@flashficfestuk.bsky.social
Online and in person flashfiction events. Next online festival day Oct. Next in person festival 17-19 July 2026 flashfictionfestival.com
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3 workshops a day on the online Fest days. By @carrieetter.bsky.social @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social @lunchontuesday.bsky.social
David Swann,
Emily Devane, Heidi Clark, ShelleyRoches Jacques, Christopher Allen, Farhana Kalique + contest, readings. £35 a day.£90 for 3 days flashfictionfestival.com
David Swann,
Emily Devane, Heidi Clark, ShelleyRoches Jacques, Christopher Allen, Farhana Kalique + contest, readings. £35 a day.£90 for 3 days flashfictionfestival.com
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Congratulations Debra A Daniel! www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2025/10/octo...
3rd Prize October 2025 Award: Debra A Daniel
My Husband Watches Henry the Donkey by Debra A Daniel When the news is overwhelming, my husband turns to Youtube. “Here comes Henry,” he says. Henry’s owner brings treats and the donkey prances to …
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October 31, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Congratulations Debra A Daniel! www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2025/10/octo...
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Congratulations Emily Rinkema! www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2025/10/2nd-...
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October 31, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Congratulations Emily Rinkema! www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2025/10/2nd-...
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Congratulations Adam Brannigan! www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2025/10/1st-...
1st Prize, October 2025 Award: Adam Brannigan
Two Nude Night Owls by Adam Brannigan Its past midnight, and I’m sitting at my fire pit, burning old letters from old girlfriends. Old photos. Old birthday cards. Trinkets and whatever. It’s time t…
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October 31, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Congratulations Adam Brannigan! www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2025/10/1st-...
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Thank you to our 31st Award judge Kathryn Aldridge Morris for her excellent choices & comments. Do have a read www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2025/10/judg...
Judge’s report
Thank you to our 31st Award Judge, Kathryn Aldridge-Morris, for her excellent and detailed comments on her reading process and the winning stories Judge’s report Reading this longlist reaffirmed my…
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October 31, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Thank you to our 31st Award judge Kathryn Aldridge Morris for her excellent choices & comments. Do have a read www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2025/10/judg...
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1058 entries for this round. Thank you very much to everyone.
1058 entries for this round. Thank you very much to everyone.
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October 31, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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1058 entries for this round. Thank you very much to everyone.
1058 entries for this round. Thank you very much to everyone.
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Thrilled to be featuring your marvellous flash, Kate. It's Beautifully rendered and I thank you for having sent it our way @katehollingswrites.bsky.social @susmitab.bsky.social b.bsky.social @flashficfestuk.bsky.social
'Bought It For Life' - I first drafted this shortly after a Female Gothic class at Flash Fiction Festival that left me ruminating over domestic stories within my life. Thank you very much for the class @susmitab.bsky.social @flashficfestuk.bsky.social and for publishing @fictivedream.bsky.social
ICYMI today we're featuring Bought It For Life by Kate Hollingsworth @katehollingswrites.bsky.social #flashfiction #shortstory #writingcommunity. Please just click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/10/12/b...
October 13, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Thrilled to be featuring your marvellous flash, Kate. It's Beautifully rendered and I thank you for having sent it our way @katehollingswrites.bsky.social @susmitab.bsky.social b.bsky.social @flashficfestuk.bsky.social
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I love this piece by Kate Hollingsworth in @fictivedream.bsky.social - conceived in my The Female Gothic workshop at @flashficfestuk.bsky.social festival this year.
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October 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I love this piece by Kate Hollingsworth in @fictivedream.bsky.social - conceived in my The Female Gothic workshop at @flashficfestuk.bsky.social festival this year.
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I witnessed the birth of this flash at @flashficfestuk.bsky.social in @fionamckay.bsky.social 's excellent workshop and look at it now - beautiful! Congrats Rosaleen!
Thanks #MilkCandyReview for getting 'The Suitcase of Lost Belongings' out there! And thanks @corrineleith.bsky.social for the prompt and @fionamckay.bsky.social for the feedback to get there!
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The Suitcase of Lost Belongings ~ by Rosaleen Lynch
She can’t take her children in the suitcase. They would fit if she emptied it. They could top and tail in the folds of the quilt she made of their clothes, but there’s not even enough room for thei…
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October 19, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I witnessed the birth of this flash at @flashficfestuk.bsky.social in @fionamckay.bsky.social 's excellent workshop and look at it now - beautiful! Congrats Rosaleen!
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We are on GMT for this the 31st Award. So it’s 3 Hours still to the deadline l! Did you get your badge yet for the Last Minute Club so you can join the party? Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
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October 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
We are on GMT for this the 31st Award. So it’s 3 Hours still to the deadline l! Did you get your badge yet for the Last Minute Club so you can join the party? Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
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Fallen massive dahlia flower makes a fancy hat to help our founder @judehwriter2.bsky.social celebrate the final few exciting hours of our 31st award judged by @kazbarwrites.bsky.social
Deadline midnight gmt today 5th Oct £1460 prize fund. Anthology
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Deadline midnight gmt today 5th Oct £1460 prize fund. Anthology
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
October 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Fallen massive dahlia flower makes a fancy hat to help our founder @judehwriter2.bsky.social celebrate the final few exciting hours of our 31st award judged by @kazbarwrites.bsky.social
Deadline midnight gmt today 5th Oct £1460 prize fund. Anthology
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Deadline midnight gmt today 5th Oct £1460 prize fund. Anthology
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
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The Last Minute Club for our 31st, £1460 prize fund award is open! Here’s our pink and green LMC badge. You should be getting one if you enter today. Deadline midnight today, Sunday 5th Oct.
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
October 5, 2025 at 8:37 AM
The Last Minute Club for our 31st, £1460 prize fund award is open! Here’s our pink and green LMC badge. You should be getting one if you enter today. Deadline midnight today, Sunday 5th Oct.
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
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Ebook bonus stories from @sfreligh.bsky.social, @jaimegill.bsky.social, @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social, @sagreene1.bsky.social @lunchontuesday.bsky.social, @emilyrinkema.bsky.social @maureenmcely.bsky.social & comps @mindsshinebright.bsky.social, @welkinprize.bsky.social @bathflashaward.bsky.social!
It's publication day for FUEL ebook—with 75 prizewinning flash fictions plus TWELVE bonus flash stories not in the print book! It's a great read *and* all profits go to UK fuel poverty charities. The print book raised over £4k; winter is coming, help us raise more: www.fuelflash.net/product/fuel...
October 1, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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The Last Minute Club is open tomorrow 5th Oct, the final day of our 31st Award.All entrants tomorrow get a LMC badge. Can you guess the colour this time? A few samples of previous ones below. Winner gets a free entry to the award. Reply here. Results tomorrow
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
October 4, 2025 at 5:55 AM
The Last Minute Club is open tomorrow 5th Oct, the final day of our 31st Award.All entrants tomorrow get a LMC badge. Can you guess the colour this time? A few samples of previous ones below. Winner gets a free entry to the award. Reply here. Results tomorrow
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
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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!
3 workshops a day on the online Fest days. By @carrieetter.bsky.social @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social @lunchontuesday.bsky.social
David Swann,
Emily Devane, Heidi Clark, ShelleyRoches Jacques, Christopher Allen, Farhana Kalique + contest, readings. £35 a day.£90 for 3 days flashfictionfestival.com
David Swann,
Emily Devane, Heidi Clark, ShelleyRoches Jacques, Christopher Allen, Farhana Kalique + contest, readings. £35 a day.£90 for 3 days flashfictionfestival.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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!
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Thanks so much to everyone who came to read flash fiction at St James Wine Vaults Bath. Many of the wonderful stories read were published in different @bathflashaward.bsky.social anthologies & @flashficfestuk.bsky.social anthologies
September 28, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Thanks so much to everyone who came to read flash fiction at St James Wine Vaults Bath. Many of the wonderful stories read were published in different @bathflashaward.bsky.social anthologies & @flashficfestuk.bsky.social anthologies
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Wonderful evening of readings organised by @judehwriter2.bsky.social
Great to see familiar faces @scooterwriter.bsky.social @jupiterjonz.bsky.social @flemwrites.bsky.social @sarahillswrites.bsky.social @tomkinsdeb.bsky.social
And meet new ones Marie Day, Abi Williams, Caner Akin & Letty Butler
Great to see familiar faces @scooterwriter.bsky.social @jupiterjonz.bsky.social @flemwrites.bsky.social @sarahillswrites.bsky.social @tomkinsdeb.bsky.social
And meet new ones Marie Day, Abi Williams, Caner Akin & Letty Butler
September 27, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Wonderful evening of readings organised by @judehwriter2.bsky.social
Great to see familiar faces @scooterwriter.bsky.social @jupiterjonz.bsky.social @flemwrites.bsky.social @sarahillswrites.bsky.social @tomkinsdeb.bsky.social
And meet new ones Marie Day, Abi Williams, Caner Akin & Letty Butler
Great to see familiar faces @scooterwriter.bsky.social @jupiterjonz.bsky.social @flemwrites.bsky.social @sarahillswrites.bsky.social @tomkinsdeb.bsky.social
And meet new ones Marie Day, Abi Williams, Caner Akin & Letty Butler
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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
September 28, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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
Busy compiling the 1st of the new rainbow series of festival anthologies. Thanks to all who came to the July in-person fest & subbed stories. Another opportunity to be published if you come to our online festival days. There’s a mini contest with publication as prize Flashfictionfestival.com
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September 26, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Busy compiling the 1st of the new rainbow series of festival anthologies. Thanks to all who came to the July in-person fest & subbed stories. Another opportunity to be published if you come to our online festival days. There’s a mini contest with publication as prize Flashfictionfestival.com
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This weekend & one more till our 31st Award ends on Sun 5th Oct. Up to 300 word #flashfiction Results by end Oct. £1460 in prizes + publication offer in our 10th anniversary anthology for all 50 longlisted
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
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September 26, 2025 at 6:59 AM
This weekend & one more till our 31st Award ends on Sun 5th Oct. Up to 300 word #flashfiction Results by end Oct. £1460 in prizes + publication offer in our 10th anniversary anthology for all 50 longlisted
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
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2 weeks till the deadline of the 31st Award on Oct 5th. £1460 in prizes. Want to give an up to 300 word story a go? Try out Jude’s prompt in the post www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2025/09/two-...
Two Weeks to go!
Our 31st Award, judged this time by Kathryn Aldridge-Morris from the UK,closes on Sunday 5th October at midnight GMT. For stories up to 300 words. Prze fund of £1460. 1 entry £9.00, two entries £15…
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September 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
2 weeks till the deadline of the 31st Award on Oct 5th. £1460 in prizes. Want to give an up to 300 word story a go? Try out Jude’s prompt in the post www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2025/09/two-...
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3 workshops a day on the online Fest days. By @carrieetter.bsky.social @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social @lunchontuesday.bsky.social
David Swann,
Emily Devane, Heidi Clark, ShelleyRoches Jacques, Christopher Allen, Farhana Kalique + contest, readings. £35 a day.£90 for 3 days flashfictionfestival.com
David Swann,
Emily Devane, Heidi Clark, ShelleyRoches Jacques, Christopher Allen, Farhana Kalique + contest, readings. £35 a day.£90 for 3 days flashfictionfestival.com
September 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
3 workshops a day on the online Fest days. By @carrieetter.bsky.social @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social @lunchontuesday.bsky.social
David Swann,
Emily Devane, Heidi Clark, ShelleyRoches Jacques, Christopher Allen, Farhana Kalique + contest, readings. £35 a day.£90 for 3 days flashfictionfestival.com
David Swann,
Emily Devane, Heidi Clark, ShelleyRoches Jacques, Christopher Allen, Farhana Kalique + contest, readings. £35 a day.£90 for 3 days flashfictionfestival.com
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don’t know if you remember this @judehiggins.bsky.social & @flashficfestuk.bsky.social but my story that you lovely people published in the 2024 fest anthology included a reference to Vibrio as a part of a tale of unrequited love with a marine biologist at a Scottish conference…this is that FYI 👇
Flesh-eating bacteria are becoming more pervasive—here’s why
Flesh-eating bacteria are becoming more pervasive—here’s why
Climate change is creating the conditions for grisly pathogens like Vibrio to thrive in global waterways.
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September 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
don’t know if you remember this @judehiggins.bsky.social & @flashficfestuk.bsky.social but my story that you lovely people published in the 2024 fest anthology included a reference to Vibrio as a part of a tale of unrequited love with a marine biologist at a Scottish conference…this is that FYI 👇