Jude Higgins
@judehwriter2.bsky.social
Founder Bath Flash Award, directs AdHocFiction + Flash Fiction Festival Flash collection Clearly Defined Clouds out now s/l Bridport x 4, s/l SmokeLong Mikey x2, Best Microfictions x2 Pushcart nominated
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Jude Higgins
@judehwriter2.bsky.social
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Jude Higgins
Writer, Tutor, Writing Events Organiser
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I updated my website judehiggins.com after 4 years of it languishing ! Now includes details of my books ‘Clearly Defined Clouds’ & ‘The Chemist’s House’ plus info on all my projects — @bathflashaward.bsky.social @flashficfestuk.bsky.social &
Ad Hoc Fiction
Ad Hoc Fiction
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We are very excited to reveal our guest editor & theme for our 2026 anthology! Submissions open on 1 Dec & close on 15 Feb 2026. Our microfiction comp judges will be announced next week! www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/an...
November 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
We are very excited to reveal our guest editor & theme for our 2026 anthology! Submissions open on 1 Dec & close on 15 Feb 2026. Our microfiction comp judges will be announced next week! www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/an...
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Oozing impatience so I circled it in blue. Out with @stanchion.bsky.social in August 2026.
October 31, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Oozing impatience so I circled it in blue. Out with @stanchion.bsky.social in August 2026.
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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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We had over 1000 entries this time and there were so many great stories to choose from. Very best wishes to everyone who didn’t make the lists for getting them published or placed elsewhere.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:39 PM
We had over 1000 entries this time and there were so many great stories to choose from. Very best wishes to everyone who didn’t make the lists for getting them published or placed elsewhere.
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Very late in the day but at last our Oct 2025 Longlist. Congratulations to all. And apologies for the delay
Very late in the day but at last our Oct 2025 Longlist. Congratulations to all. And apologies for the delay
Oct 2025 Long List
Congratulations to all the authors who have made our Award long list and huge thanks to all who entered.Author names are yet to be announced, so while it is fine to share that you are on the long l…
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October 28, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Very late in the day but at last our Oct 2025 Longlist. Congratulations to all. And apologies for the delay
Very late in the day but at last our Oct 2025 Longlist. Congratulations to all. And apologies for the delay
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Here is the updated cover art for issue 89. The previous cover art (above) has been removed from the site out of respect for the literary journal who used it first a few weeks before our issue came out. We just became aware of this last night.
October 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Here is the updated cover art for issue 89. The previous cover art (above) has been removed from the site out of respect for the literary journal who used it first a few weeks before our issue came out. We just became aware of this last night.
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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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It wouldn’t be the last minute club without Miss Piggy heaving at the door! Lots of you have joined. Thank you. 5 and a half hours to go before deadline at midnight GMT today! Send in your up to 300 word flashfictions. £1k top prize. Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
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October 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
It wouldn’t be the last minute club without Miss Piggy heaving at the door! Lots of you have joined. Thank you. 5 and a half hours to go before deadline at midnight GMT today! Send in your up to 300 word flashfictions. £1k top prize. 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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Prose Garden Reading October 4, 2025
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October 4, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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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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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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Lots happening in Oct— last weekend to enter 31st Award. Closes this Sun, 5th Oct. £1460 in prizes. 300 words max.Results out by end of Oct. Our 9th yearly Novella in Flash Award ends Oct 31st. £500 in prizes plus publication. Results out Jan 2026.
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Bathflashfictionaward.com
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October 3, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Lots happening in Oct— last weekend to enter 31st Award. Closes this Sun, 5th Oct. £1460 in prizes. 300 words max.Results out by end of Oct. Our 9th yearly Novella in Flash Award ends Oct 31st. £500 in prizes plus publication. Results out Jan 2026.
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Bathflashfictionaward.com
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Just a few days left to enter the third Award of 2025!
October 1, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Just a few days left to enter the third Award of 2025!
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Just putting this out there and tip-toeing away for a stiff drink!
ShortList: Weatherglass Books Novella Prize Yr 2 open.substack.com/pub/weatherg...
ShortList: Weatherglass Books Novella Prize Yr 2 open.substack.com/pub/weatherg...
ShortList: Weatherglass Books Novella Prize Yr 2
In collaboration with Ali Smith
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September 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Just putting this out there and tip-toeing away for a stiff drink!
ShortList: Weatherglass Books Novella Prize Yr 2 open.substack.com/pub/weatherg...
ShortList: Weatherglass Books Novella Prize Yr 2 open.substack.com/pub/weatherg...
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Well I leapt out of my comfort zone to read aloud (1st time!) during a Flash Fiction evening in Bath at the weekend. I shared my story 'Bloody Mildred' which was SL and published last year. A lovely evening with such talented writers. Thank you @judehwriter2.bsky.social for the invite 😊
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 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Well I leapt out of my comfort zone to read aloud (1st time!) during a Flash Fiction evening in Bath at the weekend. I shared my story 'Bloody Mildred' which was SL and published last year. A lovely evening with such talented writers. Thank you @judehwriter2.bsky.social for the invite 😊
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Whooooo! huge congratulations @jupiterjonz.bsky.social 💐🎉💫🍾🥳👏👏👏
We have our winning entry and runners up for the @unisouthampton.bsky.social Philip Hoare Prize for Non-Fiction -
Congratulations to Jupiter Jones.
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Congratulations to Jupiter Jones.
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Results
We are delighted to announce the winner and runners up for the first Philip Hoare Prize for Non-Fiction. Winner: ‘Hopeful Glimmer’ by Jupiter Jones. Jupiter Jones lives in Wales and wri…
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September 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Whooooo! huge congratulations @jupiterjonz.bsky.social 💐🎉💫🍾🥳👏👏👏