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Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I've got 4 free spots to give away for this for low income writers. If this is you, please DM me and I'll get you signed up! Everyeone else, I'd be grateful if you could share so this gets to the right people. I'll even throw in a free spot for someone (picked out the hat) who does just that!

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Kate Axeford @kateaxeford.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Get your historical skates on. Last day to submit today! ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

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ellipsis zine @ellipsiszine.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Web submissions are open for historical fiction. 14th-20th September, 1,000 words or fewer. The usual guidelines apply and can be found here: ellipsis-zine.com/submit

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BBC Radio 3 Now Playing Bot (Unofficial) @bbcradio3bot.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

BBC Radio 3 Saturday Morning Jordi Savall talks to Tom about his career, Rafael Payare speaks about Coleridge-Taylor's The Song of Hiawatha, and Jennifer Higdon reveals the origin of her piece Blue Cathedral.

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Gilbert White @gilbertwhite.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

1777: Swifts many. Flocks of lap-wings resorts to the downs & uplands.

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Jonathan Gibbs @jonathangibbs.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Here’s Royle on reading favourite short stories: “When I reread them, it’s like lighting a candle, and when I’ve finished reading, the draught created by the closing book blows out the candle and I'm left with a curl of smoke, my memory of the story, which slowly dissipates.” Lovely.

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@Galleybeggars @galleybeggars.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

The Galley Beggar Press Short Story Prize 2026-2027 is now open for submissions: www.galleybeggar.co.uk/prize

Info about the prize. £3000 to the winner. £200 Shortlisted. £50 longlisted

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Salt Books @saltpublishing.com · 24/07/2026

🌞 Last few days of our Salt Summer Saver 🎈 20% off everything in our store, plus free shipping on orders over £40 ! Click the link below: www.saltpublishing.com/discount/5T2... Or use discount code 5T2JNKFV98VT in the checkout. [Offer ends 31 July 2026] #SaltBooks #BookSky

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Tom Jenks @tomjenksuk.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

References to rain in Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë (1847), in order of occurrence.

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Jonathan Gibbs @jonathangibbs.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I tell creative non-fiction students that their main job is to get the reader to believe them; I also tell them I can't actually fact-check their submissions: all I can do is evaluate how credible their stories are. So this would be a great book for a non-fiction writer to read. How to be believed.

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Salt Books @saltpublishing.com · 23/07/2026

Last few days of our Salt summer saver 🌞 20% off everything in our store until the end of July. Click on the link 👇 www.saltpublishing.com/discount/5T2... Or use discount code 5T2JNKFV98VT in the checkout. Happy shopping! #SaltBooks

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Manchester, 1976, photo by John Bulmer.

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Mr and Mrs Robson, Duke Street, Sunderland, 1973, photo by Ian Berry for New Society magazine.

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Ming Ho @minghowriter.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Petition: Ban on sale of disposable BBQs Disposable BBQs are increasingly linked to preventable wildfires, which poses a serious risk to public safety & wildlife. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/77...

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Petition: Ban on sale of disposable BBQs

We want the Government to introduce a nationwide ban on the sale of single-use disposable barbecues. Disposable BBQs are increasingly linked to preventable wildfires, which poses a serious risk to pu...

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Hull, 1970s, photo by Sean Plunkett (1948-2023).

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Swifts eat, sleep, drink, mate, & even bathe on the wing, rarely landing except to nest. They can switch off one half of their brain to rest, swoop low over water to drink, & fly through rain to wash. What extraordinary little birds. #SwiftAwarenessWeek

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Luke Taylor MP @luketaylorld.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I'm backing the #BeTickAware campaign run by Lyme Disease UK. It's peak tick season, so there's a higher risk of bites while outdoors. Bite prevention and safe removal is important to reduce the risk of Lyme disease. Learn how to protect yourself, your family and pets at lymediseaseuk.com

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Sharon Telfer @sharontelfer.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Congratulations to everyone on the @wigleaf.bsky.social Top 50, and on the long list. My timeline has been a gorgeous stream of sharing and celebration - just like the old days! Looking forward to catching up with these powerhouse flashes

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bathflashaward.bsky.social @bathflashaward.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Here It is at last — How to Fold a World Map the 2025 BFFA anthology containing stories from the 3 2025 awards Copies will be posted to contributors soon. Thanks everyone for your patience www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2026/06/bath...

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flashficfestuk.bsky.social @flashficfestuk.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Excited that the 2025 Flash Fiction Festival Anthology Is now published ready for this year’s festival where it will be launched with readings! We’re back to red again. It’s the first of the new rainbow series www.flashfictionfestival.com/published-no...

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Sharon Telfer @sharontelfer.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

@electrarhodes.bsky.social I saw this and thought of you! Can’t remember if you actually knit, but thought the idea would appeal to

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Cambridge Diary @cambridgediary.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

So, here are my revised contenders for the month of March in the 2027 Cambridge Diary Calendar - and yes, I will keep suggesting the doggie in the window until it wins 🙂 Vote away! Don't forget that you can see the progress in real-time at www.cambridgebooks.co.uk/2027-calendar

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bathflashaward.bsky.social @bathflashaward.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

The 3 winners of the 2026 BFFA NIF Award now published in paperback on Amazon worldwide. Congrats to winner Victoria Melekian & runners up @joannacampbell.bsky.social & @bsherm36.bsky.social Novellas also for sale at flashfictionfestival.com www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2026/06/bffa... ...

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BFFA 2026 Novella-in-Flash Winners published!

We’re thrilled to announce that the winning novellas-in-flash from the 2026 Novella in Flash Award are now published on Amazon worldwide in paperback. Winner: Unhoused by Victora Melekian fro…

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Jupiter Jones @jupiterjonz.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

www.foyles.co.uk/events/ali-s...

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Christina Martin @christinamartin.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Calling all fellow childless cat people. I am doing an event on 7 July for death prep when you're ageing without children. It's free. Register here www.tickettailor.com/events/agein...

Event page for before I go a practical guide to death admin for people ageing without children.

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Emma @emmasartworks.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

If you’re in Hartlepool you can now buy the booklet at Seaton Carew Community Hub on Station Lane (not far from the Tern colony). It’s open Wednesday to Saturday (mornings only on Friday and Saturday). @teesbirds.bsky.social #birdingNorthEast 🪶

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Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I've not even got a cardigan on.

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Sumitra Singam @pleomorphic2.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Think hist fic can’t be done in a micro? Here’s @katehorsleywriter.bsky.social in @natflashficdaynz.bsky.social proving you wrong. Inspo for @welkinpress.bsky.social Genre Prize closing June 30!

Picture of winning entry from Nz Nat Flash Fiction Day 2026 Micro Madness by Kate Horsley “How the strasbourg dancing plague of 1518 begins”

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Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Definitely in need of more historical entries. Where are all the wonderful historical microfictionists hiding out?

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ellipsis zine @ellipsiszine.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Free flash fiction anthology. Download Ellipsis Zine: Four from our website here: ellipsis-zine.com/publications... 23 pieces of creepy and unsettling flash fiction. 800 words or fewer.

A dark forest, overlayed with the title 'The Whisper place'.

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ellipsis zine @ellipsiszine.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Free flash fiction anthology. Download Ellipsis Zine: Two from our website here: ellipsis-zine.com/publications... 40 pieces of micro fiction. 300 words or fewer.

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Sharon Telfer @sharontelfer.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Looking forward to the launch of the gorgeous National Flash Fiction Day Anthology this evening. Over 50 excellent flash fictions on the theme of bridges. Print & ebook www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/bo... #NFFD2026 (And, for lovers of #pilchlit, it does contain pilchards)

Cover of 'Mudlarking: National Flash Fiction Day Anthology 2026'

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Tom Jenks @tomjenksuk.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

New post on visualising Ophelia’s mentions of plants and flowers in Hamlet. tinyurl.com/yw67ana8

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Sharon Telfer @sharontelfer.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

'My sugared heart quickens' Always love to see some historical flash in the mix. This sticky sensual marmaladey treat is just right for Saturday brunch time and, appropriately, by historical flash queen, Christine Collins @collinson26.bsky.social #NFFD2026 #FlashFiction #HistoricalFlash

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Sharon Telfer @sharontelfer.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

'She continues to stare at it for the third minute straight.' There are always some amazing debut flash in the NFFD Flash Flood. Izelle's combines beautiful observation with that turn at the end that makes us feel everything differently. Watch out for the debut writers today #NFFD2026

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Sharon Telfer @sharontelfer.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

UK National Flash Fiction Day is here! An all-day flood of prompts & stories from published & debut #FlashFiction writers. Follow @natflashfictionday.bsky.social & #NFFD2026 to catch them all 👇🏼 Looking forward to the launch of the print anthology tonight

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Lisa Thornton @thorntonforreal.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Follow @natflashfictionday.bsky.social for a 24-hour flood of tiny stories on Saturday, June 13 and a write-in with prompts! My story "Lifetime" will appear at 9:25 Central Time/15:25 BST 🌊 🛟

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Rob Walton @robwaltonwriter.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Delighted to get my contributor’s copy of Mudlarking, this year’s National Flash Fiction Day anthology. The lovely book, excellently edited by Karen Jones and Sharon Telfer, includes my Meet Me Halfway. @natflashfictionday.bsky.social @sharontelfer.bsky.social @karjon.bsky.social

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National Flash Fiction Day @natflashfictionday.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

For 24 hours starting at 00:01 BST on Saturday, 13 June, FlashFlood will be publishing one flash every 5 to 10 minutes. Check in at half past the hour every hour from start to finish for our Debut Flash Series.The Write-In will be posting a flash prompt every hour. www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk

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Anne Howkins @anneh23.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Ooh look what arrived this morning. Thank you @natflashfictionday.bsky.social and judges @sharontelfer.bsky.social and @karjon.bsky.social for choosing my story!

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Shelley Roche-Jacques @shelleyr-j.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Sooki enjoying a peek at the wonderful National Flash Fiction Day anthology 'Mudlarking.' You can get your own copy here: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/bo... Thanks @sharontelfer.bsky.social & @karjon.bsky.social for selecting my story. Can't wait for @natflashfictionday.bsky.social

A black and white cat seems to be reading the National Flash Fiction Day anthology 'Mudlarking'

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National Flash Fiction Day @natflashfictionday.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Two days to go till National Flash Fiction Day! Read with us! Write with us! Publish with us! Celebrate with us! www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Skylarks nest low in tall grass, raising streaky chicks well-hidden from view. Both parents feed them, dropping low to the nest and slipping away quietly to avoid drawing attention. #SpringStories

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Sunburnt Saints Publishing @sunburntsaints.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

New website, up & running at Sunburntsaints.co.uk If you’re interested in subscribing to our chapbooks you can register your interest via the subscriptions page. Don’t forget, @drewgum.bsky.social up first and many more to come! (UK only for now) #Booksky

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National Flash Fiction Day @natflashfictionday.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Our new anthology ‘Mudlarking’ is available to pre-order as an e book for the tiny sum of £2.99. Please consider buying one to support us. Thank you.

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ellipsis zine @ellipsiszine.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

While I work on resurrecting the Ellipsis archive, let’s get the ball rolling… Web submissions are open, 6th-16th June. 1,000 words or fewer. The usual guidelines apply and can be found here: ellipsis-zine.com/submit

6th June - 16th June ellipsis-zine.com/submit

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