In our next post about what we look for in submissions to @frazzledlit.bsky.social, I consider the elements of good flash fiction, with reference to the wise words of @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social! www.frazzledlit.com/p/zap-me-baby

@parlyareepress.bsky.social @citizen-chris.bsky.social Shouts include @frazzledlit.bsky.social @thebrokenspine.co.uk @markantonyowen.com

We have been open for five days, and your words are pouring in! Thank you! Here, in this blog post, Jennifer @jmcm.bsky.social riffs on flash fiction and how to write a banger! We can't wait to read more as the month goes on. This is well worth a read! www.frazzledlit.com/p/zap-me-baby

So far, so crispy and delicious on the submissions front. The team is getting stuck in already. Keep the words flowing! We are loving your words so far.

One of our newest Frazzled crew. Poetry reader Paul @paulwritespoems.bsky.social with some terrific news!

Absolutely delighted and honoured to be nominated for Best Of The Net for Laundry Day. Congratulations to my fellow nominees 🙏

Most open mics don’t centre you. We do. Women-led, unapologetic, and absolutely unfiltered. #NotJustPretty 🗓 Oct 4 | 8pm GMT thebrokenspine.co.uk...#NotJustPretty@karenpgonzalez.bsky.social #LiftToTheSky

Readers liking a story is the best feeling in the world. Thanks again to @frazzledlit.bsky.social and Sam for publishing and commenting! open.substack.com/pub/authorjm...

An acceptance from Boats Against the Current to celebrate National Poetry Day & as I can't share that one just yet here is Fire Eater's Cough @frazzledlit.bsky.social which they have kindly nominated for BOTN 🙏 www.frazzledlit.com/p/poetry-by-...

Looking forward to reading 🤩

Heads up y'all!

I'm delighted to announce the @frazzledlit.bsky.social nominations for #BOTN 2026! It's a real honour to get to choose these pieces, so a big THANK YOU to all of our contributors! www.frazzledlit.com/p/best-of-th...

We are delighted to announce the @frazzledlit.bsky.social nominations for #BOTN 2026! It's a real honour to get to choose these pieces, so a big THANK YOU to all of our contributors! www.frazzledlit.com/p/best-of-th...

Oh yeah baby! Send us your crispiest pieces!

Frazzled Lit @frazzledlit.bsky.social is open to submissions on 4 calls. #CallforSubmissions

Submissions to Issue 4 of @frazzledlit.bsky.social are now OPEN for the whole of October! www.frazzledlit.com/p/come-on-in...

Congratulations to all nominees & thank you @frazzledlit.bsky.social - must go re-visit these pieces!

This should be on your to do list!

Something Gothic this way comes… Submissions are OPEN for The Havisham Steps: Modern Gothic Poetry. We want poems of neon dread, fractured love, haunted minds. Closing date: October 31st #PoetrySubmissions #SubmissionWindow #TheHavishamSteps #ModernGothicPoetry

Delighted to announce our new poetry readers for issue 4. What a superb crew! Lou Mach @louloumach.bsky.social Val Harris And Paul Short @paulwritespoems.bsky.social Find their bios on: frazzledlit.com So excited to get started reading your work!

We are delighted to announce the @frazzledlit.bsky.social nominations for #BOTN 2026! It's a real honour to get to choose these pieces, so a big THANK YOU to all of our contributors! www.frazzledlit.com/p/best-of-th...

We open for general submissions tomorrow on 1.10.25 www.frazzledlit.com Check out the guidelines and get cooking!

FREE submissions to @frazzledlit.bsky.social open this coming week. Take a look at what the editors are looking for! #WritingCommunity #writing #books #writerslife #poetry #shortstories #flashfiction #creativenonfiction

Thanks for last week’s fire on #PoemsAbout. Next up: #Mannequin. Hollow icon. Plastic ideals. Wait until Friday to post on the new theme for maximum traction. Always use Alt Text with images. Tag #PoemsAbout or we won’t see it. Let’s crack the shell of the spectacle.

If you didn't get a chance to look at our issue 3 showcase. Now is perhaps a good time to make a cuppa and sit down to do just that. We open for free general submissions on Wednesday! 1.10.25 or 10.1.25, depending on who u are.

Just a reminder that @frazzledlit.bsky.social opens on the 1st of.October for general submissions. www.frazzledlit.com Some exciting news about our new poetry readers for this issue coming soon! 👀👀👀

Fiction from: Aisling Owens in @frazzledlit.bsky.social Colleen Kearney Rich @ckrich.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social Cameron L. Mitchell @cameronlmitchell.bsky.social in @vol1brooklyn.bsky.social ‬ Pardis Parker @pardisparker.bsky.social in @electricliterature.com (...cont'd, grrr)

Watch this spaaaaaaace! On Tuesday our nominations for Best Of The Net go live! Best of luck to our writers.

FREE submissions to @frazzledlit.bsky.social open on Oct 1st, for short stories, CNF, poetry and flash. So what are we looking for? Today, Laura talks about just that, in reference to poetry. www.frazzledlit.com/p/hurt-us-a-...

We open on Wednesday 1st October for free submissions in, Prose, CNF and Flash Fiction. So what are we looking for? Laura @lozzawriting.bsky.social riffs a little on just that in relation to Poetry in this post below. Take a look! www.frazzledlit.com/p/hurt-us-a-...

Icymi! 💥 Frazzled News 💥

Ahead of our open window in October, Jennifer has written a post about what we are looking for in prose. With a particular set of hints and tips about openings. It's worth a read! www.frazzledlit.com/p/the-alchem...

If it didn’t bruise you, don’t expect it to touch us. #SpineEdicts #WriteWhatHurts #NoPainNoPoem

@thin-skin.bsky.social @genevawriters.bsky.social @frazzledlit.bsky.social @writingwestmids.bsky.social @writefestbe.bsky.social @ifofficiel.bsky.social @internationalwriterscollective.com

With our submissions opening in October for Issue 4 of @frazzledlit.bsky.social, I wrote a post in which I attempt to define what it is we look for in prose submissions. Follow-up posts will cover poetry, flash fiction and CNF. www.frazzledlit.com/p/the-alchem...

Ahead of our open window in October, Jennifer has written a post about what we are looking for in prose. With a particular set of hints and tips about openings. It's worth a read! www.frazzledlit.com/p/the-alchem...

Icymi! 💥 Frazzled News 💥

Today’s Friday Five shines a spotlight on Gary Finnegan @finnegag.bsky.social — winner of the @frazzledlit.bsky.social short story award for 2025! Read more about Gary here: andrewcareaga.com/2025/09/19/f... #WritingCommunity

Check out all the opportunities and events we've found for you, including from @frazzledlit.bsky.social @genevawriters.bsky.social @alinaetc.bsky.social @thebrb.bsky.social @thin-skin.bsky.social @fahmidangroup.bsky.social @writefestbe.bsky.social & many more 🖊

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A story I've been trying to write for 20+ years found its home in Issue 3 of @frazzledlit.bsky.social: www.frazzledlit.com/p/young-enough

This absolute heartbreaker by @jmgatford.bsky.social in @frazzledlit.bsky.social “You don't know yet that you will feel the track-rattling impact in your guts every time you pass through a tunnel for the next ten years.” Oh 💔💔💔

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Icymi!

So this is happening, over at @frazzledlit.bsky.social HQ. We are going for one more issue this year, and if you've been keeping up with our recent issue, you know what we like. We'll be open thru October for prose, flash, poetry and CNF! www.frazzledlit.com/p/issue-4-is...

💥update💥 Good morning, little bacon rashers. We've got some news for you this fine Sunday! Our season fast approaches with toasty fires and roasting chestnuts ... it's almost fire time! ISSUE 4 news below ... it's fire time! 🔥 🥓 🔥 www.frazzledlit.com/p/issue-4-is...

Thanking @frazzledlit.bsky.social for showcasing my story.

#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

Chuffed to be highlighted in this issue

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