Reposted by The Welkin PressMatt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I'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! 01620
Reposted by The Welkin PressMatt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is coming up in a couple of weeks. Still time to join if you want to spend 90 minutes with me thinking about classic time, summary time, slowed time, memory time, dream time, fantasy time and how to use them all in your writing to create the most evocative effect. 072
Reposted by The Welkin PressMatt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 06/09/2026**WIN a place on one of my upcoming workshops for both you & a friend ** I usually do this on Monday, but I'm busy tomorrow, so it's Sunday instead (I'll draw a name on Tuesday) To get your name in the hat, tag someone who's a brilliant supporter of your writing & say why they're brilliant 🤩 461
Reposted by The Welkin PressMatt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Looking forward to teaching my "Time and Tide" workshop where we'll be playing around with time, making it slow down, speed up & go round in circles. Tuesday 6th Oct at 7pm BST OR Saturday 10th Oct at 9am BST Hope some of you can join me 😃 Link below... 184
The Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Announcing the WelkinPress Best Small Fiction nominations for 2026: @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social @thisisguan.bsky.social @jmgatford.bsky.social @melissafitz.bsky.social @authorgreene.bsky.social Links to their brilliant pieces below 👇 93911
The Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Your weekly chance to win a recording of one of my live workshops 😀 022
The Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 24/08/2026This was so lovely when I did it from this account that I'm going to start doing it as a regular thing every Monday. A chance to thank someone wonderful for being wonderful and get a chance to win something (hopefully wonderful!) at the same time! Win-win! 072
Reposted by The Welkin PressMatt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 23/08/2026ICYMI Next round of The Editorial Funnel. 🚨🚨ALSO, bookings open for my Autumn live workshops which are: ⏰Time and Tide (all things timey-wimey in fiction) 🧶Tying in the Ends (on titles and endings) ALSO, last chance for discount on my usual editing prices 🧐 042
Reposted by The Welkin PressKaren Baumgart @cake-girl.bsky.social · 21/08/2026So grateful to be nominated alongside these wonderful writers! Thank you Matt 🥹 471
Reposted by The Welkin PressEmily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 22/08/2026What a gigantic honor! Thank you so much @mattkendrick.bsky.social for loving this little morsel of a story as much as I do. And congratulations to all the other nominees! 3202
Reposted by The Welkin PressEmily Rinkema @emilyrinkema.bsky.social · 22/08/2026What a thrill to have this little story nominated for Best of the Net. Thank you @welkinpress.bsky.social for championing Tom (and Tom)! 281
Reposted by The Welkin PressGillian O’Shaughnessy @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Brilliant. Congratulations Emily 011
Reposted by The Welkin PressMatt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Wonderful selection from @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social. Love all of these; and brilliant to see two @welkinpress.bsky.social gems included as well! Thanks @mynachang.bsky.social for doing these brilliant round-ups. Such a great resource for the flash community. 1144
The Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Announcing the WelkinPress Best of the Net nominations for 2026: @anibanerjee.bsky.social @emilyrinkema.bsky.social @cake-girl.bsky.social Yara Zgheib Links to their brilliant pieces below 👇 3378
Reposted by The Welkin PressMatt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Here's a teaser video to whet your appetite (plenty more of these on the course!) Very proud of this video, especially the train moving along the track at the end 🚂 072
The Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Come edit with me in October! Already a great group booked on for this. Nine slots left. 032
Reposted by The Welkin PressKathryn Aldridge-Morris @kazbarwrites.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Superb @sfreligh.bsky.social , absolute stunner. 121
Reposted by The Welkin PressMatt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Just clocking off for the weekend and my editing inbox is looking very empty. Anyone who wants an eagle eye on their flash, short story, CNF, collection or novel, do please get in touch! 😀 0188
The Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Before I take a bit of a break from Welkin things, it would be remiss of me not to say one big massive thank you to @chriscottom.bsky.social @pleomorphic2.bsky.social @mynachang.bsky.social & @susmitab.bsky.social for their brilliant judging. Also, a big thank you to everyone who entered... 2446
Reposted by The Welkin PressShelley Roche-Jacques @shelleyr-j.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Love this joyful piece! 😍 121
Reposted by The Welkin PressGillian O’Shaughnessy @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social · 12/08/2026This IS a joy! Love this so much 😭😍 111
Reposted by The Welkin PressMyna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 12/08/2026"Are you happy? you asked as we parted, that sharp, strange little question." Gorgeous story! How nice to be reminded of the happiness that exists in the world, and the connections we have to each other. A quick burst of joy! @welkinpress.bsky.social 141
Reposted by The Welkin PressCole Beauchamp 🏳️🌈 📖 @nomad-sw18.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Love the word choices in this glorious Joy Prize winner @welkinpress.bsky.social - champagne-haired, weltered, fishing line twitch. Congrats Amy Luxton 👏🏼👏🏼 Great job Judge @chriscottom.bsky.social and a huge thank you to @mattkendrick.bsky.social for this wonderful contest. What fun it has been ❤️ 271
Reposted by The Welkin PressRonita Chattopadhyay @ronita.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Congratulations @tomljanovic.bsky.social. So atmospheric. 131
The Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 11/08/2026One of the things I've loved over the past three weeks is the wonderful support from one writer to another, so I've decided to award a Reader Prize to a person who has exemplified that support every single day. @ann-graham.bsky.social, you're a superstar! 🤩🤩🤩 2260
The Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 11/08/2026So sad that the Welkin Genre Prize has come to an end. Missed any of these brilliant pieces? Or just want to read them again? So many gems to discover / re-discover here: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-storiesmattkendrick.co.ukWelkin-stories | MattKendrick.co.uk 22011
Reposted by The Welkin PressJames Montgomery @jamesmontgomery.bsky.social · 11/08/2026‘…the swerve of pedestrians around our coats, our bags, my baffled delight.’ Such a deeply human story from Amy Luxton, winner of the Joy Prize in @welkinpress.bsky.social; tinged with a bittersweetness that makes the joy all the more palpable 🏙️ www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-stori...mattkendrick.co.ukSpring, Seven Years Later | MattKendrick.co.uk 1112
Reposted by The Welkin Presssaraschansarkar.bsky.social @saraschansarkar.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Congratulations, Sarah! So well deserved me! 111
Reposted by The Welkin PressColeman Bigelow @cbigs.bsky.social · 11/08/2026It’s no easy feat to write joy. Especially these days. Huge kudos to Amy Luxton for pulling it off so beautifully. 191
Reposted by The Welkin Presssandrinado.bsky.social @sandrinado.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Brilliant 🎇 031
Reposted by The Welkin PressKaren Crawford @karenc.bsky.social · 10/08/2026It's perfect! I have loved reading each and every one! ❤️ 021
The Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Who wants a (hopefully) expert set of eyes on their story? I've got a quiet non-Welkin inbox at the moment and I don't want to be sat there twiddling my thumbs 😀 056
Reposted by The Welkin PressKaren Crawford @karenc.bsky.social · 10/08/2026It's gorgeous! Congrats Amy! 021
Reposted by The Welkin PressMatt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 10/08/2026"And you, champagne-haired in the new sunlight, weltered in the coincidence of meeting in a city neither of us belonged to" A beautiful and resonant micro from Amy Luxton to round off the Welkin Genre Prize 2026. Do give it a read! 1102
Reposted by The Welkin PressClaudia Monpere @claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Placing these two events side by side-- stunning. Beautiful writing. Congratulations Jo Withers. 121
Reposted by The Welkin PressClaudia Monpere @claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Perfect way to begin my day, reading this exquisite, joyful micro. 131
Reposted by The Welkin PressT.L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social · 10/08/2026“And you, champagne-haired in the new sunlight, weltered in the coincidence of meeting in a city neither of us belonged to.” 🥂 131
Reposted by The Welkin PressSudha Balagopal @sudhab.bsky.social · 10/08/2026So beautifully rendered. Amy Luxton's winning piece @welkinpress.bsky.social 👇 131
Reposted by The Welkin PressSudha Balagopal @sudhab.bsky.social · 10/08/2026How does she do it? Read this fabulous winner from @sfreligh.bsky.social @welkinpress.bsky.social 👇 382
Reposted by The Welkin PressDenise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 10/08/2026The ordinariness of this moment. The way it makes us reflect on the things we were all doing before. Captured perfectly by @sfreligh.bsky.social Congratulations 262
Reposted by The Welkin PressJo Gatford @jmgatford.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Love "the same smallsome girl" and that last line and just ALL this sumptuous language. 231
Reposted by The Welkin PressJo Gatford @jmgatford.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Yes, yes, yes, more joy in flash! Especially like this. 141
Reposted by The Welkin PressJo Gatford @jmgatford.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Oof, yes indeed! What an amazing crop of stories all round. 021
Reposted by The Welkin PressSarah Freligh @sfreligh.bsky.social · 10/08/202680 words, according to the judge’s comment! A miracle of a story!!! 131
Reposted by The Welkin PressDenise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 10/08/2026I have always loved the song Changing Lights by Stacey Kent, words by Kazuo Ishiguro. This 100 word flash evokes those same emotions of paths crossing. Congratulations. 372
Reposted by The Welkin Presskawalker.bsky.social @kawalker.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Wonderfully warm. Very worthy Joy winner. 011
Reposted by The Welkin PressSuzanne (writing as S A Greene) @sagreene1.bsky.social · 10/08/2026One of those seemingly quiet flashes that delivers whole worlds between the lines. A masterclass in restraint and trust in the reader to evoke all the feels. Brava!👏👏👏 171
Reposted by The Welkin PressKaren Baumgart @cake-girl.bsky.social · 10/08/2026‘Are you happy? you asked as we parted, that sharp, strange little question’. Oh my heart - this is such a delightful, joy-filled, romantic micro by Amy Luxton, winner of the @welkinpress.bsky.social Joy Prize 💗🫶 151