part in the TL;DR Press 2K Terrors short story horror competition!! Registration closes on the 28th November, so if you want to take part in a fun short story competition, then don’t forget to register now! www.eventbrite.com/e/2k-terrors...

We are pleased to announce our nominations for the 2025 Pushcart Prize. Congratulations to our nominees, and thank you for your amazing stories!

There’s still time to enter the TL;DR Press 2K Terrors short story horror competition!! Registration closes on the 28th November, so if you want to take part in a fun short story competition, then don’t forget to register asap. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/2k-terrors...

There’s still time to enter the TL;DR Press 2K Terrors short story horror competition!! Registration closes on the 28th November, so if you want to take part in a fun short story competition, then don’t forget to register asap. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/2k-terrors...

There’s still time to enter the TL;DR Press 2K Terrors short story horror competition!! Registration closes on the 28th November, so if you want to take part in a fun, horror short story competition, then don’t forget to register asap! Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/2k-terrors...

There’s still time to enter the TL;DR Press 2K Terrors short story horror competition!! Registration closes on the 28th November, so if you want to take part in a fun, horror short story competition, then don’t forget to register asap! Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/2k-terrors...

Are you a HORROR writer that always gets “romance” in a certain other competition? Then why not sign up for the TL;DR Press 2K Terrors short story horror competition, and take us on a dark journey through your sick little mind? Details/bloodpact below: www.eventbrite.com/e/2k-terrors...

Do you enjoy occult chanting in the middle of the night? Do you experience feelings of joy in your basement or attic? Have you or your family ever summoned a spectre or a ghost? If the answer is yes, don't wait another minute, and sign up to the TLDR Press 2K Terrors competition!

Enter the 2K Terrors short story horror competition! Registration is $15 and includes: 1. 2 fiendish prompts for every participant 2. Guaranteed feedback from the judges 3. A chance to the win $150 top prize 4. A chance to shed your mortal skin and live as pure horrifying energy

The portal to the pain dimension has squidged open once more. We seek more sacrifices to sign up for the TL;DR Press 2K Terrors short story horror competition! Enter by November 28th for a chance to win $150 top prize ($650 total prizes) + be featured in a charity collection.

The 2K Terrors Competition @tldrpress.bsky.social (Fiction; Horror; pays) opened to fee-based fiction submissions. https://duotrope.com... #amwriting

The portal to the pain dimension has squidged open once more. We seek more sacrifices to sign up for the TL;DR Press 2K Terrors short story horror competition! Enter by November 28th for a chance to win $150 top prize ($650 total prizes) + be featured in a charity collection.

Registrations for the 2k Terrors Competition open tomorrow!!!! Prepare your skeletons.

THE SUMMONING RITUAL HAS BEGUN AGAIN! The spirit of the Teal Deer has risen from its slumber to feast upon your fiction. In just a few days, on 31st of October we will again tear the boards off the basement doors and open for our annual 2K Terrors, horror short story competition.

2K Terror news coming soon!!! Ready your skeletons.

This is such a weird, brilliant story. One of my personal favourites in the collection.

Regan is one of my absolute favourite short fiction writers. Her work is consistently incredible, and it's always an honour to get to read and publish it.

You are going to LURVE, A More Different Hill by Sam James. Brilliant, funny, and strangely beautiful. Find it in Daydreaming of Other Worlds, available now. All proceeds of this book goes to Trans Lifeline. a.co/d/a09dx1c

I am beyond happy to share this link. There are some truly wonderful authors in it and it i clues one my favorite stories I've written from the last year in it.

In The Dangers of Dreaming by Regan Puckett, two women use dreams to escape their jobs as advertising algorithm testers and lose themselves in the hope and heartbreak they breed. Find this incredible story in Daydreaming of Other Worlds, available now. a.co/d/a09dx1c

“The irony of time travel is you don’t just travel through time. You travel to different timelines on a lifeline. Every time you jump to a new time, the old timeline is lost.” Read Time to Stay by Brandon Woo in Daydreaming of Other Worlds, available now. a.co/d/a09dx1c

For the love of god, if you love flash fiction, read Sisters of the Word by Grace Quon. (All the stories are great, btw). It's one of my favourite stories in the -HOLY CRAP- seven years, I've been doing this. Plus, all proceeds go to Trans Lifeline, which is super important right now.

My story "Bubbe's Last Kugel" is out today! It took 13th in @tldrpress.bsky.social's Word Herd contest, and was published as part of this anthology. All proceeds go to support Trans Lifeline, so I have no qualms in telling you to go buy it (at least once, maybe a few times)!

im in there ⬇️

We are proud to announce the release of Daydreaming of Other Worlds: The 1,000 Word Herd Competition Winners 2025. This collection contains the top 25 stories of the competition, including the winning story, Sisters of the Word by Grace Quon.

We had such a genuinely amazing time reading all of your entries. While we had to pick a top 25, it was the hardest call we’ve had in the history of the competition, as we had so many high scoring pieces.

22nd: The Old God of Crystal Creek by Alexis Ames 23rd: Raise Your Kylikes, Friends! Let’s Give a Toast To the Health of Our Generous Tychon! by Michael Stone 24th: View Out The Car Window by Joseph Miller 25th: The Shirts by Holly Brandon

16th: The Taste of Success by Bryony Ellporth 17th: The Ever-Wanting by William Peregrine 18th: The Spoils of Peace by Alyson Tait 19th: Describing the Ruckus by Emily Deutsch 20th: Hare and the Seven Loaves by Mike Edbury 21st: Odds and Ends by Noah Fitzgerald #1KWHC

10th: A Eulogy for Blindsided Love by Sally Simon 11th: Current Resident by Jessica Martel 12th: Sepia by Kay Northbridge 13th: Bubbe’s Last Kugel by Christopher Doty 14th: No Fair Winds by Dale Koos 15th: Original Copies by Katie Entner #1KWHC

4th: A More Different Hill by Sam James 5th: The Postmaster Peculiar by Lovis Geier 6th: The Planetarian's Daughter by Mizuki Yamamoto 7th: The Undertow's Refrain by Sonke Mkhabela 8th: His Vicious Night by Rhys Allen 9th: The Floatie's Code by Elysia Rourke #1KWHC

#1KWHC These three stories absolutely floored us. We are proud to publish these brilliant flash stories. The other excellent placing stories:

We are absolutely THRILLED to announce the top 25 winners of this year’s TL;DR Press 1,000 Word Herd Flash Fiction Competition! In 1st place is Sisters of the Word by Grace Quon In 2nd place is Time to Stay by Brandon Woo In 3rd place is The Dangers of Dreaming by Regan Puckett #1KWHC

Had a ball writing a zombie apocalypse in a blizzard at an elementary school! I’m 2/2 on submissions/placement with TL;DR 🤩 big congrats to top dog Grace for bringing in #1 on the list! 🎉

so many fantastic stories in this contest, congrats to all the winners and well done to everyone who joined in!

Uh hi, hello, its me in that list!

Omg it me!

The stories that made it into the top 25 are absolutely incredible. Almost every story we received was fantastic. Thank you so much for taking part. I will not shut up about this collection when it's out because people are going to NEED to read it. It's a masterclass in flash fiction.

This was truly such a spectacular year for submissions!! Thank you to everyone who submitted--your stories were a delight to read and torture to place. 💖

🎉 That’s me!