National Flash Fiction Day
@natflashfictionday.bsky.social
Celebrating flash fiction worldwide. Co-directed by Ingrid Jendrzejewski @lunchontuesday.bsky.social and Diane Simmons @scooterwriter.bsky.social
The next NFFD will be Saturday 13 June 2026
https://www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk
The next NFFD will be Saturday 13 June 2026
https://www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk
Another blast from the past! 2015!
June 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Another blast from the past! 2015!
Thank you to everyone who has bought a copy of our new anthology ‘Monsoon’. Copies are available on Kindle and from our bookshop: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/bo...
June 20, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Thank you to everyone who has bought a copy of our new anthology ‘Monsoon’. Copies are available on Kindle and from our bookshop: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/bo...
A blast from the past @judydarley.bsky.social @carrieetter.bsky.social @lucyenglish.bsky.social @kevlin.bsky.social @taniahershman.bsky.social @scooterwriter.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Fun was had in Bath at the launch of our anthology ‘Monsoon’. We enjoyed workshops by @jupiterjonz.bsky.social & @susmitab.bsky.social & a panel on the future of flash as well as tons of readings of stories from our anthology. A lovely day & so good to meet so many new people 😊😊😊
June 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Fun was had in Bath at the launch of our anthology ‘Monsoon’. We enjoyed workshops by @jupiterjonz.bsky.social & @susmitab.bsky.social & a panel on the future of flash as well as tons of readings of stories from our anthology. A lovely day & so good to meet so many new people 😊😊😊
Having fun in Bath! Workshop by @susmitab.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Having fun in Bath! Workshop by @susmitab.bsky.social
The kindle copy of our new anthology ‘Monsoon’ is available to pre-order on Kindle for only £2.99! Imagine! So much wonderful flash for £2.99! And beautiful physical copies are available from our online bookshop 😊
June 13, 2025 at 11:22 AM
The kindle copy of our new anthology ‘Monsoon’ is available to pre-order on Kindle for only £2.99! Imagine! So much wonderful flash for £2.99! And beautiful physical copies are available from our online bookshop 😊
NFFD is on 14 June! We are run by volunteers and receive no external funding. Please consider supporting us by pre-ordering a copy of our latest anthology. On Kindle & from our bookshop: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/bo...
June 1, 2025 at 2:44 PM
NFFD is on 14 June! We are run by volunteers and receive no external funding. Please consider supporting us by pre-ordering a copy of our latest anthology. On Kindle & from our bookshop: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/bo...
National Flash Fiction Day is a fortnight tomorrow! We are run entirely by volunteers. If you can, please help support us by pre-ordering our fabulous new anthology. Available on kindle (£2.99) & from our bookshop: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/bo...
May 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
National Flash Fiction Day is a fortnight tomorrow! We are run entirely by volunteers. If you can, please help support us by pre-ordering our fabulous new anthology. Available on kindle (£2.99) & from our bookshop: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/bo...
It’s not long now till the fun of NFFD on 14 June. Our new anthology is available to pre-order from Kindle for just £2.99 and from our bookshop for £12.15 (inc UK postage).
May 22, 2025 at 7:17 AM
It’s not long now till the fun of NFFD on 14 June. Our new anthology is available to pre-order from Kindle for just £2.99 and from our bookshop for £12.15 (inc UK postage).
We’re very excited to reveal the cover and title for this year’s anthology. It’s available to pre-order on Kindle & from our bookshop. Many thanks to @jeanettesheppard.bsky.social for the image & @sudhab.bsky.social for the title: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/bo...
May 10, 2025 at 10:11 AM
We’re very excited to reveal the cover and title for this year’s anthology. It’s available to pre-order on Kindle & from our bookshop. Many thanks to @jeanettesheppard.bsky.social for the image & @sudhab.bsky.social for the title: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/bo...
If you enjoy flash, why not attend our FREE event on 14/6 in Bath? Workshops by Ingrid Jendrzejewski & Susmita Bhattacharya. Panel with Karen Jones, Kathryn Aldridge-Morris, Jude Higgins & Diane Simmons & anthology launch with loads of fab readers. www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/ev...
April 25, 2025 at 10:57 AM
If you enjoy flash, why not attend our FREE event on 14/6 in Bath? Workshops by Ingrid Jendrzejewski & Susmita Bhattacharya. Panel with Karen Jones, Kathryn Aldridge-Morris, Jude Higgins & Diane Simmons & anthology launch with loads of fab readers. www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/ev...
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
April 16, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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
On 16 April NFFD’s @scooterwriter.bsky.social will be chatting to BBC Radio Bristol’s Adam Crowther about our celebration of flash in Bath on 14 June & he will be playing flashes from our anthology guest editor & 2 of our panellists. As a taster, tomorrow, he will be playing a flash by Diane.
April 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
On 16 April NFFD’s @scooterwriter.bsky.social will be chatting to BBC Radio Bristol’s Adam Crowther about our celebration of flash in Bath on 14 June & he will be playing flashes from our anthology guest editor & 2 of our panellists. As a taster, tomorrow, he will be playing a flash by Diane.
This week, NFFD's Diane Simmons chats with guest anthology editor @cherylmarkosky.bsky.social .They discuss roots, influences and dinner parties, as well as Cheryl's advice for those submitting work to this year's anthology.... www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/ne...
February 7, 2025 at 10:43 AM
This week, NFFD's Diane Simmons chats with guest anthology editor @cherylmarkosky.bsky.social .They discuss roots, influences and dinner parties, as well as Cheryl's advice for those submitting work to this year's anthology.... www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/ne...
If you are looking for inspiration on the theme of SEASONS for this year’s anthology & missed last Thursday's free Ekphrastic Workshop with NFFD’s Artist-in-Residence @jeanettesheppard.bsky.social, you can access the workshop here: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/ne...
February 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
If you are looking for inspiration on the theme of SEASONS for this year’s anthology & missed last Thursday's free Ekphrastic Workshop with NFFD’s Artist-in-Residence @jeanettesheppard.bsky.social, you can access the workshop here: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/ne...
This week Diane Simmons chats with NFFD’s @karjon.bsky.social. Karen is co-editing the 2025 anthology alongside guest editor, Cheryl Markosky. Karen talks about humour, inspirations, and her top tip for those approaching themed submission calls: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/ne...
January 31, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This week Diane Simmons chats with NFFD’s @karjon.bsky.social. Karen is co-editing the 2025 anthology alongside guest editor, Cheryl Markosky. Karen talks about humour, inspirations, and her top tip for those approaching themed submission calls: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/ne...
This week, NFFD's Diane Simmons chats with @uksherka.bsky.social , one of this year's NFFD Microfiction Competition Judges, about her inspirations & influences, her spoken-word audio programme and her top tips for approaching 100-word stories.... www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/ne...
January 24, 2025 at 10:10 AM
This week, NFFD's Diane Simmons chats with @uksherka.bsky.social , one of this year's NFFD Microfiction Competition Judges, about her inspirations & influences, her spoken-word audio programme and her top tips for approaching 100-word stories.... www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/ne...
This week, NFFD's @scooterwriter.bsky.social
chats with @sudhab.bsky.social
one of this year's NFFD Microfiction Competition judges about her writing habits, novellas-in-flash, advice for those new to writing microfiction, and more… www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/ne...
chats with @sudhab.bsky.social
one of this year's NFFD Microfiction Competition judges about her writing habits, novellas-in-flash, advice for those new to writing microfiction, and more… www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/ne...
January 17, 2025 at 10:18 AM
This week, NFFD's @scooterwriter.bsky.social
chats with @sudhab.bsky.social
one of this year's NFFD Microfiction Competition judges about her writing habits, novellas-in-flash, advice for those new to writing microfiction, and more… www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/ne...
chats with @sudhab.bsky.social
one of this year's NFFD Microfiction Competition judges about her writing habits, novellas-in-flash, advice for those new to writing microfiction, and more… www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/ne...
Are you thinking about entering a flash for NFFD’s anthology but could do with some inspiration? Come and join NFFD’s Artist-in-Residence @jeanettesheppard.bsky.social
in a friendly ekphrastic online workshop on 30 Jan. Details below: nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/news/
in a friendly ekphrastic online workshop on 30 Jan. Details below: nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/news/
January 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Are you thinking about entering a flash for NFFD’s anthology but could do with some inspiration? Come and join NFFD’s Artist-in-Residence @jeanettesheppard.bsky.social
in a friendly ekphrastic online workshop on 30 Jan. Details below: nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/news/
in a friendly ekphrastic online workshop on 30 Jan. Details below: nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/news/
We’re busy making plans for the launch of our anthology on NFFD (14 June). As well as readings, there will be workshops & a panel .This year we will be holding our launch in the beautiful city of Bath at a venue very near the railway station. More details soon:
January 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
We’re busy making plans for the launch of our anthology on NFFD (14 June). As well as readings, there will be workshops & a panel .This year we will be holding our launch in the beautiful city of Bath at a venue very near the railway station. More details soon:
We’ll be opening submissions to our anthology & micro comp on 1 December. All our anthologies (apart from last year’s) are on sale for £5 plus p&p. Why not have a peek at flashes we’ve published in previous years?
November 20, 2024 at 1:05 PM
We’ll be opening submissions to our anthology & micro comp on 1 December. All our anthologies (apart from last year’s) are on sale for £5 plus p&p. Why not have a peek at flashes we’ve published in previous years?
All our in stock NFFD anthologies up to 2022 are on now on sale for the reduced price of £5 plus p&p. We open again for submissions on 1/12 —why not catch up on your NFFD reading before then & buy an anthology or two? www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/bo...
October 22, 2023 at 2:57 PM
All our in stock NFFD anthologies up to 2022 are on now on sale for the reduced price of £5 plus p&p. We open again for submissions on 1/12 —why not catch up on your NFFD reading before then & buy an anthology or two? www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/bo...