We’re highlighting new flash books by authors coming up the festival. The first 2 here, one by @scooterwriter.bsky.social & one by Dave Alcock. They’ll be for sale at the bookshop lhttps://www.flashfictionfestival.com/two-new-flash-fiction-books-for-sale-at-the-festival/

£1460 In prizes Closes Sunday 7th June. Up to300 words. Results out end of June. Judge writer and teacher Alison Woodhouse. www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2026/05/your...

A new story by @sagreene1.bsky.social is always a good thing!

Thank you so much to everyone at @natflashfictionday.bsky.social for offering me the opportunity to make the artwork for your cover. I couldn't have enjoyed painting this more and it was very rewarding to have such a brilliant story for inspiration.

Deadlines for some good competitions coming up - polish your stories with feedback from @mattkendrick.bsky.social @bridportprize.bsky.social closes 31 May (might be a tight squeeze, check w Matt) @bathflashaward.bsky.social closes 7 June @freeflashfiction.bsky.social closes 23 June

You won't BELIEVE what I accuse my husband of in this interview...he's fuming.

3 weeks till the 33rd BFFA closes on Sunday 7th June. Stories up to 300 words. £1460 in prizes. Publication offer for longlisted stories. Results end of June. Read our interview with Shelley Roche-Jacques, Feb BFFA 1st prize winner for inspiration www.bathflashfictionaward.com/category/vie...

Here’s another couple of fab workshops happening at the festival 17-19 July in Bristol U.K. with @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social from Canada & Alison Powell from the U.K. A few weekend and day passes still available + 1 bnb room at the venue. Book at Flashfictionfestival.com

‘Try to live in state of radical amazement.’ Love this line that @downith.bsky.social shares from one of John Brantingham’s @flashficfestuk.bsky.social workshops. Inland Empire Afternoon is one of my favourite NiFs, too. A beautiful tribute from @judehwriter2.bsky.social ❤️

Delighted to have a new time-travelling story up with WestWord. Appropriate that it started its own life as one thing (@flashficfestuk.bsky.social online Signature challenge in Jan 2025) and morphed into a more universal story about perseverance & camaraderie. open.substack.com/pub/westword...

Psst. We now have two rooms available! — Come join us for a fantastic weekend of everything #FlashFiction. ⚡❤️

Adding Malaysia!

FlashFlood closes today at 23:59 BST. You still have time to submit up to 3 flashes of up to 300 words each. Pre 2023 prev published considered. Reserved spots for debut writers. Details here: flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/p/submission...

Very happy my story ‘Nothing to Speak Of’ was accepted for FlashFlood! Thank you to the editors. It’s posted at @natflashfictionday.bsky.social on 14th June at 10.00 pm BST

My favorite weekend of the year!! 😍 @flashficfestuk.bsky.social

Psyched to go back after missing last year!

About 25 full passes left for the festival. Some 1 day places. 1 room left (with 2 bunk beds). Camping. Flash fiction fans coming from UK, Ireland, US, Canada, Australia, Spain, France, Netherlands, Cyprus. Workshops, readings, book launches, bookshop, bar, fun! Book at flashfictionfestival.com

FlashFlood is open & has reserved spots for unpublished writers. For more details please see our guidelines: flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/p/submission...

FlashFlood opens for submissions on 19 April till 25 April. Flashes up to 300 words. Stories will be published on NFFD. Pre 2023 previously published considered. Reserved slots for unpublished writers. For more details see our submission guidelines: flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/p/submission...

Just back on BlueSky after a few days in deep shock after hearing the very sad news about the death of John Brantingham. He did did an immense amount for Bath Flash Fiction and the @flashficfestuk.bsky.social since 2018. We will miss him so much & will be posting more soon on the website

It's such shocking and sad news. Lorraine was so lovely and smiley, always so excited to be at the festival. She will be missed by so many of us. And thank you for publishing her story on the festival blog; I'm finding myself quite moved by it.

Oh thats really sad to hear. She was lovely. I think i reccommended the festival to her at a writing retreat in brighton.

Such sad news - a lovely woman. We'll miss her.

She possessed a tender heart which made its appearance in her writing, like the one included in Jude's post, and in this flash published not too long ago. www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/lorr...

This post, including one of her stories, Is dedicated to the memory of Lorraine Collins who came to the festival for every year since 2023 and was booked this year. Lorraine died in a car accident last week and we will miss her at the festival very much. www.flashfictionfestival.com/news/

I'm currenlty drafting a post for @heyflashvillage.bsky.social to spotlight all the brilliant flashy things that are going on in the UK in the next few months & I'd love suggestions of what I should include. So far, I've got @flashficfestuk.bsky.social & @natflashfictionday.bsky.social as well as...

Yay! Absolutely thrilled to have a new story in the amazing @100wordstory.bsky.social today. Big thanks to Michelle Ross for taking this one, and @livnorman.bsky.social, @laurabesley.bsky.social and @marthawrites.bsky.social for their eyes on the first draft 🌼🌿🌺 100wordstory.org/where-it-lea...

Two more fabulous workshops to whet your festival appetite. Go deep in different ways with @stephaniecarty.bsky.social & @susmitab.bsky.social More details and book at flashfictionfestival.com

⚡Breaking news!⚡ Three more rooms have just become available at the @flashficfestuk.bsky.social in Bristol this summer. Choose from a double bedroom, a bunk bedroom, or 3 singles—perfect for sharing with friends! See our website and booking form for more details! ❤️

There are 7 slots for workshops on Sat and Sun at the festival with a choice of four or five in each. Here are two of them. The fab @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social & Alison Powell We’ll be sharing more workshops soon & thanks to festival team member @sarahillswrites.bsky.social for creating the pic

Late but we’re. open for entries again today.the Vernal Equinox! Deadline 7th June. £1460 in prizes. Up to 300 words. Anthology publication offer for 50 longlisted. Judge, award winning UK based writer & teacher @ajwoodhouse.bsky.social Earlybird entries till April 12th Bathflashfictionaward.com

Congratulations to the winner @bsherm36.bsky.social & the runners up Rosaleen Lynch & Emma Williams of the February online festival writing challenge. Read their brilliant & colourful stories selected by judge @scooterwriter.bsky.social www.flashfictionfestival.com/news/

We’ll be emailing everyone in the anthology about this in the next few weeks & also about our zoom launch 😊

Are you one of the awesome writers selected for the @natflashfictionday.bsky.social Anthology on the theme of bridges?Come to the festival and meet fellow contributors and have a chance to read. About 11 of you from USA & U.K. already coming Flashfictionfestival.com

Currently just 6 places left on the prefestival Friday afternoon workshop at our 2026 Festival 17-19 July. This workshop is also open to anyone who can’t make the whole weekend (thank you to festival team member @sarahillswrites.bsky.social for creating the image )Book at flashfictionfestival.com

My favorite weekend of the year!! ⚡❤️ Only *ONE* room remaining now, but plenty of camping spots! Come join us! @flashficfestuk.bsky.social

Always loads of fun! Get your @flashficfestuk.bsky.social ticket now 🎟️ 🎉

Want to come to this year’s Flash Fiction Festival? Just 11 single bnb rooms left if you want to stay at the college. Though there is camping too! Hope you can com. Book at flashfictionfestival.com

We’ll be there!

I’m going 😊 Looking forward to being on a panel with the fabulous @fionajanemack.bsky.social & @jupiterjonz.bsky.social

Want to come to the Flash Fiction Festival? If you want a single bnb room,we now have 11 left at our venue, Trinity college. Book at flashfictionfestival.com

Bookings now open for the 2026 Flash Fiction Festival taking place at Trinity College Bristol, U.K. 17-19 July. Masses of workshops to choose from, readings, book launches, bookshop, bar, socialising and Fun! Meet flash friends and make new ones! More details Flashfictionfestival.com

Congratulations to the 3 Winners of our 2026 novella in flash award! 1st prize Victoria Melekian, runners up @bsherm36.bsky.social & @joannacampbell.bsky.social & highly commended @fionajanemack.bsky.social @fionamckay.bsky.social & Bill Merklee www.bathflashfictionaward.com/category/win...

The winning stories by @mackmckenna.bsky.social @words-outwest.bsky.social & @bsherm36.bsky.social from our 10th Jan online GFFO day are now posted. Congratulations! And thank you to all who entered www.flashfictionfestival.com/winners-janu...

1st Feb. It’s the final day to enter our 1st Award this year. £1460 in prizes. The Last Minute Club is officially open! And here is the badge you should receive if you are a last minute entrant to the 32nd Award

Thanks everyone who guessed the Last Minute Club badge yesterday! @anneh23.bsky.social won with a near perfect guess of burgundy & baby pink! See badge below. So she’ll be offered a BFFA anthology as a prize!

Anyone wanting to guess the Last Min Club badge colour(s) l? it will only take you a minute & you could win an anthology. You don’t have to have entered

Guess the colour of new Last Minute Club badge & win a prize!

I wrote this for @flashficfestuk.bsky.social 2024 in memory of night shift in the ED. Eternally grateful to @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social for pubbing this, and also that I don’t have to do night shift ever again. (IDK why it’s labelled adult content there’s a CW for self harm, maybe that’s why)