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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

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

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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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Tania Hershman 🏳️‍🌈 @taniahershman.bsky.social · 8d

Ebook bonus stories from @sfreligh.bsky.social, @jaimegill.bsky.social, @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social, @sagreene1.bsky.social @lunchontuesday.bsky.social, @emilyrinkema.bsky.social @maureenmcely.bsky.social & comps @mindsshinebright.bsky.social, @welkinprize.bsky.social @bathflashaward.bsky.social!

Tania Hershman 🏳️‍🌈 @taniahershman.bsky.social · 8d

It's publication day for FUEL ebook—with 75 prizewinning flash fictions plus TWELVE bonus flash stories not in the print book! It's a great read *and* all profits go to UK fuel poverty charities. The print book raised over £4k; winter is coming, help us raise more: www.fuelflash.net/product/fuel...

The cover of the FUEL ebook, with a large photo of a yellow petrol pump, below which are the words FUEL: An Anthology of prize-winning flash fictions raising funds to fight fuel poverty, edited by Tania Hershman. There is a banner across the top right hand corner which says "Ebook with 12 Bonus Prize-Winning Stories!"

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

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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Damhnait Monaghan 🇨🇦🇮🇪 @downith.bsky.social · 8d

I’ll be at the October one - early start for me, so might slip into the back of the class late, but looking forward to it!

flashficfestuk.bsky.social @flashficfestuk.bsky.social · Sep 8

3 workshops a day on the online Fest days. By @carrieetter.bsky.social @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social @lunchontuesday.bsky.social
David Swann,
Emily Devane, Heidi Clark, ShelleyRoches Jacques, Christopher Allen, Farhana Kalique + contest, readings. £35 a day.£90 for 3 days flashfictionfestival.com

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Jude Higgins @judehwriter2.bsky.social · 10d

Thanks so much to everyone who came to read flash fiction at St James Wine Vaults Bath. Many of the wonderful stories read were published in different @bathflashaward.bsky.social anthologies & @flashficfestuk.bsky.social anthologies

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Cole Beauchamp 🏳️‍🌈 📖 @nomad-sw18.bsky.social · 11d

Wonderful evening of readings organised by @judehwriter2.bsky.social

Great to see familiar faces @scooterwriter.bsky.social @jupiterjonz.bsky.social @flemwrites.bsky.social @sarahillswrites.bsky.social @tomkinsdeb.bsky.social

And meet new ones Marie Day, Abi Williams, Caner Akin & Letty Butler

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bathflashaward.bsky.social @bathflashaward.bsky.social · 11d

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

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flashficfestuk.bsky.social @flashficfestuk.bsky.social · 13d

Busy compiling the 1st of the new rainbow series of festival anthologies. Thanks to all who came to the July in-person fest & subbed stories. Another opportunity to be published if you come to our online festival days. There’s a mini contest with publication as prize Flashfictionfestival.com

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bathflashaward.bsky.social @bathflashaward.bsky.social · 13d

This weekend & one more till our 31st Award ends on Sun 5th Oct. Up to 300 word #flashfiction Results by end Oct. £1460 in prizes + publication offer in our 10th anniversary anthology for all 50 longlisted
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter

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bathflashaward.bsky.social @bathflashaward.bsky.social · 19d

2 weeks till the deadline of the 31st Award on Oct 5th. £1460 in prizes. Want to give an up to 300 word story a go? Try out Jude’s prompt in the post www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2025/09/two-...

Two Weeks to go!

Our 31st Award, judged this time by Kathryn Aldridge-Morris from the UK,closes on Sunday 5th October at midnight GMT. For stories up to 300 words. Prze fund of £1460. 1 entry £9.00, two entries £15…

www.bathflashfictionaward.com

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flashficfestuk.bsky.social @flashficfestuk.bsky.social · Sep 8

3 workshops a day on the online Fest days. By @carrieetter.bsky.social @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social @lunchontuesday.bsky.social
David Swann,
Emily Devane, Heidi Clark, ShelleyRoches Jacques, Christopher Allen, Farhana Kalique + contest, readings. £35 a day.£90 for 3 days flashfictionfestival.com

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flashficfestuk.bsky.social @flashficfestuk.bsky.social · 19d

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LM “Gory” Fontanes 👻 @lorifontanes.bsky.social · 23d

don’t know if you remember this @judehiggins.bsky.social & @flashficfestuk.bsky.social but my story that you lovely people published in the 2024 fest anthology included a reference to Vibrio as a part of a tale of unrequited love with a marine biologist at a Scottish conference…this is that FYI 👇

Teddy Wilson @reportbywilson.bsky.social · 23d

Flesh-eating bacteria are becoming more pervasive—here’s why

Climate change is creating the conditions for grisly pathogens like Vibrio to thrive in global waterways.

www.nationalgeographic.com

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flashficfestuk.bsky.social @flashficfestuk.bsky.social · 27d

Did you come to the in-person #flashfiction festival in July. Subs for the red issue, 1st of the new rainbow series of festival anthologies close 14th Sept! Stories selected by @judehwriter2.bsky.social & @scooterwriter.bsky.social

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flashficfestuk.bsky.social @flashficfestuk.bsky.social · 27d

Thank you very much for sharing!

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Sage Tyrtle @sagetyrtle.bsky.social · Sep 8

Great deal! $64 CAD for online Flash Fiction Festival #WritingWorkshops, because attending would involve plane tickets and cost... *counting on fingers* 8 billion CAD

flashficfestuk.bsky.social @flashficfestuk.bsky.social · Sep 8

3 workshops a day on the online Fest days. By @carrieetter.bsky.social @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social @lunchontuesday.bsky.social
David Swann,
Emily Devane, Heidi Clark, ShelleyRoches Jacques, Christopher Allen, Farhana Kalique + contest, readings. £35 a day.£90 for 3 days flashfictionfestival.com

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Finnian Burnett @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social · Sep 8

I’ll be here! Hanging out as a participant in the October one and teaching a class on Emotional resonance in flash fiction in November.

flashficfestuk.bsky.social @flashficfestuk.bsky.social · Sep 8

3 workshops a day on the online Fest days. By @carrieetter.bsky.social @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social @lunchontuesday.bsky.social
David Swann,
Emily Devane, Heidi Clark, ShelleyRoches Jacques, Christopher Allen, Farhana Kalique + contest, readings. £35 a day.£90 for 3 days flashfictionfestival.com

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bathflashaward.bsky.social @bathflashaward.bsky.social · 27d

Not far to go! Just over 3 weeks till our 31st Award ends on Sun Oct 5th. For #flashfictions of up to 300 words. £1460 in prizes. judge @kazbarwrites.bsky.social All 50 longlisted offered publication in our 10th anniversary anthology. Results out by end Oct. Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter

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flashficfestuk.bsky.social @flashficfestuk.bsky.social · Sep 8

3 workshops a day on the online Fest days. By @carrieetter.bsky.social @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social @lunchontuesday.bsky.social
David Swann,
Emily Devane, Heidi Clark, ShelleyRoches Jacques, Christopher Allen, Farhana Kalique + contest, readings. £35 a day.£90 for 3 days flashfictionfestival.com

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Jo Gatford @jmgatford.bsky.social · Aug 11

Delighted to have my story, Lucille Ascends, take 3rd place in the latest @flash500.bsky.social competition! flash500.com/flash-fictio...

It came from a writing exercise set by the wonderful @noranadj.bsky.social at the @flashficfestuk.bsky.social last year (where so many good things begin) ❤️

Flash Fiction 3rd Place: Lucille Ascends by Jo Gatford - Flash 500

Lucille ascends while the bathwater is still running. The bathwater is still running when Max gets home after a shift that leaves his skin aching. After a shift that leaves his skin aching, Max doesn’...

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Nora Nadjarian @noranadj.bsky.social · Aug 11

Oh, what fabulous news! Congrats @jmgatford.bsky.social @flashficfestuk.bsky.social
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Jo Gatford @jmgatford.bsky.social · Aug 11

Delighted to have my story, Lucille Ascends, take 3rd place in the latest @flash500.bsky.social competition! flash500.com/flash-fictio...

It came from a writing exercise set by the wonderful @noranadj.bsky.social at the @flashficfestuk.bsky.social last year (where so many good things begin) ❤️

Flash Fiction 3rd Place: Lucille Ascends by Jo Gatford - Flash 500

Lucille ascends while the bathwater is still running. The bathwater is still running when Max gets home after a shift that leaves his skin aching. After a shift that leaves his skin aching, Max doesn’...

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Alva @alvawriter.bsky.social · Sep 1

Delighted to have a story accepted for the @flashficfestuk.bsky.social 2025 anthology. Many thanks to @judehwriter2.bsky.social & all involved at Flash Fiction Festival this year. #flashfiction

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bathflashaward.bsky.social @bathflashaward.bsky.social · Aug 6

Q and A with Alison Powell first prize winner in our June Award jFind out how she wrote the story & get a writing prompt too! . https: www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2025/08/q-a-with-alison-powell1st-prize-winner-30th-award/

Q & A With Alison Powell,1st Prize winner, 30th Award

We’re delighted to publish an interview with our June first prize winner, Alison Powell, just before the end of the Early Bird Period for our next Award this Sunday 10th August. Read judge, M…

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