Wrote more. Woot!

Wrote.

This is one of the best story collections I've ever read. Every story is satisfying, funny, sad, bright, and full of life.

My book came out October 8, 2024. (After 30+ years of writing, a book!) I've been so grateful to anyone who has read it. I had a little goal of reaching 1000 copies sold (small press goals!), and we're close to that. I hope you'll consider ordering, reading, sharing reviewing on Goodreads, etc.💙

This month's round-up of courses, workshops and events from your friendly neighbourhood freelancers: fromthecoursesmouth.substack.com/p/oct-nov-25... Includes stuff from @pleomorphic2.bsky.social @megpokrass.bsky.social @retreatwest.bsky.social @stillsquirrel.bsky.social

Just a few days left to enter the third Award of 2025!

Canadian literary journals accepting poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, and more. #Writing #SubmissionCall #LitMag #Poetry #ShortStory #Nonfiction authorspublish.com/fifteen-wond...

Further supplies of ‘William Prichard & Co’ just arrived from my fab publisher @arroyoseco.bsky.social

I’ll be at the October one - early start for me, so might slip into the back of the class late, but looking forward to it!

Are your stories in full flower yet? One week to go till the deadline for our 31st Award on Sun Oct 5th.. £1000 first prize. Up to 300 word #flashfiction. Results out fast. Anthology publication offer for 50 longlisted. Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter

Been a while! Moved to Canada (still unpacking) forgot my password, life stuff, etc, etc But… subbed two flash in the last month & shortlisted in the 2025 Commonwealth Short Story Prize after a solid year of no, nope, nada #persist Commonwealth story below. If you read it, I hope you love it.

Will sleep well tonight! ❤️🇨🇦👏

Fabulous to receive so much enthusiasm for FlashFlood. Thank you to everyone who has submitted so far!

Festival numbers update! We have many returners & so far 20 new to the festival! Thanks everyone for booking. 9 places with accommodation left. Plus 10 others. Kathy Fish prefestival workshop now sold out. For Easter we are showcasing some of the fab workshops on offer! Flashfictionfestival.com

All our seven rainbow flash fiction festival anthologies pictured in a row. From 2017 to 2024. The Violet 2024 issue is on its way, at last, to contributors 88 stories within! www.flashfictionfestival.com/flash-fiction-festival-anthology-vol-seven-posted-out-now/

The Frome Festival short story competition for stories of between 1,000 and 2,200 words closes 31 May. Entry fee £8. 1st prize £400, 2nd prize £200, 3rd prize £100. There are also local 1st and runner-up prizes. fromeshortstorycompetition.co.uk

Laurel canon. #BritishBooksky #Booksky 📚💙 #amwriting

My very, very short piece 'The Melancholy of Mundane' (after the mixed media of the same name by Hoda Zarbaf, 2016) is now back online at @fivesouth.bsky.social. It's a few seconds read. I very much hope you enjoy. fivesouth.net/black-the-me... #Booksky 📚💙 #amwriting #WritingCommunity #poetry

Today, NFFD’s Diane Simmons will be chatting to BBC Radio Bristol’s @adamcrowther.bsky.social about our flash event in Bath on 14 June. From 7 pm Adam will be playing flash by @kazbarwrites.bsky.social @cherylmarkosky.bsky.social & @judehwriter2.bsky.social

Excited to announce that FlashFlood will open its doors on Sunday 20 April until Saturday 26 April. Flashes up to 300 words. Previously published accepted. Get writing, folks! More details here: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/fl...

Thrilled to be on the 2025 Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist with my story ‘Nuala Nu’ after what seemed an endless period of rejections, big and small. Congrats and good luck to my fellow short-listers. #persist

Just arrived!l Our much delayed anthology from the 2024 Festival. Contains 88 stories from presenters & participants. Last in the rainbow series. Posted out to contributors this week & for sale soon. Come to our 2025 festival, 18-20 July, for another chance to be published! flashfictionfestival.com

I will be gutted to miss this gem this year. Highly recommend it !

Damn straight this Canadian just voted from the UK. #elbowsup #Canadastrong 🇨🇦❤️💪

“I’m a crime writer – I understand theft when I see it.” Authors call for UK government to hold Meta accountable for copyright infringement. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

Latest festival news! We have bookings in from writers living in U.K., Ireland, US, France,Switzerland, India, Dubai! Come & join the international crowd in Bristol U.K. 18-20 July! For a weekend entirely devoted to flash fiction! Flashfictionfestival.com

Tickets are now available for our anthology launch & day of workshops in Bath, UK on National Flash Fiction Day (14 June). Tickets are FREE but donations very welcome. Venue a tiny walk from railway & bus stations: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/national-f...

They sure did. #comefromaway

Whether you are into football or not, Gareth Southgate's Richard Dimbleby lecture is (as the kids say) worth watching 100%

My debut novel is here. Theft from creatives on an epic scale.

My winning flash published in Mslexia in December is definitely appropriate for International Womens Day!

Congrats to all!

Our Writers’ Award #WritingCompetition for Underrepresented Writers is officially open! ✍️⁠ It’s free to enter & 15 winners will receive £20k of prizes 🌟⁠ The theme this year is 'Wild'. ⁠ Find out more, including how to enter: shorturl.at/70n8V ⁠ #WritingCommunity #amwriting #writing #diversevoices

Celebrating 10 Years of Publications -- 2016! Flash and poetry from @carrieetter.bsky.social, Kathy Gee, David Calcutt, Alex Reed and Nina Lewis! vpresspoetry.blogspot.com

Congrats and good luck!

Haven’t been on social media much but just read this absolute stunner from @mariegethins.bsky.social Understated then explosive. I actually gasped at the gut punch near the end. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

We're now open to #microfiction of up to 400 words. Do please check out our guidelines by following the link fictivedream.com/submission-g....

Goodness, it’s Thursday already! Subs to our anthology & Micro Fiction Competition close this Saturday the 15th Feb at 23:59 GMT. Hurry, Hurry! www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk

Just 10 days left to get your submissions in for the @natflashfictionday.bsky.social Anthology. Up to 500 words on the theme Seasons. www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/an...

Not an accidental juxtaposition.

Hello, all. Because of the entry system screw up last night and we're a little low on entries, we'll reopen for 24 hours as soon as we can make it happen on Monday morning, so you have the weekend to get your entry ready, and we'll announce Monday when we're open! Share?! bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk

For the evening crowd!

Apologies, I previously posted the incorrect time of tomorrow’s workshop. It is at 7:30 pm GMT with artist and writer @jeanettesheppard.bsky.social There are only a couple of tickets left: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/national-f...

Congrats to all!

Flawless performance. 10/10 No notes.

Sounds great! Love Jeanette’s art.

We're open to submissions for fiction of between 500-2,500w including translations #shortstories, #flashfiction #translations. Please follow the link for our guidelines fictivedream.com/submission-g...

Congratulation to all the authors shortlisted for our 2025 NIF Award. 12 this time. There were excellent novellas to choose from on the longlist and we hope everyone finds publication. Thanks also to everyone who entered. Final results end of Jan. www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2025/01/nove...

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: the UK countryside is teeming with interdimensional portals. All you have to do is look hard enough for them.