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bathflashaward.bsky.social @bathflashaward.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you to everyone from around the world who entered our 31st Award. We appreciate your support. Results announced on bathflashfictionaward.com by the end of Oct & email sent to subscribers

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bathflashaward.bsky.social @bathflashaward.bsky.social · 3d

Two hours for tweaking! So busy at the club. Running out of badges now — closes Midnight GMT. Thanks for entering. Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter

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bathflashaward.bsky.social @bathflashaward.bsky.social · 3d

We are on GMT for this the 31st Award. So it’s 3 Hours still to the deadline l! Did you get your badge yet for the Last Minute Club so you can join the party? Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter

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bathflashaward.bsky.social @bathflashaward.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks for entering and sharing!

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Philippa Bowe @philippabowe.bsky.social · 3d

Got my piece in to the @bathflashaward.bsky.social with a whole two hours to spare!! 😆✨

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bathflashaward.bsky.social @bathflashaward.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks for entering & sharing

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Noémi Scheiring-Oláh @itssonoemi.bsky.social · 3d

waaahh couldn't resist 🫠🙃 @bathflashaward.bsky.social

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bathflashaward.bsky.social @bathflashaward.bsky.social · 3d

It might take a while — but don’t worry

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bathflashaward.bsky.social @bathflashaward.bsky.social · 3d

Yes you could do that but sometimes PayPal is a bit slow. However our help desk will sort for you if query. All queries dealt with

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bathflashaward.bsky.social @bathflashaward.bsky.social · 3d

It wouldn’t be the last minute club without Miss Piggy heaving at the door! Lots of you have joined. Thank you. 5 and a half hours to go before deadline at midnight GMT today! Send in your up to 300 word flashfictions. £1k top prize. Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter

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bathflashaward.bsky.social @bathflashaward.bsky.social · 4d

Fallen massive dahlia flower makes a fancy hat to help our founder @judehwriter2.bsky.social celebrate the final few exciting hours of our 31st award judged by @kazbarwrites.bsky.social
Deadline midnight gmt today 5th Oct £1460 prize fund. Anthology
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bathflashaward.bsky.social @bathflashaward.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you for entering & sharing!

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Jupiter Jones @jupiterjonz.bsky.social · 4d

Well. it would be rude not to ...

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bathflashaward.bsky.social @bathflashaward.bsky.social · 4d

We’d love for you to share your badges if you have received one. They’re lining up fast down The Last Minute Club now!

bathflashaward.bsky.social @bathflashaward.bsky.social · 4d

The Last Minute Club for our 31st, £1460 prize fund award is open! Here’s our pink and green LMC badge. You should be getting one if you enter today. Deadline midnight today, Sunday 5th Oct.
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bathflashaward.bsky.social @bathflashaward.bsky.social · 4d

11 and a half hours till our 31st Award ends! At midnight GMT today Sunday 5th Oct. Still time if you are so inclined 300 words max. £1460 prize fund bathflashfictionaward.com/enter

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bathflashaward.bsky.social @bathflashaward.bsky.social · 4d

Nobody actually guessed either of the colours for the last minute club badge yesterday so I did a draw of those who played the game and drew out @summerwriter.bsky.social
Who gets a free entry or a BFFA anthology

bathflashaward.bsky.social @bathflashaward.bsky.social · 4d

The Last Minute Club for our 31st, £1460 prize fund award is open! Here’s our pink and green LMC badge. You should be getting one if you enter today. Deadline midnight today, Sunday 5th Oct.
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter

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bathflashaward.bsky.social @bathflashaward.bsky.social · 4d

The Last Minute Club for our 31st, £1460 prize fund award is open! Here’s our pink and green LMC badge. You should be getting one if you enter today. Deadline midnight today, Sunday 5th Oct.
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter

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bathflashaward.bsky.social @bathflashaward.bsky.social · 4d

Noted! Results tomorrow!

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bathflashaward.bsky.social @bathflashaward.bsky.social · 5d

Noted!

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Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · 14d

Fabulous review of this fabulous collection by @mynachang.bsky.social !

Gillian O’Shaughnessy @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social · 14d

⚡️Fast Flash Review: The Potential of Radio and Rain by @mynachang.bsky.social published by @cutbank.bsky.social
🙏 to @nightparrot.bsky.social #flashfiction

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Kathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · 8d

Absolutely thrilled to have been Highly Commended in one of my favourite literary journals!! Huge thanks to the judge Tim MacGabhann, and to @the-big-quiet.bsky.social & @ajwoodhouse.bsky.social for reading and commenting on first drafts 😍

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The Four Faced Liar @the4facedliar.bsky.social · 8d

Congratulations to the winning & Highly Commended authors of or Creative Non-Fiction competition chosen by judge Tim MacGabhann! Their work will be published in Issue 4. Thanks to all who entered @writing.ie @irishpen.bsky.social @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social

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Gillian O’Shaughnessy @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social · 7d

My story projected onto the Fremantle Port Authority building at Fremantle Harbour as part of the inaugural Totally Lit Festival. So proud! Loved seeing all the micros projected into beautiful Walyalup for this gorgeous celebration of storytelling

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Marie Gethins @mariegethins.bsky.social · 15d

Want to up your POV game? Uncover the mysteries of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and use of multiple POVs to deepen your reader experience. Come join my 4-week online course in November through @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/flas...

Flash Fiction Point-of-View Deep Dive with Marie Gethins - Irish Writers Centre

The most distilled prose form, flash fiction relies on suggestion—layered meaning that is off the page.

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S A Greene @sagreene1.bsky.social · 5d

Whooo! I've read Cold Toast by @kazbarwrites.bsky.social and it truly is phenomenal! Can't wait to read the review, and also the review of The Missing Girl.

Claudine: A Literary Magazine @claudineliterary.bsky.social · 6d

Our October issue drops on Monday!! 🎉

This month we’ll feature reviews of two phenomenal chapbooks—by Kathryn Aldridge-Morris and Jacqueline Doyle.

These are must-reads, humans!

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@jacqdoyle.bsky.social @kazbarwrites.bsky.social

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