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Özge Lena @lenaozge.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Over the moon to have two poems nominated for BOTN 2027 of @sundresspub.bsky.social by the wonderful Frazzled Lit! #poetrysky #bestofthenet

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Delighted to announce our Best of The Net nominations 2026. You lot are on 🔥! www.frazzledlit.com/p/best-of-th... @jmcm.bsky.social @lenaozge.bsky.social @deirdmault.bsky.social @demimondaine.bsky.social @tracierenee.bsky.social Congratulations to our writers!

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Exciting News! @frazzledlit.bsky.social is soon to be in print! We can't wait to put Life As Mask into your hands! Thanks to all of you for your unending support of our mag and our writers. Everyone who has pre-ordered. It means the world to us! @jmcm.bsky.social @kerrybyrne.bsky.social

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

We are so excited to announce our soon to be released anthology.

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Big, big, big news coming from Frazz HQ today! 👀 This will also be avaliable as a physical book after the ebook is released. Pre order open! www.frazzledlit.com/p/pre-order-...

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Big, big, big news coming from Frazz HQ today! 👀 This will also be avaliable as a physical book after the ebook is released. Pre order open! www.frazzledlit.com/p/pre-order-...

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Catherine O'Brien @catherineobrien.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Excited writer alert 🚨⚠️ Work forthcoming in Frazzled Lit Anthology @frazzledlit.bsky.social available to preorder now on Amazon Work forthcoming in The Honest Ulsterman and made the longlist for @northerngravy.bsky.social Thank you to all the hard-working editors out there making author's days.

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

We are absolutely delighted to have you!

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

We think Frazzled Lit is looking HOT 🔥 and we would love you to check out our latest issue. Our Short Story Award is a highlight of the year and our writer's deserve all their success! Check them out! www.frazzledlit.com/p/issue-5-ha... @jmcm.bsky.social

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Issue 5 has landed! We are delighted with it. Thanks for allowing us to showcase your work and trusting us with your words! www.frazzledlit.com/p/issue-5-ha...

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Issue 5 Has Landed

Welcome to the Frazzled Lit Short Story Award 2026 issue!

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June Gemmell @junegemmell.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

This will be fabulous! 💕🎉

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Eirene Eleni @eireneeleni.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Always a delight to read @frazzledlit.bsky.social

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Cole Beauchamp 🏳️‍🌈 📖 @nomad-sw18.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Congrats to @barbarabyar.bsky.social on BIKER JESUS winning 2nd place in @frazzledlit.bsky.social - oh my heart 💔 "Kate kept sinking. It was darker than just her eyes being closed. The sunstroke slathering August heat did not reach the dark depths of the pool." www.frazzledlit.com/p/biker-jesu...

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Biker Jesus

By Barbara Byar (Winner - 2nd place)

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Issue 5 has landed! We are delighted with it. Thanks for allowing us to showcase your work and trusting us with your words! www.frazzledlit.com/p/issue-5-ha...

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Issue 5 Has Landed

Welcome to the Frazzled Lit Short Story Award 2026 issue!

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Drew Gummerson @drewgum.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Who says the internet doesn’t sell books? Just bought Slaves of New York by Tama Janowitz (Instagram post about hot men in film) and @jamesgwriter.bsky.social @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social after listening to @frazzledlit.bsky.social interview. open.substack.com/pub/authorjm...

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Jamie Guiney - In Conversation

Watch now | Jamie discusses The Lightning, his debut novel, with Jennifer

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Katie McDermott @katiemcd.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Delighted to have my story 'I'm the reason the sea is mad' published by @frazzledlit.bsky.social, they are such a lovely team to work with! www.frazzledlit.com/p/im-the-rea... (Audio and print versions available at the above link)

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I'm the reason the sea is mad

By Katie McDermott (Highly Commended)

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Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Congratulations to Trash Fam @jennyhart2001.bsky.social and Luuk Schokker 💜💜

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Christina Tudor @christinaltudor.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

For the @smokelong.bsky.social #archivechallenge @marrymemachine.bsky.social writes about technology, family, and real life through fragments in @frazzledlit.bsky.social: www.frazzledlit.com/p/if-heather...

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If Heather Falls

Flash fiction by Kellan Jansen

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Christina Tudor @christinaltudor.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

"Can a locksmith bolt it from inside so she can’t escape again? – and the second the thought forms, guilt wriggles through you like a pack of rattlesnakes." Obviously had to include @bsherm36.bsky.social in @frazzledlit.bsky.social for the #archivechallenge: www.frazzledlit.com/p/snakes

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Snakes

Flash fiction by Beth Sherman

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BOObara Byar 👻👻 @barbarabyar.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Cant wait for my 2nd prize story, BIKER JESUS to be published in the special competition issue of @frazzledlit.bsky.social! Coming 6th September

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Liam O'Marascal @joemarshallauthor.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Delighted and humbled to see that the two short stories I submitted have both made the longlist. Thank you @frazzledlit.bsky.social for believing in my work. #shortstory #ireland #irish #competition #submissions #litmag #amquerying #litjournal #fiction #writing #publishing

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Announcing the LONGLIST!

The stories that made our Short Story Award 2026 longlist

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BOObara Byar 👻👻 @barbarabyar.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Thrilled to have a story on the @frazzledlit.bsky.social Short Story Prize longlist! open.substack.com/pub/authorjm...

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Announcing the LONGLIST!

The stories that made our Short Story Award 2026 longlist

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BOObara Byar 👻👻 @barbarabyar.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Thrilled to find my story on the @frazzledlit.bsky.social storybprize shortlist! substack.com/@barbarabyar...

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Barbara Byar (@barbarabyar)

Delighted to have a story on the @Frazzled Lit shortlist!

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BOObara Byar 👻👻 @barbarabyar.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Seriously the best news I've had in a good while! Delighted to be a finalist in this great short story comp and excited to have the brilliant Donal Ryan read and judge my story. Many thanks to the entire @frazzledlit.bsky.social team!! open.substack.com/pub/authorjm...

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Announcing our FINALISTS!

These six stories are the very best of the best!

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Christina Tudor @christinaltudor.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I read "Amy's Mom" by @emilyrinkema.bsky.social in @frazzledlit.bsky.social for the @smokelong.bsky.social #archivechallenge on the bus this morning and I've been thinking about it all day. Give it a read: www.frazzledlit.com/p/amys-mom

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Amy's Mom

By Emily Rinkema (Winner - 3rd Place)

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Christina Tudor @christinaltudor.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

"Taxidermy doesn’t prevent extinction but at least it’d keep her frozen in some stance I would understand, some wordless silhouette that gives meaning through symbol. I stick out my tongue. Retract it." Today's #archivechallenge in @frazzledlit.bsky.social: www.frazzledlit.com/p/the-elepha...

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The Elephant Man in the Room

Flash fiction by Marco Visciolaccio

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BOObara Byar 👻👻 @barbarabyar.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Having a story of mine come second place out of hundreds of entries in a competition judged by Donal Ryan means so much to me!! Thanks to Donal for his kind words and to the team at @frazzledlit.bsky.social for running such a great competition. open.substack.com/pub/authorjm...

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Announcing the WINNERS!

Donal Ryan's decisions are in!

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Christina Tudor @christinaltudor.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

"He wore a map of mistakes all over his body, from his little toe to the hairline scar by his right eye." www.frazzledlit.com/p/what-doesn... Great characterization in this one for the @smokelong.bsky.social #archivechallenge @eireneeleni.bsky.social in @frazzledlit.bsky.social

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What doesn't make you stronger kills you

Flash fiction by Eirene Gentle

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Pleased to tease our cover reveal for the Short Story Award Issue. We are so proud of everyone who entered and all our finalists and winners. Can't wait to reveal the contents on the 6th of September! @kerrybyrne.bsky.social @jmcm.bsky.social

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

But we aren't living on a prayer! Loving the words so far... Decisions, Decisions ... www.frazzledlit.com/p/were-halfw...

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

We are busy now. Very, very happily busy 🙏. www.frazzledlit.com/p/we-are-rea...

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Thank you so much to everyone who has submitted to our contest. We cannot wait to get reading! That's a wrap folks!

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Closing in 57 minutes my good people... Go to it!

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

It’s game day! As sports people say, never up, never in (which also sounds dirty), so spit-shine those drafts & toss them to the gods of the story comp. Your words are chomping to get off the bench…(my boss’s formal eval of me last year forbid me from using sport metaphors anymore. Fair.) Submit!

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Time to finalise those submissions. We close TODAY! Www.frazzledlit.com

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Our Short Story Award closes so soon. Look on www.frazzledlit.com for the lest minute details!

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Closing for Short Story Submissions on the 30th of June. Not long left to submit!

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Wondering what else will fly into the inbox in the next three days. Last year you all threw the kitchen sink at this competition and we were astounded by the quality. Keep em coming folks! www.frazzledlit.com

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Only a few days left to submit to the Short Story Award and Donal Ryan has kindly written another piece on the shirt story for all you lovely people out there who are still editing the life out of it! Can't wait to see what you are writing for us! www.frazzledlit.com/p/nowhere-to...

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Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions* @frazzledlit.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Loving the imagery here. Giving me the goosebumps. Emily is totally right of course... not long to go and it's yours for the taking. You won't win if you don't enter! There is definitely gold at the end of this rainbow!

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Emily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Imagine Donal Ryan, Guinness in hand, reading YOUR story on a cliff with wild horses in the misty background. (I’m pretty sure I have an accurate picture of what happens in Ireland…). Only a few days left—get those stories in!

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