@bathflashaward.bsky.social
3 times a year Flash Fiction Award. £1460 prize fund. Anthology. Founded in 2015. 31st Award results out now. 32nd Award open. Judge Writer Editor and writing tutor Ingrid Jendzrejewski. Closes Feb 1st 2026
For those working out the right ending, beginning or middle of their story for our 32nd award here’s a picture i just took, in between rain clouds, of the full Snow Moon to inspire! bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
February 1, 2026 at 7:07 PM
For those working out the right ending, beginning or middle of their story for our 32nd award here’s a picture i just took, in between rain clouds, of the full Snow Moon to inspire! bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Amazingly vivid rainbow outside. And 7 hours till the 32nd award ends today1st Feb at midnight GMT
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
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February 1, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Amazingly vivid rainbow outside. And 7 hours till the 32nd award ends today1st Feb at midnight GMT
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Thanks everyone who guessed the Last Minute Club badge yesterday! @anneh23.bsky.social won with a near perfect guess of burgundy & baby pink! See badge below. So she’ll be offered a BFFA anthology as a prize!
February 1, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Thanks everyone who guessed the Last Minute Club badge yesterday! @anneh23.bsky.social won with a near perfect guess of burgundy & baby pink! See badge below. So she’ll be offered a BFFA anthology as a prize!
1st Feb. It’s the final day to enter our 1st Award this year. £1460 in prizes. The Last Minute Club is officially open! And here is the badge you should receive if you are a last minute entrant to the 32nd Award
February 1, 2026 at 6:32 AM
1st Feb. It’s the final day to enter our 1st Award this year. £1460 in prizes. The Last Minute Club is officially open! And here is the badge you should receive if you are a last minute entrant to the 32nd Award
Have a look at all the BFFA anthology covers since 2017. The 10th anniversary 2025 anthology Is a little late but will be out soon. Pictured here the 2024 cover picture Inspired by a story by @theliterarypig.bsky.social www.bathflashfictionaward.com/news/
January 29, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Have a look at all the BFFA anthology covers since 2017. The 10th anniversary 2025 anthology Is a little late but will be out soon. Pictured here the 2024 cover picture Inspired by a story by @theliterarypig.bsky.social www.bathflashfictionaward.com/news/
Not long to go until the deadline for our 32nd Award. Closes 1st Feb. £1000 first prize. Judge award winning writer, editor, tutor & co-director of @natflashfictionday.bsky.social Ingrid Jendzrejewski
Anthology. Results out by end Feb
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Anthology. Results out by end Feb
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
January 29, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Not long to go until the deadline for our 32nd Award. Closes 1st Feb. £1000 first prize. Judge award winning writer, editor, tutor & co-director of @natflashfictionday.bsky.social Ingrid Jendzrejewski
Anthology. Results out by end Feb
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Anthology. Results out by end Feb
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One week until the deadline of our 34th Award on 1st Feb. Judge, writerl, editor & acclaimed writing tutor @lunchontuesday.bsky.social co-director of @natflashfictionday.bsky.social. £1460 in prizes. Results out fast
Anthology. Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Anthology. Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
January 25, 2026 at 9:52 PM
One week until the deadline of our 34th Award on 1st Feb. Judge, writerl, editor & acclaimed writing tutor @lunchontuesday.bsky.social co-director of @natflashfictionday.bsky.social. £1460 in prizes. Results out fast
Anthology. Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Anthology. Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Can you half a 600 worder you wrote and reveal more about your story? Read Jude’s post below with quotes from ‘Going Short’ by Nancy Stohlman. Our Award deadline is Feb 1st. Still time. £1000 top prize. Anthology. Results end of Feb.
www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2026/01/goin...
www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2026/01/goin...
January 23, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Can you half a 600 worder you wrote and reveal more about your story? Read Jude’s post below with quotes from ‘Going Short’ by Nancy Stohlman. Our Award deadline is Feb 1st. Still time. £1000 top prize. Anthology. Results end of Feb.
www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2026/01/goin...
www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2026/01/goin...
How did that come around so fast? Just 4 weeks until our 32nd Award closes on Feb 1st. £1400 in prizes. Anthology publication offer for all 50 longlisted. Results out end of Feb. Are you raring to go? Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
January 4, 2026 at 10:09 PM
How did that come around so fast? Just 4 weeks until our 32nd Award closes on Feb 1st. £1400 in prizes. Anthology publication offer for all 50 longlisted. Results out end of Feb. Are you raring to go? Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
32nd Award is open now. Judge writer and educator John Brantingham. Early bird discounts open till mid Dec. Closes Feb 1st. £1460 in prizes. Anthology. Results end of Feb.
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
November 13, 2025 at 10:34 PM
32nd Award is open now. Judge writer and educator John Brantingham. Early bird discounts open till mid Dec. Closes Feb 1st. £1460 in prizes. Anthology. Results end of Feb.
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
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
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Deadline midnight gmt today 5th Oct £1460 prize fund. Anthology
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
October 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Deadline midnight gmt today 5th Oct £1460 prize fund. Anthology
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
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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October 5, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
The Last Minute Club is open tomorrow 5th Oct, the final day of our 31st Award.All entrants tomorrow get a LMC badge. Can you guess the colour this time? A few samples of previous ones below. Winner gets a free entry to the award. Reply here. Results tomorrow
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October 4, 2025 at 5:55 AM
The Last Minute Club is open tomorrow 5th Oct, the final day of our 31st Award.All entrants tomorrow get a LMC badge. Can you guess the colour this time? A few samples of previous ones below. Winner gets a free entry to the award. Reply here. Results tomorrow
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Just a few days left to enter the third Award of 2025!
October 1, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Just a few days left to enter the third Award of 2025!
Are your stories in full flower yet? One week to go till the deadline for our 31st Award on Sun Oct 5th.. £1000 first prize. Up to 300 word #flashfiction. Results out fast. Anthology publication offer for 50 longlisted. Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
September 28, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Are your stories in full flower yet? One week to go till the deadline for our 31st Award on Sun Oct 5th.. £1000 first prize. Up to 300 word #flashfiction. Results out fast. Anthology publication offer for 50 longlisted. Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Do you have lift off? Last day today, 10th Aug, for earlybird entries for our £1460 prize fund award. 1 entry £7.50 2 entries £12. Buy now save PayPal receipt. Send by Oct 5th judge @kazbarwrites.bsky.social Results end Oct. Anthology publication
for 50 longlisted. Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
for 50 longlisted. Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
August 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Do you have lift off? Last day today, 10th Aug, for earlybird entries for our £1460 prize fund award. 1 entry £7.50 2 entries £12. Buy now save PayPal receipt. Send by Oct 5th judge @kazbarwrites.bsky.social Results end Oct. Anthology publication
for 50 longlisted. Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
for 50 longlisted. Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Spin of the Triangle by Stephanie Carty @stephaniecarty.bsky.social
runner-up in our 2025 novella in flash award is now up for preorder at AdHocFiction.com at a 25% discount until publication day on July 6th
Another wonderful read! Launched at flashfictionfestival.com
runner-up in our 2025 novella in flash award is now up for preorder at AdHocFiction.com at a 25% discount until publication day on July 6th
Another wonderful read! Launched at flashfictionfestival.com
June 30, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Spin of the Triangle by Stephanie Carty @stephaniecarty.bsky.social
runner-up in our 2025 novella in flash award is now up for preorder at AdHocFiction.com at a 25% discount until publication day on July 6th
Another wonderful read! Launched at flashfictionfestival.com
runner-up in our 2025 novella in flash award is now up for preorder at AdHocFiction.com at a 25% discount until publication day on July 6th
Another wonderful read! Launched at flashfictionfestival.com
The Lives of the Dead by Fiona McKay @fionmckay.bsky.social
runner-up in our 2025 novella in flash award is now up for preorder at AdHocFiction.com at a 25% discount until publication day on July 6th
A wonderful read! Launched at flashfictionfestival.com
runner-up in our 2025 novella in flash award is now up for preorder at AdHocFiction.com at a 25% discount until publication day on July 6th
A wonderful read! Launched at flashfictionfestival.com
June 30, 2025 at 5:30 AM
The Lives of the Dead by Fiona McKay @fionmckay.bsky.social
runner-up in our 2025 novella in flash award is now up for preorder at AdHocFiction.com at a 25% discount until publication day on July 6th
A wonderful read! Launched at flashfictionfestival.com
runner-up in our 2025 novella in flash award is now up for preorder at AdHocFiction.com at a 25% discount until publication day on July 6th
A wonderful read! Launched at flashfictionfestival.com
A week today, June 30th, we will be announced the prize winners for our 30th Award on the website. In between times, the short list is coming up. Thursday we think! Best wishes to all bathflashfictionaward.com
June 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
A week today, June 30th, we will be announced the prize winners for our 30th Award on the website. In between times, the short list is coming up. Thursday we think! Best wishes to all bathflashfictionaward.com
A big thank you to everyone who entered our 30th Award while it was open March-June. Back in a couple of weeks with long & short lists — and winners by the end of the month
June 9, 2025 at 4:08 AM
A big thank you to everyone who entered our 30th Award while it was open March-June. Back in a couple of weeks with long & short lists — and winners by the end of the month
Where’s your badge? here you are and thank you for entering!
June 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Where’s your badge? here you are and thank you for entering!
Teatime down The Last Minute Club! Thank you to all who have entered! This Vintage Aston Martin isn’t the prize. We could enjoy a car story though? Eight hours till the midnight deadline today. Rev up now and you’ll get the the finishing line!
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
June 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Teatime down The Last Minute Club! Thank you to all who have entered! This Vintage Aston Martin isn’t the prize. We could enjoy a car story though? Eight hours till the midnight deadline today. Rev up now and you’ll get the the finishing line!
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Morning! Last day of our 30th Award today. Are you picking up a Last Minute Club badge? The club is open now till midnight ! £1460 in prizes.Results out end of June.Do share your badge here when you get one!
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
June 8, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Morning! Last day of our 30th Award today. Are you picking up a Last Minute Club badge? The club is open now till midnight ! £1460 in prizes.Results out end of June.Do share your badge here when you get one!
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
We’re thrilled to announce that In the Dark Eyes of the Rabbit, the fabulous 1st prize winning novella in flash by @debdanthewriter.bsky.social from the 2025 NIF Award is on pre-order at a 25% discount till publication day on July 6th from AdHocFiction.com. & it’s also also on Amazon!
June 1, 2025 at 10:54 AM
We’re thrilled to announce that In the Dark Eyes of the Rabbit, the fabulous 1st prize winning novella in flash by @debdanthewriter.bsky.social from the 2025 NIF Award is on pre-order at a 25% discount till publication day on July 6th from AdHocFiction.com. & it’s also also on Amazon!
THREE weeks till our 30th Award ends on June 8th. £1k top prize. Double & triple entries reduced. Judge @mariegethins.bsky.social Results end of June. Anthology
And here’s the cover of our delayed 2024 anthology again. Out soon
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And here’s the cover of our delayed 2024 anthology again. Out soon
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May 18, 2025 at 6:32 AM
THREE weeks till our 30th Award ends on June 8th. £1k top prize. Double & triple entries reduced. Judge @mariegethins.bsky.social Results end of June. Anthology
And here’s the cover of our delayed 2024 anthology again. Out soon
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
And here’s the cover of our delayed 2024 anthology again. Out soon
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter