Sharon Telfer
@sharontelfer.bsky.social
Writer. Editor. Keeps things short.
Here (mostly) to share #FlashFiction, #ShortStories, writing community.
My flash fiction collection, The Map Waits, is published by Reflex Press: https://www.reflex.press/product/the-map-waits/
Here (mostly) to share #FlashFiction, #ShortStories, writing community.
My flash fiction collection, The Map Waits, is published by Reflex Press: https://www.reflex.press/product/the-map-waits/
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Submissions to our anthology open on 1 Dec. The theme is BRIDGES. You can read more about our editors @sharontelfer.bsky.social & @karjon.bsky.social here: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/20...
2026 Anthology Editors
The 2026 National Flash Fiction Day Anthology Editors are NFFD’s Karen Jones and Guest Editor Sharon Telfer. Submissions are open from 1 December 2025 to 15 February 2026. Sharon Telfer, Gues…
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November 20, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Submissions to our anthology open on 1 Dec. The theme is BRIDGES. You can read more about our editors @sharontelfer.bsky.social & @karjon.bsky.social here: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/20...
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A seasonal reminder that you can order our titles from our website; orders are despatched within 24 hours. Recent hardbacks include Steve Ely's 'Eely' and Angelina D'Roza's 'The Blue Hour' (you'll also receive a free 'Inventory' pamphlet). Order here:
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November 12, 2025 at 9:17 AM
A seasonal reminder that you can order our titles from our website; orders are despatched within 24 hours. Recent hardbacks include Steve Ely's 'Eely' and Angelina D'Roza's 'The Blue Hour' (you'll also receive a free 'Inventory' pamphlet). Order here:
longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...
longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...
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The hat has me worried.
November 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The hat has me worried.
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The news is out! And I'm in very good company. We can't wait to read your micro entries! Next year's #nffd competition opens soon. 👇
We’re thrilled to announce that the judges for our microfiction comp are: Joanna Campbell, Emily Devane, Debra A Daniel & David Swann! The comp opens on 1 Dec for micros up to 100 words. www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/co...
November 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The news is out! And I'm in very good company. We can't wait to read your micro entries! Next year's #nffd competition opens soon. 👇
Stellar line-up of judges for the next @natflashfictionday.bsky.social micro comp. Not just great writers, but generous and deep readers. It's such an exciting writing challenge, with far more possibilities than might first appear. Opens 1 Dec, max 100 words. ⬇️
We’re thrilled to announce that the judges for our microfiction comp are: Joanna Campbell, Emily Devane, Debra A Daniel & David Swann! The comp opens on 1 Dec for micros up to 100 words. www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/co...
November 18, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Stellar line-up of judges for the next @natflashfictionday.bsky.social micro comp. Not just great writers, but generous and deep readers. It's such an exciting writing challenge, with far more possibilities than might first appear. Opens 1 Dec, max 100 words. ⬇️
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Look at this powerhouse team! 💥 @natflashfictionday.bsky.social’s 2026 microfiction comp opens 1 December - send @joannacampbell.bsky.social, @devaneemily.bsky.social, @debdanthewriter.bsky.social and @daveswann.bsky.social something good.
We’re thrilled to announce that the judges for our microfiction comp are: Joanna Campbell, Emily Devane, Debra A Daniel & David Swann! The comp opens on 1 Dec for micros up to 100 words. www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/co...
November 18, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Look at this powerhouse team! 💥 @natflashfictionday.bsky.social’s 2026 microfiction comp opens 1 December - send @joannacampbell.bsky.social, @devaneemily.bsky.social, @debdanthewriter.bsky.social and @daveswann.bsky.social something good.
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Looking forward to reading great stories! @natflashfictionday.bsky.social
We’re thrilled to announce that the judges for our microfiction comp are: Joanna Campbell, Emily Devane, Debra A Daniel & David Swann! The comp opens on 1 Dec for micros up to 100 words. www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/co...
November 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Looking forward to reading great stories! @natflashfictionday.bsky.social
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We’re thrilled to announce that the judges for our microfiction comp are: Joanna Campbell, Emily Devane, Debra A Daniel & David Swann! The comp opens on 1 Dec for micros up to 100 words. www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/co...
November 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
We’re thrilled to announce that the judges for our microfiction comp are: Joanna Campbell, Emily Devane, Debra A Daniel & David Swann! The comp opens on 1 Dec for micros up to 100 words. www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/co...
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ICYMI — we are thrilled to welcome Sharon Telfer @sharontelfer.bsky.social as our guest editor for our 2026 anthology. She will edit the anthology with NFFD’s @karjon.bsky.social — you can see the theme in the link below!
We are very excited to reveal our guest editor & theme for our 2026 anthology! Submissions open on 1 Dec & close on 15 Feb 2026. Our microfiction comp judges will be announced next week! www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/an...
November 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
ICYMI — we are thrilled to welcome Sharon Telfer @sharontelfer.bsky.social as our guest editor for our 2026 anthology. She will edit the anthology with NFFD’s @karjon.bsky.social — you can see the theme in the link below!
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Looking forward to working with @sharontelfer.bsky.social and reading your fabulous stories.
ICYMI — we are thrilled to welcome Sharon Telfer @sharontelfer.bsky.social as our guest editor for our 2026 anthology. She will edit the anthology with NFFD’s @karjon.bsky.social — you can see the theme in the link below!
We are very excited to reveal our guest editor & theme for our 2026 anthology! Submissions open on 1 Dec & close on 15 Feb 2026. Our microfiction comp judges will be announced next week! www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/an...
November 15, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Looking forward to working with @sharontelfer.bsky.social and reading your fabulous stories.
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Fantastic choices here for theme and guest editor 👏👏
We are very excited to reveal our guest editor & theme for our 2026 anthology! Submissions open on 1 Dec & close on 15 Feb 2026. Our microfiction comp judges will be announced next week! www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/an...
November 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Fantastic choices here for theme and guest editor 👏👏
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Bloomin’ brilliant theme and editorial team for the 2026 @natflashfictionday.bsky.social anthology 👏 Submissions open 1 December. How exciting! 🥳
We are very excited to reveal our guest editor & theme for our 2026 anthology! Submissions open on 1 Dec & close on 15 Feb 2026. Our microfiction comp judges will be announced next week! www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/an...
November 14, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Bloomin’ brilliant theme and editorial team for the 2026 @natflashfictionday.bsky.social anthology 👏 Submissions open 1 December. How exciting! 🥳
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We are very excited to reveal our guest editor & theme for our 2026 anthology! Submissions open on 1 Dec & close on 15 Feb 2026. Our microfiction comp judges will be announced next week! www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/an...
November 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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We are very excited to reveal our guest editor & theme for our 2026 anthology! Submissions open on 1 Dec & close on 15 Feb 2026. Our microfiction comp judges will be announced next week! www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/an...
November 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
We are very excited to reveal our guest editor & theme for our 2026 anthology! Submissions open on 1 Dec & close on 15 Feb 2026. Our microfiction comp judges will be announced next week! www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/an...
Love reading the @natflashfictionday.bsky.social anthology, & each writer's unique take on that year's theme. So I'm thrilled to be the 2026 guest editor, working with @karjon.bsky.social. Click thru ⬇️ to discover the new theme. Can't wait to read all those wonderful subs. Open 1 Dec #FlashFiction
We are very excited to reveal our guest editor & theme for our 2026 anthology! Submissions open on 1 Dec & close on 15 Feb 2026. Our microfiction comp judges will be announced next week! www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/an...
November 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Love reading the @natflashfictionday.bsky.social anthology, & each writer's unique take on that year's theme. So I'm thrilled to be the 2026 guest editor, working with @karjon.bsky.social. Click thru ⬇️ to discover the new theme. Can't wait to read all those wonderful subs. Open 1 Dec #FlashFiction
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Still a couple of spots available for this if you're keen. Should be a brilliant event. @claudiamonpere.bsky.social is amazing and has so much wisdom. And @dawnsteffler.bsky.social shows what she can do with emotions in her wonderful @bathflashaward.bsky.social winning story. Not to be missed!
Really looking forward to hosting this panel discussion on "Emotional Depths" with @claudiamonpere.bsky.social & @dawnsteffler.bsky.social. Should be such a great event. It's a week on Monday at 7pm GMT for anyone who'd like to sign up:
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/live-worksho...
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/live-worksho...
October 31, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Still a couple of spots available for this if you're keen. Should be a brilliant event. @claudiamonpere.bsky.social is amazing and has so much wisdom. And @dawnsteffler.bsky.social shows what she can do with emotions in her wonderful @bathflashaward.bsky.social winning story. Not to be missed!
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October 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
We’re in the final days of our fundraiser! Every donation helps us publish new voices, bold ideas & unforgettable stories. Please help us finish strong — every share & £1 counts. 👉 gofund.me/7d367540a
#IndiePublishing #SupportIndieBooks #BooksAreMyBag #SaltPublishing
#IndiePublishing #SupportIndieBooks #BooksAreMyBag #SaltPublishing
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for #NationalPoetryDay one of my all-time favourites.
October 2, 2025 at 10:11 AM
for #NationalPoetryDay one of my all-time favourites.
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It's Friday morning, and if it's not quite the weekend yet, it soon will be... which means A PERSONAL ANTHOLOGY! This week's guest editor, picking and introducing a dozen favourite short stories, is Amanthi Harris.
Hitting inboxes at 2pm. Sign up here if you don't already, RT if you do!
Hitting inboxes at 2pm. Sign up here if you don't already, RT if you do!
About - A Personal Anthology
A weekly guest-editor picks and introduces a personal anthology of twelve favourite short stories. Click to read A Personal Anthology, by Jonathan Gibbs, a Substack publication with thousands of subsc...
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September 19, 2025 at 8:18 AM
It's Friday morning, and if it's not quite the weekend yet, it soon will be... which means A PERSONAL ANTHOLOGY! This week's guest editor, picking and introducing a dozen favourite short stories, is Amanthi Harris.
Hitting inboxes at 2pm. Sign up here if you don't already, RT if you do!
Hitting inboxes at 2pm. Sign up here if you don't already, RT if you do!
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After raising £4k for fuel poverty charities from the print anthology, the FUEL flash ebook—with 12 bonus flash stories—is on its way! That’s 87 brilliant, surprising prizewinning flash stories by writers worldwide, exploding the myth that there's a formula for a “winning” story. www.fuelflash.net
September 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
After raising £4k for fuel poverty charities from the print anthology, the FUEL flash ebook—with 12 bonus flash stories—is on its way! That’s 87 brilliant, surprising prizewinning flash stories by writers worldwide, exploding the myth that there's a formula for a “winning” story. www.fuelflash.net
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Stoked to introduce my new collection, Hostile Environments from the publishing legend that is @northodoxpress.bsky.social Stuffed with dark-edged prize-winning tales from places like
@bathflashaward.bsky.social @natflashfictionday.bsky.social & @molotovlitzine.bsky.social & loads of new ones too.
@bathflashaward.bsky.social @natflashfictionday.bsky.social & @molotovlitzine.bsky.social & loads of new ones too.
Next week, Hostile Environments by the incredible @jankaneen1.bsky.social is out!
An award winning flash fiction author and brilliant performer, Jan's collection of flash and short fiction with a dark edge is hugely recommended.
Preorder here: share.google/68XyVxleBTNC...
An award winning flash fiction author and brilliant performer, Jan's collection of flash and short fiction with a dark edge is hugely recommended.
Preorder here: share.google/68XyVxleBTNC...
August 1, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Stoked to introduce my new collection, Hostile Environments from the publishing legend that is @northodoxpress.bsky.social Stuffed with dark-edged prize-winning tales from places like
@bathflashaward.bsky.social @natflashfictionday.bsky.social & @molotovlitzine.bsky.social & loads of new ones too.
@bathflashaward.bsky.social @natflashfictionday.bsky.social & @molotovlitzine.bsky.social & loads of new ones too.
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Just typing up the transcript for this and realising I may have committed to writing a flash about a pit pony...
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Also, chuckling at Sharon's "third person Wikipedia" and loving the constant refrain from Myna to "write a good story, everything else is secondary" - such good advice!
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Also, chuckling at Sharon's "third person Wikipedia" and loving the constant refrain from Myna to "write a good story, everything else is secondary" - such good advice!
An absolute pleasure to spend the evening hosting a panel discussion on speculative and historical fiction with @mynachang.bsky.social & @sharontelfer.bsky.social - so much great wisdom being shared. Hope everyone who came along enjoyed it as much as I did.
August 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Just typing up the transcript for this and realising I may have committed to writing a flash about a pit pony...
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Also, chuckling at Sharon's "third person Wikipedia" and loving the constant refrain from Myna to "write a good story, everything else is secondary" - such good advice!
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Also, chuckling at Sharon's "third person Wikipedia" and loving the constant refrain from Myna to "write a good story, everything else is secondary" - such good advice!
Still time to snap up a bargain - Matt is one of the most thoughtful readers of flash around and translates that into very perceptive editing advice.
Going to extend this into today - anyone who'd like edits on a flash fiction or short story, get in touch. 10% off if I hear from you by the end of the day 😃
Also, very lacking in editing work (and this always makes me happy!) so if you're got a piece of flash or a short story you'd like me to look at, I'll give you 10% off if you get in touch by the end of the day:
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/short-fictio...
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/short-fictio...
August 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Still time to snap up a bargain - Matt is one of the most thoughtful readers of flash around and translates that into very perceptive editing advice.
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If you missed this discussion on Tuesday night & would like to catch up with all the wisdom shared by @mynachang.bsky.social & @sharontelfer.bsky.social about historical & speculative fiction, the recorded version is now available for the bargain price of £4:
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/workshop-rec...
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/workshop-rec...
August 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
If you missed this discussion on Tuesday night & would like to catch up with all the wisdom shared by @mynachang.bsky.social & @sharontelfer.bsky.social about historical & speculative fiction, the recorded version is now available for the bargain price of £4:
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/workshop-rec...
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/workshop-rec...
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Join us this Thursday @ 7pm with the incredible Jan Kaneen, for an evening of flash and short fiction readings/Q&A and an exclusive writing workshop.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1480973193...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1480973193...
August 11, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Join us this Thursday @ 7pm with the incredible Jan Kaneen, for an evening of flash and short fiction readings/Q&A and an exclusive writing workshop.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1480973193...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1480973193...