flash fiction

  • Markets For Writers

    The Tss International Flash Fiction Competitions take place every quarter. The current competition’s closing date is 15th June. Here are some important details for you: Prizes: Publication plus: 1st: £400 2nd: £100 3rd: £50 Highly Commended: Up to five flash fiction stories will be highly commended and published online. There are also further bonus prizes to…

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  • Markets For Writers

      My market for you this week is for lovers of flash fiction. The Bath Flash Fiction Award is now open for entries of up to 300 words.  Prizes: 1st: £1000  2nd: £300 3rd: £100 Two commendations: £30 each Fifty longlisted entrants will be offered publication in an anthology. Those who accept will receive a…

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  • 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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