Our final microfiction spotlight is from Emma @words-outwest.bsky.social 🦝 We loved that visceral title, the way the language seethes with righteous rage, the white space left for the reader to fill with their own anguish. Read and listen: trashcatlit.com/when-eve-rea...

A little tale on the wonderful @paragraphplanet.bsky.social

Latest edition of Little Thoughts Press is now available. Delighted to be featured alongside some stellar children's poets.

The latest edition of @littlethoughtspress.com is out and it’s a stunner. 🤩 Available here littlethoughtspress.com/issues Thank you Stephanie Buosi for illustrating Benny’s Bellybutton so fabulously! #poetryforkids #storiesforkids #kidlit #writingforchildren

The mini bin (micro edition) is here! Dive in....thanks @trashcatlit.bsky.social for chucking mine into the mix.

Excited to share the bin with these guys. Mahoosive thanks to @trashcatlit.bsky.social for the opportunity. Looking fwd to rummaging through the tiny tales.

Our next submission call is for the popular Prompted Stories. Get a set of prompts, chosen blind - write up to 500 words - all done within one month. The Prompt Generator is fired up on 1st April. Stay toooned 🦝 trashcatlit.com/prompted-pop... #submissioncalls

Congratulations to all the winning and highly commended authors. Loved each and every one of your micros.

Chuffed to spot my title on the shortlist. Good luck everyone!

Submissions for the Mini Bin are now OPEN. Send us your best micros before 8pm (UK Time) on the 10th March. Make 'em short, make 'em sharp, make 'em story. 50-175 words, any genre. trashcatlit.com/microfiction...

My little story is hanging on but I'm honestly just thrilled to be in the anthology.

Huge thanks to @templeinacity.bsky.social for publishing my gingerbread man inspired piece alongside flashy friends. Looking forward to devouring the whole issue.

Eek, after 2 years of non-list, my title is on the list! Happy dance and good luck everyone.

Huge thanks to @delgeo14.bsky.social and @mlmcguinness.bsky.social for including my weird tale in this issue. Inspired by a prompt on one of @therelphian.bsky.social's Trash fam WhatsApp chats.

Thanks @paperboundmag.bsky.social for this. It's a poem for children, but anti racism is for everyone, right?

Good luck one and all!

Ahhh, well done all you legends who made the list and thanks Matt for making the Welkin the stuff of writerly dreams. Also providing personal feedback on almost stories is no mean feat and a classy touch.

Check out the latest issue of Paperbound. My poem 'What is a Flag?' inspired by recent UK madness is inside. If you don't fancy reading that, check out the authors instead. Thanks @paperboundmag.bsky.social for publishing this. ❤️

Thanks @thedirigible.bsky.social for inclusion in the December flurry. Wonderful platform for children's poetry. Tell anyone you know with an interest in children's poetry. dirigibleballoon.org

Thank you so much for your patience while we prepare the next issue. It will be worth the wait, we promise! We are thrilled to be including these brilliant writers and illustrators in the next issue 🤩 More info about the new edition coming very soon 👀📚

Big thanks to Nish X Hegde for choosing my story for the shortlist and thanks to Ian for publishing it.

Congratulations to all! 🎉👏

Good luck all. As always, a stellar list!

Very proud of this beautiful baby! 🦝 If you love short fiction and want to read 27 amazing writers' interpretation of "treasure in unexpected places", then please do grab a copy and help raise money for UK wildlife 🦡🦊🦢🦌

Trash Cat has a print anthology...take a look below. All for a good cause.

Such a wonderful online resource for children's poetry. Show your teacher friends, your primary aged children and anyone who writes for children.

Thanks @trashcatlit.bsky.social for selecting my story alongside these fabulous writers.

Huge thanks to Ian and team, judge @sagreene1.bsky.social for commending my flash and Tiverton Museum for the eponymous New Perfection Refrigerator, 1930 of the piece.

I spy many a flashy friend on the list so competition will be fierce as usual. Good luck all!

Read in one breath. Then read it again. Wow!

If you only have time to read one thing today, read this.

Congratulations to the three winners, great stories. 🎉👏👏👏

Thanks @lunchontuesday.bsky.social for the wonderful flashflood. Will keep me busy over the next week. Loving what I've read so far.

Such fab workshops with @jupiterjonz.bsky.social and @susmitab.bsky.social, panel discussion with flash giants @judehwriter2.bsky.social @sarahillswrites.bsky.social @kazbarwrites.bsky.social and the anthology launch. Massive well done to @scooterwriter.bsky.social for making the day happen.

Miss Piggy always gets down to The Last Minute Club when a party’s on! 6 and a half hours to go till the deadline of our 30th award, 300 words or under £1460 in prizes Results out fast Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter

If historical poetry is in any way your thing, I've got a poem in Sundial Magazine.

Chuffed my title made it to the shortlist. Good luck all.

Our Spring 25 competition Shortlist is live! Well done to all the stories that are here and good luck to those that were left out this time - we know they'll find great homes soon Please celebrate anonymously while @judehwriter2.bsky.social does her judging! thepropellingpencil.com/spring-2025-...