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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Today, a little humour up at The Pride Roars 😁 "We Regret to Inform You..." by Hilary Ayshford @hilary55.bsky.social theprideroars.blogspot.com/2026/09/we-r...

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We Regret to Inform You… / Hilary Ayshford

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"She held court, delivering honeyed words of praise that had Beatrice hungry for more." Read "A Ballet Queen's Hunger" by @ninamiller.bsky.social in The Pride Roars today! theprideroars.blogspot.com/2026/09/a-ba...

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A Ballet Queen's Hunger / Nina Miller

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The Pride is delighted to announce our nominations for Best Small Fictions 2027. Congratulations to T.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social Nina Miller @ninamiller.bsky.social Karen Arnold, Anne Dorrian & Zoë Davis @meanerharker.bsky.social

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The Pride is delighted to announce our nominations for Best Of The Net 2027. Congratulations to Hilary Ayshford @hilary55.bsky.social Marie-Louise McGuinness @mlmcguinness.bsky.social Megan Hanlon @sugarpigblog.bsky.social & Fiona McKay @fionamckay.bsky.social

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Zoe Davis @meanerharker.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I have a new story up at The Pride Roars. Perfectly gentle for a Sunday afternoon.

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

A stunning new piece in The Pride Roars: Where we Lay by Zoë Davis @meanerharker.bsky.social 'I pre-empt my alarm, watch fat seconds tick towards the hour then slap them quiet.' theprideroars.blogspot.com/2026/08/wher...

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Where we Lay by Zoë Davis

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Hugest of congratulations to our lioness @tomljanovic.bsky.social for winning the Welkin Genre Earth Prize, we could not be prouder! www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-stori...

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Nose Hill Park | MattKendrick.co.uk

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

New on The Pride Roars: 'Full Circle', a collaborative project by Amy Marques (Art) @amymarques.bsky.social & Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos (fiction) @delgeo14.bsky.social theprideroars.blogspot.com/2026/07/full...

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Full Circle / Amy Marques & Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

New micro up at The Pride Roars All It Takes Is a Shit Day for Chris to Snap and Key the Neighbour’s Car by Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos @delgeo14.bsky.social theprideroars.blogspot.com/2026/07/all-...

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All It Takes Is a Shit Day for Chris to Snap and Key the Neighbour’s Car / Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

New in The Pride Roars 'Are You Querying a Manuscript or Trying to Have a Baby?' by Megan Hanlon @sugarpigblog.bsky.social “Have you considered switching to third person?” theprideroars.blogspot.com/2026/07/are-...

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Are You Querying a Manuscript or Trying to Have a Baby? / Megan Hanlon

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Congratulations to our lionesses for making the @Wigleaf top 50 longlist! @fionaemckayryan "The Good People" @TrashCatLit @NinaMD1 "Alone in an Endless Blue" @rawlitmag @DelGeo14 "The Woman You Knew Nothing About" @TrashCatLit 🧵1/2

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Up at The Pride Roars, a new breathless micro by @delgeo14.bsky.social 'this society that has no respect for a girl needing a night out because she’s an angry apple pissed off with her tree' Read "I'm sorry" theprideroars.blogspot.com/2026/06/im-s...

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I’m Sorry / Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Today on The Pride Roars, have a PB&J with Megan Hanlon @sugarpigblog.bsky.social , read 'A Simple Song'. "A nice Wonder Bread or Sunbeam brand will do just fine, a cushion to get lost in like a hug, no need to get fancy." theprideroars.blogspot.com/2026/05/a-si...

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A Simple Song / Megan Hanlon

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Today, in The Pride Roars, read 'Smiley Face, Bus Emoji' by @tomljanovic.bsky.social "They were in the middle of Highway 99. The red brake lights of hundreds of cars stretched around the bend and into the horizon." theprideroars.blogspot.com/2026/05/smil...

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Smiley Face, Bus Emoji / T.L. Tomljanovic

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Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos @delgeo14.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

To conclude @theprideroars.bsky.social's inaugural Flash Competition, we'd like to share our Judges' Report. Thank you again to all who submitted and to our amazing judges: Megan Hanlon @sugarpigblog.bsky.social Fiona McKay @fionamckay.bsky.social T. L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social

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Flash Competition 2026 / Judges’ Report

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Zoe Davis @meanerharker.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

I am absolutely delighted to have won. Thank you so much to @theprideroars.bsky.social for this opportunity and for allowing so many incredible voices to be heard. I am stunned as the stories I have read over the past few days have all been so strong. Well done to all! Keep writing x

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Jude P @judepickledplum.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Such great writing. The standard of all the stories shared has been so good, and this is a deserved winner.

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Nora Nadjarian @noranadj.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

WHAT A STORY!!!! If you read nothing else today, read this 👌It had me smiling, laughing, crying all at the same time. Huge congrats, Zoe Davis @meanerharker.bsky.social

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

And the winner is 'Something About My Father Who I Never Really Knew' by Zoë Davis @meanerharker.bsky.social Congratulations & welcome to the Pride. We're so grateful to @saloneurope.bsky.social for gifting our winner with a one-year membership.♥️ theprideroars.blogspot.com/2026/03/flas...

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

@theprideroars.bsky.social In joint second place: 'Aiden Carthy Walks on Water' by Karen Arnold & 'Liberty Lullaby' by Anne Dorrian. Congratulations to both. We're grateful to @saloneurope.bsky.social for gifting each writer with a 1-month membership🥰 theprideroars.blogspot.com/2026/03/flas...

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

We are delighted to announce our Highly Commended stories Congratulations to Jenny Kingsley Emem, JP Relph @therelphian.bsky.social & Nora Nadjarian @noranadj.bsky.social Thank you @saloneurope.bsky.social for gifting the writers with a 1-month membership🥰 theprideroars.blogspot.com/2026/03/flas...

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Decisions have been made. The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social will be announcing the winners and Highly commended soon. Thank you again to all who submitted, the quality of the work was incredible. theprideroars.blogspot.com/2026/03/flas...

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Nina Miller @ninamiller.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Congratulations to all the shortlisted authors!!! ❤️

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Kerry Byrne @kerrybyrne.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

🎉Huge congrats to everyone on the shortlist!🎉

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Kim Bundy @kimbundy.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Thank you @theprideroars.bsky.social for including my piece on this shortlist. Congratulations to all! 👏

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Zoe Davis @meanerharker.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

I have made the shortlist! Huzzah! What a lovely thing to wake up to this morning. I wish everyone all the very best of luck and look forward to reading the final pieces when they are selected. Thanks @theprideroars.bsky.social Team!

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Zoe Davis @meanerharker.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Delighted to have made the longlist! Thanks to the judges and readers for considering my work :)

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JP Relph @therelphian.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Chuffed to bits to be hanging in there 😀

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Nora Nadjarian @noranadj.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

I spy with my little eye... ✍️ How exciting to spot my title on the shortlist! Congrats to all who made it.

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

We're delighted to announce the Shortlist for our inaugural Flash Competition. Thank you again to all who sent their beautiful work our way. Find the shortlisted titles on our blog: theprideroars.blogspot.com/2026/03/flas...

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Flash Competition 2026 / Shortlist

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Rosaleen Lynch @rosaleenlynch.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Yayyy!!! 🎉 So delighted to be on this longlist! Thanks @theprideroars.bsky.social & congrats fellow longlisters! 👏

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Stephanie King @stephstephking.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Been out of the game for a while (what with grad school & everything) so it's delightful to make it onto a longlist as I try to get back into the swing of things! Congrats to everyone on the list & can't wait to see some of these stories!

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Kim Bundy @kimbundy.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Delighted and honored to be on the @theprideroars.bsky.social flash competition longlist! Big congrats to all the other story tellers, too 🎉

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Amy Barnes @amygcb.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Ooh - I see my little story's title on this wonderful longlist! Congrats to all! Thank you to @theprideroars.bsky.social for including me! ❤️

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LM “Gory” Fontanes 👻 @lorifontanes.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

oooooh wow i’m on the longlist 🙀! thank you so very much @theprideroars.bsky.social for this honor, on International Women’s Day no less! best wishes to the other super talented longlisters 🙏

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JP Relph @therelphian.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Hot Dyam, I have made this longlist 🤯 Thank you to the readers and judges 💜

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Nora Nadjarian @noranadj.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Oh, my goodness, I'm on the longlist! Congrats, all!

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Rashmi Agrawal (she/her) || Thriller Writer @thrivingwordss.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Yay, it feels amazing to be on this list. Congratulations to the other writers. 👏🏼

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Kerry Byrne @kerrybyrne.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Woohoo! Thrilled to see my story here. Congrats to everyone on the longlist! 🎉❤️

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bsherm36.bsky.social @bsherm36.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Excited to have made the longlist! Congrats to my fellow nominees.

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

We're delighted to announce the Longlist for our inaugural Flash Competition. Thank you again to all who sent their beautiful work our way. Find the longlisted titles on our blog: theprideroars.blogspot.com/2026/03/flas...

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Flash Competition 2026 / Longlist

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Nina Miller @ninamiller.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Getting stronger mentally means addressing physical memories. My latest post on @theprideroars.bsky.social #WritingCommunity

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Dan Crawley @danbillyc.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

"My body knows that letting go is not just something my mind detaches from, or my heart forgives, but that my body must transform, must release, must reforge." Wow, this extraordinary writing by @ninamiller.bsky.social in @theprideroars.bsky.social 💙💙💙

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

"The body remembers what the brain tells you to forget" Read "Muscle Memory" by @ninamiller.bsky.social on The Pride Roars theprideroars.blogspot.com/2026/03/musc...

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Muscle Memory / Nina Miller

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Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos @delgeo14.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Only a few days left to submit. theprideroars.blogspot.com/p/flash-comp...

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The Pride Roars @theprideroars.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

There's still time to get your subs in theprideroars.blogspot.com/p/flash-comp...

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