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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 2h

So excited to have a micro in the amazing @bendinggenres.bsky.social Check out “No Looking Back” bendinggenres.com/no-looking-b...

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Margo Griffin @67mgriffin.bsky.social · 1h

Thanks to the amazing team @bendinggenres.bsky.social for this recent acceptance! I really needed this boost ❤️. Check out my tiny story here: bendinggenres.com/unsweetening...

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Unsweetening the Plot with a Rabbit

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The Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

To enter the Welkin Genre Prize or to find out more detail, please see the information here: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-press... You've got just over two weeks left to polish your micros!!!

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The Welkin Genre Prize

A competition for microfiction up to 100 words. It is free to enter and aims to be a welcoming space for all writers. The competition is open to all forms of narrative prose. There is a whole universe...

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

SUP. We're just out here 95in' & thrivin'. JK, the world is in shambles. But our 95th issue is live, so you should tell the person you know who looks most like Wilford Brimley. www.roifaineantpress.com/blog #writingcommunity

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

We are thrilled to bring you a review from our very own, and the hardest working woman in publishing, @melissacuisine.bsky.social ! Check out her take on @barbarabyar.bsky.social ’s book scheduled for a March release “In the Desert”, published by @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social . Read it, Sunday 2/23!

The story opens with Raphael, running, in danger, and readers get little clue as to what or who is after him.

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

It's the final day! Get those subs in!

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The Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

FIRST PLACE in the Welkin Writing Prize 2026, "August 4, 2020" by Yara Zgheib. A swirling evocation of destruction and chaos juxtaposed with the haunting beauty of music: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-stori...

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The Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Two days left to vote. Four stories currenlty tied in second place. Still very much all to vote / play / read / support / agonise for!!! Given the quality of the shortlisted pieces, I'm not surprised it's quite so close!!

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Flash Frog @flashfrog.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

3 III 3️⃣ THREE 3333333 THREE days let to submit to the Blue Frog flash fiction contest! Ends 01/31 @ 11:59pm PST. flash-frog.com/contest/

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The Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

HIGHLY COMMENDED in the Welkin Writing Prize 2026, "His Girl, Forwards and Backwards" by @authorgreene.bsky.social. A stunning use of form which creates multiple ways of reading the story: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-stori...

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His Girl, Forwards and Backwards | MattKendrick.co.uk

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Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Those of you who've been enjoying the Welkin shortlist, the vote for the People's Prize is now OPEN! 👇 And if you've not been reading these incredible micros, you can do so here: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-stories

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The Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Today's shortlisted story is "If we'd said yes when you rang home to borrow four hundred dollars" by @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social. A one-sentence marvel full of so much sadness and yearning: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-stori...

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If we'd said yes when you rang home to borrow four hundred dollars | MattKendrick.co.uk

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Margo Griffin @67mgriffin.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Well, this is a first and a wonderful honor to be included!!! So excited!! Thank you @smokelong.bsky.social !

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SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

The SmokeLong Workshop Prize Long List just went live. It has been a mountain of great work. We received just over 400 entries from our workshop participants in 2025. Congratulations to all! www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...

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The SmokeLong Workshop Prize — The Long List - SmokeLong Quarterly

Each year, SmokeLong hosts The SmokeLong Workshop Prize competition, a free-to-enter competition for anyone who’s participated in a SmokeLong workshop. To date, our workshop participants (past and cur...

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Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos @delgeo14.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Raw Lit - Issue 8 is live! rawlit.weebly.com/issue8.html

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Swetha Amit @swethaamit.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Have a 100 word micro up in Nunum done in a 100 anthology - a pics that was curated at the @smokelong.bsky.social workshop! Thank you editors!

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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

AMAZING NEWS 🤩Contributor Lia Hagen's WHAT WE BROKE, from our January Issue, is featured in the Memoir Monday Roundup!! Thank you to @memoirland.bsky.social & check out the list: buff.ly/BiEmTuZ Find WHAT WE BROKE here: buff.ly/s9v6HdU

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The Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Today's shortlisted story is "The Curator Who Counted Shadows" by Vaishnavi Pusapati. A beautifully crafted evocation of character and place: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-stori...

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The Curator Who Counted Shadows | MattKendrick.co.uk

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The Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Today's shortlisted story is "weak beans" by Barnaby Wick. A piece which effectively covers so much narrative in such such an original tone of voice: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-stori...

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weak beans | MattKendrick.co.uk

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Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

This month's #Mondettes picked by @iamchrisscott.bsky.social ⚡Ten wonderful flash fictions 🔍Ten splashes of analysis as to why Chris made these brilliant picks 🪴Three fantastic prompts to get you writing mondettes.substack.com/p/january-2026

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January 2026

Ten stories picked by Chris Scott

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SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Join SmokeLong for a reading and interview with Patricia Q. Bidar to celebrate the publication of Pardon Me for Moonwalking. January 31, 9pm NYC. DM us for an invitation!

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SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

"...voice, language, imagination." Nadia Born is our featured author this week. Read Melissa Llanes Brownlee's interview with the author at smokelong dot com and then "the sentence tree," a finalist for The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest. www.smokelong.com/interviews/s...

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Smoke Signals with Nadia Born - SmokeLong Quarterly

First, let me say congratulations. I love “the sentence tree.” I’m a huge linguistics nerd, and when I saw your title in our queue, I was intrigued. Did your micro start out with diagramming sentences...

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The Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Today's shortlisted story is "The Bit Part Actress" by Jo Withers. A brilliant character study that ironically (given the first sentence) brings its protagonist fully to life: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-stori...

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The Bit Part Actress | MattKendrick.co.uk

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The Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Today's shortlisted story is "Pattern" by David Anson Lee. A micro that uses anadiplosis to such great effect: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-stori...

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Pattern | MattKendrick.co.uk

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Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Who wants something entirely wonderful for a Monday? This month I've handed over my monthly craft article to a dazzle of other writers who've provided tips and prompts for writing effective flash: prattlefogandgravelrap.substack.com/p/tips-and-p...

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Tips and Prompts for the New Writing Year

January feels a little too early in the year to be fully engaging my brain.

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Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Welkin longlist day is one of my favourite days of the year. So wonderful to see everyone's joy and the general embracing of the competition by the whole writing community.

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Flash Frog @flashfrog.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Exciting Frog week ahead: 1) We’ll be sharing our “Flash Frog by the numbers” for 2025. Even word lovers can appreciate a good stat or two!📈 2) The Blue Frog contest is in full swing! flash-frog.com/contest/ 🐸💙 3) We have a very special, exciting announcement on Tuesday… 👀

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Contest

The Blue Frog The Blue Frog is Flash Frog’s annual flash fiction contest. Taking place each January, the contest features a new theme based on what type of stories we wish we had seen more of…

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The Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Last day for entries today. A reminder that the deadline is 3pm GMT! Don't get caught out!

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Flash Frog @flashfrog.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

🚨The 5th annual Blue Frog flash fiction contest is now open!! flash-frog.com/submit/

Blue flier for the 5th annual Blue Frog flash fiction prize. Theme: Family. Guest Judge: Camille U. Adams. Jan 1-31st. $5/story. $700 in prizes.

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C Maxfield @pickledp3.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Reading the 2025 @welkinprize.bsky.social shortlist, I can’t get over how perfectly suggestive ‘Mayday’ is: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...

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The Welkin Writing Prize | Shortlist 25

Shortlisted pieces for the 2025 Welkin Mini

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Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos @delgeo14.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Happy New Year! Our submissions are open for Issue 8 -Prose & Poetry / Art & Hybrids Optional theme: Wilderness Optional prompt: ‘Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.’ ― Edward Abbey rawlit.weebly.com/submissions....

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Okay Donkey Magazine @okaydonkeymag.com · 01/01/2026

OKD is open again for free subs until we reach our cap! Learn more about us and submit your best poetry or flash fiction: buff.ly/chQ4jpz Okay Donkey is always open for tip jar ($2.50) or expedited ($4.00) subs! Your contribution helps us pay our contributors and cover other mag-related expenses.

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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Ayo! About that time once again. Our 92nd issue is live, so tell that one cousin still giving their Midwestern goodbye at the family holiday party. www.roifaineantpress.com/blog #writingcommunity

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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 23/12/2025

The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5

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Tracie Adams @tracieadams.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Dreams come true, y’all. Thank you Laura EIC for nominating my little story. And big thanks to @mattkendrick.bsky.social and @smokelong.bsky.social where this one was born and polished!

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Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

I've taken the reins for this month's #Mondettes - it's my end-of-year round-up of some of my favourites from 2025, also known as the MAFFIAS!!! mondettes.substack.com/p/december-2...

Against a black background the gold text reads "The MAFFIAS. The Matt Flash Fiction Awards 2025." There is an icon of a maffiosa also in gold.

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Cole Beauchamp 🏳️‍🌈 📖 @nomad-sw18.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Delighted to have my Star Wars micro "Don't mistake a red lightsaber for love, and other life advice I've given my daughter" in this beautiful NUNUM anthology - Done in a Hundred. Workshopped in the wonderful @smokelong.bsky.social Fitness. You can find it here: www.nunum.ca/anthologies....

White cover of NUNUM anthology - Done in a Hundred, a collection of 100-word stories

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The Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Adding to my list of thoughts from reading entries, this morning I've been trying to whittle down the ones I've been clinging on to, and what I'm doing at this stage is looking for (a) memorability and (b) something new...

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Reckon Review @reckonreview.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

We are excited to share our nominees for Best Microfiction 2026: Margo Griffin & Amanda Ashworth! Best of luck & big hugs to these brilliant writers. See reckonreview.com/award-nomina... for links to their stories.

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