In Elizabeth Cohen’s “The Options”, a woman preparing her nephew’s memorial confronts grief, guilt and a family sheltering in her backyard.

Join us to celebrate the launch of our new anthology, By morning, the sea had taken it.

Flash Fiction: Only the Female Mosquito Drinks Blood

I often draw inspiration from water, whether that’s rain, rivers or oceans. It never fails to prompt new ideas about human connectivity and what brings us together, as well as pushing us apar…

Details of our current writing competitions

I adore a novella-in-flash. This means of telling a story, in bite-sized flashes each complete in their own telling, has the power to build up momentum in the style of a rollercoaster, until you’re…

Information about the 2026 Clevedon Litfest 2026 Flash Fiction Award writing competition including submission guidelines, prizes, judges and deadlines.

Information about the 2026 Clevedon Litfest 2026 Flash Fiction Award writing competition including submission guidelines, prizes, judges and deadlines.

I’m currently working on a piece of fiction about a person who takes extraordinary risks in pursuit of hope. All the ‘what if’s and ‘maybe this time’s has the character striving and taking act…

Epoque Press, Independent Publishers

Flash, Haibun, Micro, & Hybrid: 110 Pieces by 110 Authors Nominated by Indie Presses Around the World

In an eerie inversion of seasons, this retelling from Headlong, Bristol Old Vic, Shakespeare’s Globe and Leed’s Playhouse grasps midsummer by the ears and shakes it into midwinter. We’re told that …

Flash fiction Bluespot Ray by author Judy Darley. Published in Temple in a City literary journal.

Flash fiction Bluespot Ray by author Judy Darley. Published in Temple in a City literary journal.

She wondered if that was why she pursued so many risky activities – to lessen the twist by adding a burst of thrill.

Everything is fine: a means to endure / news cycles, historic cycles, menstrual

In the evenings, sunset soaks the garden at the back of their new house, shadows pressing their palms against the walls. Eileen likes to stand in the grass barefoot and feel the energy of the day d…