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Corrine Leith @corrineleith.bsky.social · 9d

Stale sweat and woodsmoke linger in the room where the same old George, in his old green jumper, leans towards the hearth from his old Windsor chair.
‘Back for the funeral?’ he mutters, tossing a log into the fire.
It hisses and spits as the flames lick, and Amy shivers to her bones.
#WriteCBC

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Corrine Leith @corrineleith.bsky.social · 27d

"Open Coop" - A fabulous opportunity for writers of middle-grade fiction in the UK and Ireland. 🖋️😀👍

chickenhousebooks.bsky.social @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social · 27d

🍂 We're opening a 24 hour submission period here at Chicken House this Autumn Equinox (22nd September) 🍂

Do you:
🖋️Live in the UK or Ireland?
🖋️Have a finished or unfinished novel for children aged 7-11?

This opportunity might be for you!

Details➡️ https://loom.ly/LX7qCic

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Corrine Leith @corrineleith.bsky.social · Sep 11

Thank you! LWC ♥️

Corrine Leith @corrineleith.bsky.social · Sep 9

❤️ Chuffed to bits!

Thank you so much @freeflashfiction.bsky.social for publishing my CNF flash today! And to Lin Beresford for her wonderfully atmospheric illustration. 🎨❤️ #FlashFiction #writingcommunity #flashfiction @leicwritersclub.bsky.social

Free Flash Fiction @freeflashfiction.bsky.social · Sep 9

I Remember Saying Nothing
by Corrine Leith
@corrineleith.bsky.social

#FlashFiction
#writingcommunity
#flashfiction

freeflashfiction.com/fiction/i-re...

I Remember Saying Nothing – Free Flash Fiction

I remember Mum standing at the kitchen sink with her back to me, hands in yellow rubber gloves, stacking dishes on the drainer. I remember orange walls. I remember thinking don’t turn around Mum, I ca...

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Corrine Leith @corrineleith.bsky.social · Sep 9

Thanks so much Katie! I'm so chuffed it's been published and I really love the illustration created especially for by Lin Beresford ❤️x

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Corrine Leith @corrineleith.bsky.social · Aug 20

Fabulous Flash!⚡️

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Corrine Leith @corrineleith.bsky.social · Aug 16

Always a box of delights, The Big Scottish Book Club 💝. (Note to self...I'm going to need another bookshelf!) 📚📖

Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · Aug 16

Brian Cox, Tash Aw, Nicola Sturgeon, Desiree Burch and Hallie Rubenhold all popping up on next series of Big Scottish Book Club which starts on BBC Scotland and BBC iPlayer on Thursday Aug 28. 📚 📺

Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · Aug 13

Thank you to all the folk who came along to watch filming of the series SEVEN of Big Scottish Book Club. And to all the crew at IWC and venue staff @leiththeatre.bsky.social You can watch us on BBC Scotland and BBC iPlayer. And you can meet some of my guests here:

www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

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Corrine Leith @corrineleith.bsky.social · Aug 10

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Corrine Leith @corrineleith.bsky.social · Aug 10

Oooo! Spooky! 👻

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Corrine Leith @corrineleith.bsky.social · Aug 9

I don't think I've ever posted on Instagram 🤔. Maybe I'll use this opportunity as motivation to use the platform more often 👍😁

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Corrine Leith @corrineleith.bsky.social · Aug 9

Time to get Flashy! 😝 #CBCSummerStory25

Curtis Brown Creative @cbcreative.bsky.social · Aug 7

There's no #WriteCBC this month, but we are running an exciting new #CBCSummerStory25 competition on Instagram! ☀️ ✍️

Write a flash fiction story inspired by our prompts to be in with a chance of winning a course place & report (more info below). See you next month for another #WriteCBC tip & task!

How to enter our summer writing competition #CBCSummerStory25

Write a flash fiction story inspired by our prompts to be in with a chance of winning a course place and editorial report! Our #CBCSummerStory25 writing competition is now open for entries.

www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk

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Corrine Leith @corrineleith.bsky.social · Aug 9

What a glorious surprise to find sunflowers on weekend 'Walkies' with the dogs. 🐾🌻🌞

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Corrine Leith @corrineleith.bsky.social · Aug 9

Vote cast for #Uncanny in the #BritishPodcastAward -

I'm forever wobbling between Team Sceptic and Team Believer! 👻

Danny Robins @dannyrobins.bsky.social · Aug 8

1 month left to vote for #Uncanny in the British Podcast Awards Listener's Choice Award!

britishpodcastawards.com/voting

(Search Uncanny on the BPA website and remember to verify your vote via email)

#BritishPodcastAward #Uncanny

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Corrine Leith @corrineleith.bsky.social · Aug 8

Gorgeous weather for this morning's 'Walkies!' Feels so good for the soul ❤️

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Full House Literary @fullhouselitmag.bsky.social · Aug 1

Submissions are OPEN!!! I'll be reading from 1st-20th August. Cannot wait to read and enjoy all your lovely work x

Submission details here: www.fullhouseliterary.com/submissions

Open for submissions, prose, poetry, hybrid, art, photos. 1st-20th Aug

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · Aug 6

Unsolicited writing advice, no: 1.
Love what you do. Nurture it; give it the time it needs to grow. Don't force it to be something it doesn't want to be. Don't compare it with its siblings. Feed it what it most needs. Don't lose the joy in your writing. Because if you don't love it, who else will?

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Free Flash Fiction @freeflashfiction.bsky.social · Aug 2

FFF Competition Twenty-Nine...

Free Flash Fiction @freeflashfiction.bsky.social · Jul 23

FFF Competition Twenty-Nine
Ends 23/8/25 at 10pm

Flash fiction between 100 / 300 words
1 Winner £150.00
2 Highly Commended £70.00
3 Shortlisted £60.00
£3.95 via PayPal or Stripe
£2.65 via BACS
Judge: Amy Photiou

#writingcompetitions #flashfiction

freeflashfiction.com/current-comp...

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Anne Louise Avery @annelouiseavery.bsky.social · Aug 7

It was very still & the sky was the dull silver of a mermaid's mirror. The swifts who nested in the thatch were leaving that night, flying to Madrid, then south, south, south across the Sahara, carrying tales of Old Fox’s cottage, tales of love, of sickness, of fear, of hope.

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Flash Frog @flashfrog.bsky.social · Aug 1

🐸 General subs are open!🐸

flash-frog.com/submit/

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@Galleybeggars @galleybeggars.bsky.social · Jul 28

Our short story prize is open for submissions again! Please share this widely - and please send us your stories:

www.galleybeggar.co.uk/prize

Closing date 8 November!

Prize — Galley Beggar Press

www.galleybeggar.co.uk

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Corrine Leith @corrineleith.bsky.social · Aug 3

Percolating away ...

Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · Aug 2

We're switching off the genny for the night - the hardhatted squirrels have got a right sweat on. Keep sending forms though, we'll fire up again in the morning 🦝

Those already prompted, we hope your stories start percolating in your brain pans...

a raccoon is sitting on top of a bed with a blanket over its head .

ALT: a raccoon is sitting on top of a bed with a blanket over its head .

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Corrine Leith @corrineleith.bsky.social · Jul 24

Fabulous! I loved the salon format of the first series with a live audience and book clubs and poets...and writers and wine and beer!

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Corrine Leith @corrineleith.bsky.social · Jul 24

Genius casting! 🗡️📖❤️

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Paragraph Planet @paragraphplanet.bsky.social · Jul 18

Spread the word about Paragraph Planet, the #writing website that publishes one 75-word #story every day www.paragraphplanet.com/submission #writingcommunity #flashfiction

kermit the frog is using a typewriter in a messy room .

ALT: kermit the frog is using a typewriter in a messy room .

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Corrine Leith @corrineleith.bsky.social · Jul 11

Adorable little faces! 😍

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