Nora Nadjarian
@noranadj.bsky.social
Poet, Fiction Writer
Placed @reflexfiction + elsewhere,
@Wigleaf Top50...
Poetry: Winner@anthro_poetry
Finalist @Mslexia
Placed @reflexfiction + elsewhere,
@Wigleaf Top50...
Poetry: Winner@anthro_poetry
Finalist @Mslexia
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It's FlashGiving! Follow @smokelong.bsky.social if you don't already, then like and share this post to get your name in the hat to win $200 holiday money. Deadline is midnight ET, November 26th! Winner chosen randomly on Nov 27th. Please tag @smokelong.bsky.social so that we know you've posted!
November 7, 2025 at 10:46 PM
It's FlashGiving! Follow @smokelong.bsky.social if you don't already, then like and share this post to get your name in the hat to win $200 holiday money. Deadline is midnight ET, November 26th! Winner chosen randomly on Nov 27th. Please tag @smokelong.bsky.social so that we know you've posted!
Thank you @welkinprize.bsky.social and congratulations to all on this sparkling list ✍️✍️✍️
The #WelkinWritingPrize is thrilled to announce nominations for Best Small Fictions 2026...
@cake-girl.bsky.social
Brian Bruso
@sfreligh.bsky.social
@jamesmontgomery.bsky.social
@noranadj.bsky.social
Congratulations all! Five sparkling micros:
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-stories
@cake-girl.bsky.social
Brian Bruso
@sfreligh.bsky.social
@jamesmontgomery.bsky.social
@noranadj.bsky.social
Congratulations all! Five sparkling micros:
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-stories
November 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Thank you @welkinprize.bsky.social and congratulations to all on this sparkling list ✍️✍️✍️
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At 3AM, November 17, 1973, "The Colonels" sent a tank crashing through the gates of the Athens Polytechnic. It had been occupied by students protesting the fascist junta. Dozens died, mostly teens, 20s and one boy of 5. Over 2,000 were injured.
The protests it sparked brought down the dictatorship.
The protests it sparked brought down the dictatorship.
November 17, 2025 at 1:40 AM
At 3AM, November 17, 1973, "The Colonels" sent a tank crashing through the gates of the Athens Polytechnic. It had been occupied by students protesting the fascist junta. Dozens died, mostly teens, 20s and one boy of 5. Over 2,000 were injured.
The protests it sparked brought down the dictatorship.
The protests it sparked brought down the dictatorship.
Wow, beyond thrilled! Thank you, @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social
Congrats to our Best of the Net noms this year:
"Tether" by Meghan Phillips
"Queen" by Nora Nadjarian
"Meditation on Immigrant Moraine" by K Anand-Gall
"The Theory of Infinite Hurrahs" by Angela Townsend
@mcarphil.bsky.social
@noranadj.bsky.social
@kanandgall.bsky.social
"Tether" by Meghan Phillips
"Queen" by Nora Nadjarian
"Meditation on Immigrant Moraine" by K Anand-Gall
"The Theory of Infinite Hurrahs" by Angela Townsend
@mcarphil.bsky.social
@noranadj.bsky.social
@kanandgall.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Wow, beyond thrilled! Thank you, @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social
Thank you, @welkinprize.bsky.social and @mattkendrick.bsky.social for this honour!
Please join me in congratulating the #WelkinPrize nominations for the @genrepunkmag.bsky.social awards.
For the Editors' Choice Award:
@cake-girl.bsky.social
@noranadj.bsky.social
@mrallanmiller.bsky.social
For the Editors' Choice Award:
@cake-girl.bsky.social
@noranadj.bsky.social
@mrallanmiller.bsky.social
September 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Thank you, @welkinprize.bsky.social and @mattkendrick.bsky.social for this honour!
No rejections, no acceptances. Limbo.
September 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM
No rejections, no acceptances. Limbo.
Delighted to have my story, Lucille Ascends, take 3rd place in the latest @flash500.bsky.social competition! flash500.com/flash-fictio...
It came from a writing exercise set by the wonderful @noranadj.bsky.social at the @flashficfestuk.bsky.social last year (where so many good things begin) ❤️
It came from a writing exercise set by the wonderful @noranadj.bsky.social at the @flashficfestuk.bsky.social last year (where so many good things begin) ❤️
Flash Fiction 3rd Place: Lucille Ascends by Jo Gatford - Flash 500
Lucille ascends while the bathwater is still running. The bathwater is still running when Max gets home after a shift that leaves his skin aching. After a shift that leaves his skin aching, Max doesn’...
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August 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Oh! Thanks @bulbculture.bsky.social for giving my Jimmy Choo story a re-airing. Fab picture, too!
The light is on for Nora Nadjarian! @noranadj.bsky.social 💡
“Dear Jimmy Choo” is written with such a propulsive and punchy voice. You don’t want to miss this one-paragraph wonder!
Check out Nora’s stellar writing over at the site!
“Dear Jimmy Choo” is written with such a propulsive and punchy voice. You don’t want to miss this one-paragraph wonder!
Check out Nora’s stellar writing over at the site!
Dear Jimmy Choo - Nora Nadjarian — Bulb Culture Collective
(Step into these shoes and you’ll be a different woman , the salesgirl had told me)
www.bulbculturecollective.com
August 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Oh! Thanks @bulbculture.bsky.social for giving my Jimmy Choo story a re-airing. Fab picture, too!
"When you find the album, do me a favour and burn that photograph"
June 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
"When you find the album, do me a favour and burn that photograph"
With all the not-so-pleasant things that have been happening in my life recently, I'd completely forgotten about @nationalflashfd ! My flash 'When you find the album, do me a favour and burn that photograph' will be published on 14 June, at 12:45 p.m. (BST)! Look out for it🧐
June 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
With all the not-so-pleasant things that have been happening in my life recently, I'd completely forgotten about @nationalflashfd ! My flash 'When you find the album, do me a favour and burn that photograph' will be published on 14 June, at 12:45 p.m. (BST)! Look out for it🧐
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Kristian Birkeland observes the Northern Lights through a shot of Vodka – Nora Nadjarian @noranadj.bsky.social
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Kristian Birkeland observes the Northern Lights through a shot of Vodka – Nora Nadjarian
Kristian Birkeland observes the Northern Lights through a shot of Vodka . . Nora Nadjarian is a poet and fiction writer from Cyprus. Her work was published in The Interpreter’s House, Magma, Perver…
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June 6, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Kristian Birkeland observes the Northern Lights through a shot of Vodka – Nora Nadjarian @noranadj.bsky.social
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Thank you for reading and sharing today's poem - Kristian Birkeland observes the Northern Lights through a shot of Vodka by @noranadj.bsky.social
Kristian Birkeland observes the Northern Lights through a shot of Vodka – Nora Nadjarian @noranadj.bsky.social
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Kristian Birkeland observes the Northern Lights through a shot of Vodka – Nora Nadjarian
Kristian Birkeland observes the Northern Lights through a shot of Vodka . . Nora Nadjarian is a poet and fiction writer from Cyprus. Her work was published in The Interpreter’s House, Magma, Perver…
atriumpoetry.com
June 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Thank you for reading and sharing today's poem - Kristian Birkeland observes the Northern Lights through a shot of Vodka by @noranadj.bsky.social
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“She says *Promise not to tell* and I do and we don’t.”
“It’s a girl. *Only if she wants to be* says my sister.”
@noranadj.bsky.social in Craft Literary www.craftliterary.com/2025/05/16/m...
“It’s a girl. *Only if she wants to be* says my sister.”
@noranadj.bsky.social in Craft Literary www.craftliterary.com/2025/05/16/m...
My Sister’s Life as a Series of Rooms by Nora Nadjarian - CRAFT
Room 1 Which is pink or maybe sugar-white, and a cot and little fists stick out of a blanket and peachy cheeks and my mum bent over. The room is always quiet and milky and her little nails scratch…
www.craftliterary.com
June 2, 2025 at 12:22 AM
“She says *Promise not to tell* and I do and we don’t.”
“It’s a girl. *Only if she wants to be* says my sister.”
@noranadj.bsky.social in Craft Literary www.craftliterary.com/2025/05/16/m...
“It’s a girl. *Only if she wants to be* says my sister.”
@noranadj.bsky.social in Craft Literary www.craftliterary.com/2025/05/16/m...
'My Sister's Life as a Series of Rooms', published by Craft Literary, recommended by @ashvalewrites.bsky.social. Thank you!
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Ash Vale Updates: May 2025
pride month cometh, nerds
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May 31, 2025 at 6:38 PM
'My Sister's Life as a Series of Rooms', published by Craft Literary, recommended by @ashvalewrites.bsky.social. Thank you!
ashvale.beehiiv.com/p/ash-vale-u...
ashvale.beehiiv.com/p/ash-vale-u...
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"The room is always quiet and milky and her little nails scratch a bit when they touch my hand, grasp my finger"
Wow. Such a creative & unique piece from @noranadj.bsky.social. Love how each room contains a memory, how the memories string together into a life:
www.craftliterary.com/2025/05/16/m...
Wow. Such a creative & unique piece from @noranadj.bsky.social. Love how each room contains a memory, how the memories string together into a life:
www.craftliterary.com/2025/05/16/m...
My Sister’s Life as a Series of Rooms by Nora Nadjarian - CRAFT
Room 1 Which is pink or maybe sugar-white, and a cot and little fists stick out of a blanket and peachy cheeks and my mum bent over. The room is always quiet and milky and her little nails scratch…
www.craftliterary.com
May 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
"The room is always quiet and milky and her little nails scratch a bit when they touch my hand, grasp my finger"
Wow. Such a creative & unique piece from @noranadj.bsky.social. Love how each room contains a memory, how the memories string together into a life:
www.craftliterary.com/2025/05/16/m...
Wow. Such a creative & unique piece from @noranadj.bsky.social. Love how each room contains a memory, how the memories string together into a life:
www.craftliterary.com/2025/05/16/m...
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"In the exam room my sister doesn’t look up, at least this is how I imagine it. She tells it differently. Piece of cake. Sailed through."
This is an extraordinary piece of writing by @noranadj.bsky.social in Craft Literary! 💙💙💙
www.craftliterary.com/2025/05/16/m...
This is an extraordinary piece of writing by @noranadj.bsky.social in Craft Literary! 💙💙💙
www.craftliterary.com/2025/05/16/m...
My Sister’s Life as a Series of Rooms by Nora Nadjarian - CRAFT
Room 1 Which is pink or maybe sugar-white, and a cot and little fists stick out of a blanket and peachy cheeks and my mum bent over. The room is always quiet and milky and her little nails scratch…
www.craftliterary.com
May 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
"In the exam room my sister doesn’t look up, at least this is how I imagine it. She tells it differently. Piece of cake. Sailed through."
This is an extraordinary piece of writing by @noranadj.bsky.social in Craft Literary! 💙💙💙
www.craftliterary.com/2025/05/16/m...
This is an extraordinary piece of writing by @noranadj.bsky.social in Craft Literary! 💙💙💙
www.craftliterary.com/2025/05/16/m...
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‘I have to find a way. Look a rainbow, look the alphabet, look a lunch box, look so many crayons.’
Such an amazing idea for a flash. Love how the confines of different rooms structure and shape this story from @noranadj.bsky.social in Craft Literary 👭
www.craftliterary.com/2025/05/16/m...
Such an amazing idea for a flash. Love how the confines of different rooms structure and shape this story from @noranadj.bsky.social in Craft Literary 👭
www.craftliterary.com/2025/05/16/m...
My Sister’s Life as a Series of Rooms by Nora Nadjarian - CRAFT
Room 1 Which is pink or maybe sugar-white, and a cot and little fists stick out of a blanket and peachy cheeks and my mum bent over. The room is always quiet and milky and her little nails scratch…
www.craftliterary.com
May 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
‘I have to find a way. Look a rainbow, look the alphabet, look a lunch box, look so many crayons.’
Such an amazing idea for a flash. Love how the confines of different rooms structure and shape this story from @noranadj.bsky.social in Craft Literary 👭
www.craftliterary.com/2025/05/16/m...
Such an amazing idea for a flash. Love how the confines of different rooms structure and shape this story from @noranadj.bsky.social in Craft Literary 👭
www.craftliterary.com/2025/05/16/m...
I normally don't rant about this, but will stop bothering with that *one* journal which consistently rejects my work. ( No, not the New Yorker). You ruined my Monday. Again...
May 5, 2025 at 9:35 AM
I normally don't rant about this, but will stop bothering with that *one* journal which consistently rejects my work. ( No, not the New Yorker). You ruined my Monday. Again...
Climbing a Mountain - a huge challenge undertaken by the brilliant Matt Kendrick (and a metaphor, of sorts, for us writers)
Right... ok... today's the first day of my stair climb challenge 😬 Going to be posting updates throughout the day. You may want to mute me 😂
#MattsStairClimbChallenge
About to attempt my first few climbs.
A reminder of what I'm attempting and why:
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#MattsStairClimbChallenge
About to attempt my first few climbs.
A reminder of what I'm attempting and why:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Matt's Stair Climb Challenge
I'm attempting to climb Ben Nevis.
Kind of.
Since I live with a chronic health condition and can't actually get to Ben Nevis, I'm attempting to climb the equivalent of Ben Nevis by going up and down...
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May 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Climbing a Mountain - a huge challenge undertaken by the brilliant Matt Kendrick (and a metaphor, of sorts, for us writers)
"He wondered whether her bedroom was disheveled and kind."
From: We Stutter Less When We Sing
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From: We Stutter Less When We Sing
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We Stutter Less When We Sing by Nora Nadjarian | New Flash Fiction Review
It was raining and he was sad and tall. He was waiting for the Facebook woman to appear, it was all arranged.
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May 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
"He wondered whether her bedroom was disheveled and kind."
From: We Stutter Less When We Sing
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From: We Stutter Less When We Sing
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Yay! I did it with a very last-minute entry! Cyprus added to the FlashFlood map ( my 4th year running, I think).
Thank you, dear hard-working editors. 🫶
Thank you, dear hard-working editors. 🫶
Another update: FlashFlood has accepted flash so far from: UK, Netherlands, Italy, Canada, South Africa, UAE, France, Australia, India, New Zealand, Spain, Bangladesh, Greece, Germany, Ireland, US, Japan, The Channel Islands, Switzerland, Hong Kong, South Korea, Ghana & Nigeria!
a blue and green globe with a red line going through the middle of the earth
ALT: a blue and green globe with a red line going through the middle of the earth
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April 27, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Yay! I did it with a very last-minute entry! Cyprus added to the FlashFlood map ( my 4th year running, I think).
Thank you, dear hard-working editors. 🫶
Thank you, dear hard-working editors. 🫶
So looking forward to this!
In each time slot at the #flashfiction festival there are 4 or 5 workshops or panels to choose from. This year,we’re welcoming back award winning writers & excellent teachers @noranadj.bsky.social & @devaneemily.bsky.social
April 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
So looking forward to this!
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This has bite @noranadj.bsky.social
A Word in Edgeways
by Nora Nadjarian So I’m in this dream where a whole crowd of people is an audience listening to me up on stage, and it’s so strange to be at the centre of attention, everyone—parents, children, co…
emergeliteraryjournal.com
April 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM
This has bite @noranadj.bsky.social
I just received an acceptance from a lovely poetry publication. I wrote back and apologised that one of the poems had already been accepted elsewhere. Then I remembered having withdrawn said poem due to formatting issues. Yes, I'm muddled, yes, I'm a poet and I also have a head full of cold.
a cartoon of a girl with a bandage on her forehead and a skull on her head
ALT: a cartoon of a girl with a bandage on her forehead and a skull on her head
media.tenor.com
March 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I just received an acceptance from a lovely poetry publication. I wrote back and apologised that one of the poems had already been accepted elsewhere. Then I remembered having withdrawn said poem due to formatting issues. Yes, I'm muddled, yes, I'm a poet and I also have a head full of cold.
Many thanks to the wonderful editors @nffr.bsky.social for publishing my work in the latest issue!
newflashfiction.com/we-stutter-l...
newflashfiction.com/we-stutter-l...
We Stutter Less When We Sing by Nora Nadjarian | New Flash Fiction Review
It was raining and he was sad and tall. He was waiting for the Facebook woman to appear, it was all arranged.
newflashfiction.com
March 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Many thanks to the wonderful editors @nffr.bsky.social for publishing my work in the latest issue!
newflashfiction.com/we-stutter-l...
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