Esther Chilton

flash fiction

  • Markets For Writers

    My market for you this week is Reflex Fiction, a quarterly international flash fiction competition for stories between 180 and 360 words. Here are some details for you: Prizes: 1st Prize: £1,000 Second: £500 Third: £250 Entry fee: £7 The competition is always open for entries, but the latest competition ends today! To find out…

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  • Markets For Writers

    Calling all bloggers! Four years ago, the first Bloggers Bash meeting was held in London. And what a great event it was. This year, it’s taking place on May 19th and to celebrate its fourth year, there’s a special writing competition. Here are some details for you: Theme: Royalty Word count: up to 300 words…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    Every week, on a Friday, I invite a writer to appear in my Guest Writer Spot. If you’d like your writing to appear on this page, please contact me here or by e-mail: estherchilton@gmail.com. I accept stories, poems, articles – in fact, anything and everything. All you have to do is make sure your prose…

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  • Markets For Writers

    Fish Publishing are holding their annual flash fiction competition. Here are the details for you: Word Limit: 300 words Closing date: 28th Feb 2018 Entry Fees: €14 (€8 subsequent entries) Prizes: 1st prize: €1,000 2nd prize: Online writing course with Fish The top ten stories will be published in the FISH ANTHOLOGY 2018. Visit the…

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  • A Teeny Tiny Dash Of Flash

    As many of you know, one of my passions is flash fiction. But flash fiction comes in all sorts of sizes, whether it’s 500-words, or even 55-words… DEAD He was dead. Tears poured down her cheeks. How could he leave her like this? She stared at his handsome face, so full of life and love.…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    Every week, on a Friday, I invite a writer to appear in my Guest Writer Spot. If you’d like your writing to appear on this page, please contact me here or by e-mail: esthernewtoneditor@outlook.com. I accept stories, poems, articles – in fact, anything and everything. All you have to do is make sure your prose…

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  • Another Dash Of Flash

    Looking at the title of one of the books on my shelf, the following story came to mind: Escape I stop, tears streaming down my cheeks. Soft whispers caress me, building in sound slowly, the harshness of the words with them. The snap of stiff wood to my right, a yell of triumph to my…

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  • Markets For Writers

    The Reader’s Digest 100-word short story competition is back! With a first prize of £1000, it’s a competition that’s certainly worth an entry. What’s more, it’s free to enter. There are three categories – one adult category and two for schools. You have plenty of time to enter – the closing date is February 19th…

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  • Another Dash Of Flash

    Continuing my run of flash fiction, here’s another bite size story: The Return He came for me yesterday. I hadn’t been expecting anyone on such a viscous night. I had just stoked the fire when the knocker thudded, once, twice, three times. Somewhere inside me, a familiar sensation exploded, memories prodding and poking their way…

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  • A Little Piece Of Flash…

    One of my short story tips is to take a single word and then to create a story around it. In the book I’ve been reading the word ‘envy’ stood out. It set my mind working on a story…   Envy   I look around at my colleagues with envy. “Are you ok, Jamilla?” Shirley…

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