Deadline 31st December 2026. How It Works We invite you to bring to life one of the winning short stories (under 500 words) from our flash fiction competition by adapting it into a short film or animation under 2 minutes long. Your creation should capture the spirit of epiphany — a transformative moment which causes one Read More

More importantly, what have you been up to? I've mostly been editing the next Little Mallow novel, although I did pause to dash off a short story to send to My Weekly and make a submission to Ulverscroft.Have you had any successes, or other writing news?

Rananda Rich is the editor of The Last Plastic Fork and Other Green Epiphanies, an anthology of green flash fiction arising from the Green Stories Project 2025 writing competition.

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Today I release Edition 10 of my #JigsawToSaveTheWorld which focuses on how we measure success. I talk about the GDP and alternative measures of success such as a #WellbeingIndex, and finish with a su...

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Short stories hand-picked from authors around the world. Submissions accepted. Humour, crime, sci-fi, fantasy, horror and everyday life.

From dinosaur extinctions to a Himalyan memoir, climate science and creative writing experts review some of the best new and upcoming titles to look out for in 2026.