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Kate O'Grady

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Best Small Fictions selection 2025, New Writers Flash Fiction Shortlist 2025, 1st Prize Fish Publishing Flash Award 2024, Bridport Short Story, Laurie Lee Short Story Prize Shortlists 2024, Bath Flash Fiction Longlist 2024.

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Kate O'Grady @kateog.bsky.social · Aug 16

Just read this, and I love it too!

Kate O'Grady @kateog.bsky.social · Jun 29

Congratulations James!

Kate O'Grady @kateog.bsky.social · Jun 29

Couldn't be happier for you Gill! Congratulations on your WestWord 25 Prize win.

Kate O'Grady @kateog.bsky.social · Jun 29

Such an amazing, powerful piece of writing Sumitra.

Kate O'Grady @kateog.bsky.social · Jun 29

I agree. A powerful, stunning piece of work.

Kate O'Grady @kateog.bsky.social · Jun 29

Thank you Gil!!

Kate O'Grady @kateog.bsky.social · Jun 28

Really happy to have a flash in the new @bathflashaward.bsky.social anthology. Love the cover!

Kate O'Grady @kateog.bsky.social · Jun 23

Congratulations Cole!

Kate O'Grady @kateog.bsky.social · May 22

Thank you Vicki!

Kate O'Grady @kateog.bsky.social · May 22

Thank you Ani! And you!

Kate O'Grady @kateog.bsky.social · May 22

Such an amazing flash story.

Kate O'Grady @kateog.bsky.social · May 22

Thank you Sara. And you too!

Kate O'Grady @kateog.bsky.social · May 21

Thank you Kathryn. And congratulations on your book!

Kate O'Grady @kateog.bsky.social · May 21

Thank you James! And you!

Kate O'Grady @kateog.bsky.social · May 21

Beyond thrilled and honoured to have my flash story selected for Best Small Fictions 2025. Thank you Fish Publishing for submitting my piece. And thanks to everyone involved at BSM.

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The Best Small Fictions

Overview and guidelines for the Best Small Fictions annual series, published by Alternating Current Press.

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Kate O'Grady @kateog.bsky.social · Apr 20

Yay Gill! So Happy for you Thanks for the shout out! So sweet. I keep saying it, but you are on fire with the stories and the accolades.

Kate O'Grady @kateog.bsky.social · Apr 16

Congrats Gill! Just taking a look at Bluesky and saw this. Have not been on for a while. Good luck going forward.

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Stroud Short Stories @stroudshortstories.bsky.social · Mar 23

Just one week to the @stroudshortstories.bsky.social deadline Sunday 30 March at 23.59. Theme - Journeys. Event title - Keep on Movin'. Event date - 11 May. Venue - Cotswold Playhouse, Stroud. FREE TO SUBMIT. #Gloucestershire #SouthGloucs writers.

All info - stroudshortstories.blogspot.com

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Andrea Bishop @andreabishop.bsky.social · Mar 23

Loved this story by Gill O'Halloran @quickasaflash.bsky.social in @smokelong.bsky.social. "Carl says he’ll report him to the RSPCA. I want to laugh, but I won’t go out-of-character, not even for The Libertines."
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Full-On Badger - SmokeLong Quarterly

Reading Festival 2010, a wet August bank holiday and the mud’s on special offer. We don’t care, we’re lost in never-never land—you in a tutu, me in badger costume. You love the thrill of lacy frills a...

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Kate O'Grady @kateog.bsky.social · Mar 2

Aww, thank you!

Kate O'Grady @kateog.bsky.social · Mar 1

Congratulations Alice!

Kate O'Grady @kateog.bsky.social · Mar 1

Massively delighted to make the shortlist for @newwritersuk.bsky.social for Flash Fiction Competition 2025. Thank You New Writers, and judge Shreya Sen-Handley, for putting my flash in the mix. Congratulations to the winners, everyone on short and long list.

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New Writers Flash Fiction Competition 2025 - Results - NewWriters.org.uk

Winners of the New Writers Flash Fiction 2025 along with the shortlisted and longlisted entry titles and authors.

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Kate O'Grady @kateog.bsky.social · Feb 28

Congratulations Dawn. Great flash!

Kate O'Grady @kateog.bsky.social · Feb 28

Congratulations Sara. Your writing is always so powerful.

Kate O'Grady @kateog.bsky.social · Feb 26

Congratulations Erin!