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Not Quite Write @notquitewrite.com · 2d

Oooh.. a gorgeous new photo to add to our 'Meet our Past Winners' gallery!

Curious? Stop by notquitewriteprize.com and check out the happy snap of Elda with her pointy trophy!

(Who knows? It could be YOU up there after the October round!)

Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction

Participants have 60 hours to submit a 500-word story for a chance to win a share of AU$4,000 in cash prizes. A flash fiction competition with a twist.

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Not Quite Write @notquitewrite.com · 2d

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Not Quite Write @notquitewrite.com · 3d

We love deep-diving into your stories, and we’re always so thrilled when our feedback resonates!

Looking forward to meeting our coaching clients after the October round of the Not Quite Write Prize!

Sarah K @svkenn.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you @akscotland.bsky.social and @quitewriteed.bsky.social for such a detailed, supportive, honest, and super helpful critique.

I've learned so much from you guys since I started entering the @notquitewrite.com prize. Love being part of the NQW community 🥰

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Not Quite Write @notquitewrite.com · 5d

If you've been hanging out for your July critique, those will be coming out over the next few days.

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Not Quite Write @notquitewrite.com · 5d

You'll keep... 😈

Not Quite Write @notquitewrite.com · 6d

Annnnndddd… you’re up!

Eilish Forwells @eyelash93.bsky.social · 6d

NQW making me wait again! #goblinuprising

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Not Quite Write @notquitewrite.com · 6d

Repeat Daredevil, eyelash93.bsky.social, is our next all-too-willing victim as we deep dive into ‘The Teapot is Haunted’!

Search Not Quite Write wherever you get your podcasts to hear our full critique of this 500-word story.

Warning: we had a LOT to say 😈

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Not Quite Write @notquitewrite.com · 6d

Love lulling our victims into a false sense of security....

New Daredevil ep incoming TODAY! But which Goblin will it be? 🤔

Marina R. M. Lane @monicalane.bsky.social · 8d

I am enjoying listening to the @notquitewrite.com Daredevils episodes—Goblin takeover edition. 💚 All really great feedback thus far. I'm slightly less scared of my turn at a public critique. 😈🔥😱😂
notquitewritepodcast.com

Conversations about media, culture and the art of writing

Hosted by Ed and Amanda, the Not Quite Write podcast explores the intricacies of fiction writing, media and current events from a writer’s perspective.

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Not Quite Write @notquitewrite.com · 9d

So glad to hear you’ve found it helpful for your writing! As for the maths, we might need to get Mathemachicken on the case!

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Not Quite Write @notquitewrite.com · 12d

As always, we can only offer our own interpretation, and you get to cherry-pick (ha) what’s helpful and what’s not!
Good luck at mini golf! (We hear you’re kinda competitive…)

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Not Quite Write @notquitewrite.com · 12d

Another Daredevil lives to tell more tales!

Thank you @nataliewriteson.bsky.social for taking one for the team 👍🏻

Natalie Writes On @nataliewriteson.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks so much @akscotland.bsky.social & @quitewriteed.bsky.social for your kind, constructive breakdown of my story! No soju for me tonight, but hubs & I drank wine + listened.

This is a really neat podcast, so please have a listen if you want to learn more about writing flash fiction.

Not Quite Write @notquitewrite.com · 13d

@nataliewriteson.bsky.social you’re up!

Grab that soju & settle in for the *least* relaxing cocktail hour of your life, as we critique your July #NotQuiteWritePrize for Flash Fiction entry for listeners around the world! 🍹 😈

Search Not Quite Write Podcast or hit the link in our bio to listen now!

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Not Quite Write @notquitewrite.com · 12d

A goose egg from a goose: sometimes the truth really is stranger than fiction!

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Not Quite Write @notquitewrite.com · 12d

Nope! We understood the meaning in the context of the story of course, but it’s not a common expression in Australia.

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Not Quite Write @notquitewrite.com · 13d

Glad you survived to tell more tales, and congratulations again on your #FuriousFiction success!

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Not Quite Write @notquitewrite.com · 13d

@nataliewriteson.bsky.social you’re up!

Grab that soju & settle in for the *least* relaxing cocktail hour of your life, as we critique your July #NotQuiteWritePrize for Flash Fiction entry for listeners around the world! 🍹 😈

Search Not Quite Write Podcast or hit the link in our bio to listen now!

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Not Quite Write @notquitewrite.com · 15d

Shoutout to daredevil @exeterstevens.bsky.social who has gone and earned “top pick” in #FuriousFiction this month!

Check out his winning story at www.writerscentre.com.au/blog/furious...

Furious Fiction: September 2025 Story Showcase | Australian Writers' Centre

Are we there yet? Well, YES – the latest Furious Fiction creative showcase has arrived, and this month we played tourist in a round-the-world journey full of questions and consequences. Here were this...

www.writerscentre.com.au

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Not Quite Write @notquitewrite.com · 15d

Shoutout to daredevil @exeterstevens.bsky.social who has gone and earned “top pick” in #FuriousFiction this month!

Check out his winning story at www.writerscentre.com.au/blog/furious...

Furious Fiction: September 2025 Story Showcase | Australian Writers' Centre

Are we there yet? Well, YES – the latest Furious Fiction creative showcase has arrived, and this month we played tourist in a round-the-world journey full of questions and consequences. Here were this...

www.writerscentre.com.au

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Not Quite Write @notquitewrite.com · 20d

Our latest Daredevil is certified contest goblin, @exeterstevens.bsky.social 😈

Search Not Quite Write wherever you get your podcasts to hear judges, Ed & Amanda, dish their critique of Exeter’s July entry 👀

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Not Quite Write @notquitewrite.com · 23d

We’ll be on the sidelines cheering for you to get there!

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Not Quite Write @notquitewrite.com · 24d

Which talented author will be next?

You gotta be in it to win it!

To find out more and sign up, head to notquitewriteprize.com

4 pointy trophies featuring the iconic Not Quite Write trophy cup image appear in a row. Above the trophies appear the words, “There’s a trophy with your name on it…” The first three trophies are labelled ‘Isabelle Berns, You’ll never see this coming’, ‘Louise Walton, Zombie Babe’ and ‘Elda Orozco, fold. Burn. Inhale’. The final trophy is labelled “Will it be you?”

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Not Quite Write @notquitewrite.com · 27d

Coming to a space documentary near you!

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Not Quite Write @notquitewrite.com · 27d

How good was the baritone? Let’s hope his voice and your words haven’t incited any murders 👀

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Not Quite Write @notquitewrite.com · 27d

Haha whoops!

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Not Quite Write @notquitewrite.com · 27d

Our first Daredevil episode for July has dropped.

This is one for all the writers with ADHD. Thanks to MJ McElhaney (of Fisting Fabio fame) for the hijinks! 😈

Search Not Quite Write wherever you get your podcasts to listen now…

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Not Quite Write @notquitewrite.com · Sep 7

We are positively GIDDY with excitement about October AND January.

So much fun in store 👏🏻

Ross Champion @phantomcortex.bsky.social · Sep 7

I'm tentatively looking forward to what comes next. I did my first NQW only in October last year and I feel my time with the antiprompts has been far too short.

I can't wait to see what you have planned not only for its last hurrah, but whatever comes next!

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