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Nicholas Petty
@nicholaspetty.bsky.social
Writer-ish.

Stories in New England Review, The London Magazine, The Moth Magazine, Galley Beggar Prize, Desperate Literature, The Forge and elsewhere.

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Hello Blue Sky. Here's a thread of some of my stories.

John "The Hammer" Johnson's Last Disaster Movie 🚀

Published in the New England Review
John “The Hammer” Johnson’s Last Disaster Movie
An opening shot of an infinite, lightless void, in which a single point of pure energy and matter explodes into brilliance then expands outwards with great speed. 13.8 billion years later . . . Joh…
www.nereview.com
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New issue incoming! Bundle up and get ready for Issue 22.

Preorder here: www.storymagazine.org/store/autumn...
November 12, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Spontaneously sharing one of my favourite short stories of recent times. 'Arrival' by Gurnaik Johal.

It won the Galley Beggar Short Story Prize a couple of years ago and I've returned to it many times since, this morning included. It's kind of perfect.

www.galleybeggar.co.uk/ssp-202122-a...
SSP 2021/22 Announcement — Galley Beggar Press
www.galleybeggar.co.uk
August 20, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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ONE WEEK LEFT TO ENTER!

Prizes: €2000 & 1000€, residencies
Civitella Ranieri and (NEW) at DL in Madrid, manuscript assessment w/ @thelitconsultancy.bsky.social, publication, salons, and more...

desperateliterature.com/prize
April 23, 2025 at 9:03 AM
I should shop here more often.
April 18, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Had a story rejected for its 'insistent grimness' today 😎
April 17, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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⚡️EXTENDED DEADLINE⚡️for the 2025 Desperate Literature Prize for Short Fiction

You now have until April 30 to send us your stories!

desperateliterature/com/prize
April 8, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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LAST DAYS TO APPLY FOR A
SPONSORED ENTRY!

Calling writers of innovative fiction under 2k words!

Prizes: €2000 & 1000€, residencies

Civitella Ranieri and (NEW) at DL in Madrid, manuscript assessment w/ @thelitconsultancy.bsky.social, publication, salons, & more...

desperateliterature.com/prize
March 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The aim of our prize is to promote the work and careers of our shortlisted authors as much as possible, and so we’re thrilled to announce that Nicholas Petty (@nicholaspetty.bsky.social) has recently won the Aesthetica Magazine creative writing award!

Congratulations!
February 18, 2025 at 10:39 AM
What a treat. Look forward to reading these 👀
It's midday, 4 February 2025 - and we're 100% delighted to announce the longlist for the 2024/25 Galley Beggar Press Short Story Prize:
February 4, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Hello Blue Sky. Here's a thread of some of my stories.

John "The Hammer" Johnson's Last Disaster Movie 🚀

Published in the New England Review
John “The Hammer” Johnson’s Last Disaster Movie
An opening shot of an infinite, lightless void, in which a single point of pure energy and matter explodes into brilliance then expands outwards with great speed. 13.8 billion years later . . . Joh…
www.nereview.com
December 16, 2024 at 11:01 AM