Splonk
@splonk.bsky.social
#flashfiction e-zine based in Ireland. Founded 2019. Bilingual. #Gaeilge & English. We love #microfiction too!
Our fifth anniversary issue is now live!
5 great flash
5 gorge micros
3 scéal iontach
And an interview with Lydia Davis 💚
splonk.ie/splonk-all-i...
5 great flash
5 gorge micros
3 scéal iontach
And an interview with Lydia Davis 💚
splonk.ie/splonk-all-i...
April 5, 2024 at 9:32 AM
Our fifth anniversary issue is now live!
5 great flash
5 gorge micros
3 scéal iontach
And an interview with Lydia Davis 💚
splonk.ie/splonk-all-i...
5 great flash
5 gorge micros
3 scéal iontach
And an interview with Lydia Davis 💚
splonk.ie/splonk-all-i...
We are open!! Our 5th anniversary issue! Send your flash & micros. Fáilte roimh obair as #Gaeilge
💚 #flashfiction #microfiction
splonk.ie/submit/
💚 #flashfiction #microfiction
splonk.ie/submit/
February 5, 2024 at 9:11 AM
We are open!! Our 5th anniversary issue! Send your flash & micros. Fáilte roimh obair as #Gaeilge
💚 #flashfiction #microfiction
splonk.ie/submit/
💚 #flashfiction #microfiction
splonk.ie/submit/
Splonk opens for Issue 11 - our fifth anniversary issue! - on February 5th for 2 weeks. We can't wait to read your gorgeous flash and micros! Guidelines here: splonk.ie/submit/
January 18, 2024 at 9:28 AM
Splonk opens for Issue 11 - our fifth anniversary issue! - on February 5th for 2 weeks. We can't wait to read your gorgeous flash and micros! Guidelines here: splonk.ie/submit/
Congrats to our 2023-24 @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social nominees!
December 6, 2023 at 12:23 PM
Congrats to our 2023-24 @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social nominees!
'Flash is somewhere to capture those stories that are barely stories, fleeting moments that could almost be ignored...' @sadhbhdevlin from Issue Ten. splonk.ie/2023/11/24/t...
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November 26, 2023 at 6:38 PM
'Flash is somewhere to capture those stories that are barely stories, fleeting moments that could almost be ignored...' @sadhbhdevlin from Issue Ten. splonk.ie/2023/11/24/t...
'...the bigger, looming thing, condensed. Like a shot. Sudden, loud. It felt very powerful... What frustrates me about flash is getting that emotional snag right, the essence of what makes a reader pause and let it in. It’s so hard to capture.'
#Adam Trodd, Issue Ten. splonk.ie/2023/11/24/t...
#Adam Trodd, Issue Ten. splonk.ie/2023/11/24/t...
The Splonk Five: Adam Trodd – Splonk
splonk.ie
November 26, 2023 at 6:18 PM
'...the bigger, looming thing, condensed. Like a shot. Sudden, loud. It felt very powerful... What frustrates me about flash is getting that emotional snag right, the essence of what makes a reader pause and let it in. It’s so hard to capture.'
#Adam Trodd, Issue Ten. splonk.ie/2023/11/24/t...
#Adam Trodd, Issue Ten. splonk.ie/2023/11/24/t...
Splonk Ten is here! An editors showcase featuring
#adamtrodd &
#sadhbhdevlin
Two fab new stories. Two fab interviews. splonk.ie/splonk-all-i...
#adamtrodd &
#sadhbhdevlin
Two fab new stories. Two fab interviews. splonk.ie/splonk-all-i...
Splonk 10 – Splonk
splonk.ie
November 24, 2023 at 12:26 PM
Splonk Ten is here! An editors showcase featuring
#adamtrodd &
#sadhbhdevlin
Two fab new stories. Two fab interviews. splonk.ie/splonk-all-i...
#adamtrodd &
#sadhbhdevlin
Two fab new stories. Two fab interviews. splonk.ie/splonk-all-i...
The first ever Irish language book of #flashfiction is out now from Splonk regular @gearoidinc.bsky.social with Comhar. Comhghairdeas ó chroí uainne!
Read more here: splonk.ie/2023/11/23/l...
Read more here: splonk.ie/2023/11/23/l...
November 23, 2023 at 9:46 AM
The first ever Irish language book of #flashfiction is out now from Splonk regular @gearoidinc.bsky.social with Comhar. Comhghairdeas ó chroí uainne!
Read more here: splonk.ie/2023/11/23/l...
Read more here: splonk.ie/2023/11/23/l...
Splonk 10: We have two beautiful stories to share with you on Friday, in our new issue, an editors showcase.
Check in on the 24th for gorgeous flashes & The Splonk 5 interviews from #adamtrodd & #sadhbhdevlin 💚
Splonk.ie
Check in on the 24th for gorgeous flashes & The Splonk 5 interviews from #adamtrodd & #sadhbhdevlin 💚
Splonk.ie
Splonk – The Irish for Flash
Splonk.ie
November 21, 2023 at 10:06 AM
Splonk 10: We have two beautiful stories to share with you on Friday, in our new issue, an editors showcase.
Check in on the 24th for gorgeous flashes & The Splonk 5 interviews from #adamtrodd & #sadhbhdevlin 💚
Splonk.ie
Check in on the 24th for gorgeous flashes & The Splonk 5 interviews from #adamtrodd & #sadhbhdevlin 💚
Splonk.ie
Our next issue - 10 - is a showcase of two of our fabulous Splonk editors AdamTrodd & Sadhbh Devlin.
Watch out for Issue 10 on 24th November 💚
#splonk #splonkflash #AdamTrodd #SadhbhDevlin #flashfiction #Splonk10
Watch out for Issue 10 on 24th November 💚
#splonk #splonkflash #AdamTrodd #SadhbhDevlin #flashfiction #Splonk10
November 7, 2023 at 8:42 PM
Our next issue - 10 - is a showcase of two of our fabulous Splonk editors AdamTrodd & Sadhbh Devlin.
Watch out for Issue 10 on 24th November 💚
#splonk #splonkflash #AdamTrodd #SadhbhDevlin #flashfiction #Splonk10
Watch out for Issue 10 on 24th November 💚
#splonk #splonkflash #AdamTrodd #SadhbhDevlin #flashfiction #Splonk10
Flash deadline extended for Allingham comp. 6th Oct. €300 first prize. www.allinghamfestival.com/fiction-poet...
September 29, 2023 at 8:07 AM
Flash deadline extended for Allingham comp. 6th Oct. €300 first prize. www.allinghamfestival.com/fiction-poet...
For Best of the Net 2024, Splonk is happy to nominate stories by Rick White & Cathy Ulrich, and artwork by Janice Leagra, from Issues 8 and 9. Congrats all! www.splonk.ie @ricketywhite.bsky.social @janiceleagra.bsky.social
September 27, 2023 at 3:42 PM
For Best of the Net 2024, Splonk is happy to nominate stories by Rick White & Cathy Ulrich, and artwork by Janice Leagra, from Issues 8 and 9. Congrats all! www.splonk.ie @ricketywhite.bsky.social @janiceleagra.bsky.social
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The 20 Sept word prompt for #mpotd (micro prompt of the day): FRAME.
I'll post a prompt word/image. Write a micro using the word/inspired by the image. Use the hashtag #mpotd. Stay w/in 300 characters.
*It helps if you quote post the prompt post instead of replying.*
#writingprompt
I'll post a prompt word/image. Write a micro using the word/inspired by the image. Use the hashtag #mpotd. Stay w/in 300 characters.
*It helps if you quote post the prompt post instead of replying.*
#writingprompt
September 20, 2023 at 8:33 AM
The 20 Sept word prompt for #mpotd (micro prompt of the day): FRAME.
I'll post a prompt word/image. Write a micro using the word/inspired by the image. Use the hashtag #mpotd. Stay w/in 300 characters.
*It helps if you quote post the prompt post instead of replying.*
#writingprompt
I'll post a prompt word/image. Write a micro using the word/inspired by the image. Use the hashtag #mpotd. Stay w/in 300 characters.
*It helps if you quote post the prompt post instead of replying.*
#writingprompt
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Writing about Family in Creative Nonfiction with Shasta Grant, a SmokeLong webinar/peer-review/feedback event. Book now. Live webinar 9/30, with peer-review workshop following. https://www.smokelong.com/product/writing-about-family-in-creative-nonfiction-with-shasta-grant/
Writing about Family in Creative Nonfiction with Shasta Grant - SmokeLong Quarterly
How can you balance the considerations and privacy of the actual people you’re writing about while also fully developing characters on the page? What is more important: fact or emotional truth? What...
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September 20, 2023 at 9:02 AM
Writing about Family in Creative Nonfiction with Shasta Grant, a SmokeLong webinar/peer-review/feedback event. Book now. Live webinar 9/30, with peer-review workshop following. https://www.smokelong.com/product/writing-about-family-in-creative-nonfiction-with-shasta-grant/
Anne Enright cutting through the nonsense, as usual www.breakingnews.ie/lifestyle/fo...
Former Booker prize-winner Anne Enright on missing out on a nomination this year | BreakingNews.ie
The award-winning writer reveals how she views the competition. By Hannah Stephenson.
www.breakingnews.ie
August 30, 2023 at 12:02 PM
Anne Enright cutting through the nonsense, as usual www.breakingnews.ie/lifestyle/fo...
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Afterglow is just a week away! The first of eight webinar/workshop/feedback events from SmokeLong starts September 9. Workshop with SmokeLong this fall. The summer was never enough. www.smokelong.com/afterglow-20...
Afterglow 2023 - The Summer is not Enough - SmokeLong Quarterly
This fall SmokeLong is offering a series of events combining webinars, peer-review workshopping, and feedback from the webinar presenters for those of you who want to extend the summer into the autumn...
www.smokelong.com
August 29, 2023 at 8:24 PM
Afterglow is just a week away! The first of eight webinar/workshop/feedback events from SmokeLong starts September 9. Workshop with SmokeLong this fall. The summer was never enough. www.smokelong.com/afterglow-20...
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On writing: 114. “But I write because I like words. I suppose if I liked stone I might carve. I like words. I like reading. I notice particular words. That sets me off.” – AS Byatt #writing
August 28, 2023 at 11:51 AM
On writing: 114. “But I write because I like words. I suppose if I liked stone I might carve. I like words. I like reading. I notice particular words. That sets me off.” – AS Byatt #writing
Irish writers - Fictive Dream wants your work 💚 fictivedream.com?fbclid=PAAaY...
August 28, 2023 at 12:34 PM
Irish writers - Fictive Dream wants your work 💚 fictivedream.com?fbclid=PAAaY...
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A micro comp spotted on insta #flashfiction
August 22, 2023 at 12:12 PM
A micro comp spotted on insta #flashfiction
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Huge thanks to Shome Dasgupta for posting this on the other site: "Here are some literary journals opening up for submissions at some point in September! Genres vary—please note that some of these journals have fees & that these are all tentative dates."
August 19, 2023 at 1:48 PM
Huge thanks to Shome Dasgupta for posting this on the other site: "Here are some literary journals opening up for submissions at some point in September! Genres vary—please note that some of these journals have fees & that these are all tentative dates."
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Want some free writing resources for your Monday morning? I have lots of free stuff on my website, both my own and treasure troves you can dig in to from elsewhere: Resources | MattKendrick.co.uk
#writers #flashfiction
#writers #flashfiction
Resources | MattKendrick.co.uk
Free resources from Matt Kendrick.
www.mattkendrick.co.uk
August 21, 2023 at 8:23 AM
Want some free writing resources for your Monday morning? I have lots of free stuff on my website, both my own and treasure troves you can dig in to from elsewhere: Resources | MattKendrick.co.uk
#writers #flashfiction
#writers #flashfiction
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Here's the 18 August image prompt for micro prompt of the day.
I'll post a prompt word or image. Write a micro using the prompt word or inspired by the image. Use the hashtag #mpotd. Stay w/in 300 characters.
*It helps if you repost the prompt post.* #writingprompt
Photo Credit: Jean Gaumy
I'll post a prompt word or image. Write a micro using the prompt word or inspired by the image. Use the hashtag #mpotd. Stay w/in 300 characters.
*It helps if you repost the prompt post.* #writingprompt
Photo Credit: Jean Gaumy
August 18, 2023 at 10:13 AM
Here's the 18 August image prompt for micro prompt of the day.
I'll post a prompt word or image. Write a micro using the prompt word or inspired by the image. Use the hashtag #mpotd. Stay w/in 300 characters.
*It helps if you repost the prompt post.* #writingprompt
Photo Credit: Jean Gaumy
I'll post a prompt word or image. Write a micro using the prompt word or inspired by the image. Use the hashtag #mpotd. Stay w/in 300 characters.
*It helps if you repost the prompt post.* #writingprompt
Photo Credit: Jean Gaumy
Our own @mariegethins.bsky.social is teaching a #flashfiction course at the Irish Writers Centre in November. Online, so everyone can join :) https://irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/playing-the-pauses-in-flash-fiction-employing-the-unsaid-with-marie-gethins-2/
August 17, 2023 at 8:16 PM
Our own @mariegethins.bsky.social is teaching a #flashfiction course at the Irish Writers Centre in November. Online, so everyone can join :) https://irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/playing-the-pauses-in-flash-fiction-employing-the-unsaid-with-marie-gethins-2/