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Anna @amhathazard.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It's all Fun & Games until somebody loses a ghoul. Do you have what it takes to follow this months whim and win a game of Who Moves On?! #whimsyfiction #whimsy #microfiction

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Trevor Flanagan (Writer) @trevorflanagan.bsky.social · 18h

My October 2026 #WhimsyFiction #HorrorNarrative has been released into the wild 🤔💜❤️🤗 Y'all might want to keep an eye over your shoulder just in case 😱🤣 Good luck to everyone else taking part 🤞🍀 #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEditors

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Grace Quon @gracequon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I've done a fair handful of writing contests, but @whimsyfiction.bsky.social is the first one where reading the prompts has actually made me smile.

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foofaraw press @foofarawpress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Guess what?! I went back and made trading cards for all the stories we published in July including those from @abigailkemske.bsky.social @joberry.bsky.social and @mmschreier.bsky.social Haven't printed em yet, but you can still leave a tip for the wonderful authors to snag one! foofaraw.press/cards/

a digital shelf of ten trading cards associated to five stories published on foofaraw

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Whimsy @whimsyfiction.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Whimsy October is here, and this month your whim follows you! The theme for our spookier shade of whimsy is… Wholesome Horror. Writers have 7 days to piece together a 300-word tale of whimsy based on one of our five whims and the unique object in their inbox. Now it’s time to run from your whim!

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Hannah Hopkinson @hoppykinz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The most wonderful news greeted me in my inbox this morning. "Is the Price Right?" was among the five selected stories of the September @whimsyfiction.bsky.social competition. Eeek! I'm honored to be among such great stories and writers. Stories will be featured in an upcoming anthology! #writesky

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Whimsy @whimsyfiction.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

48 HOURS UNTIL WHIMSY OCTOBER! 🦙🪶 Deliver us your most terrible best guesses for this month’s theme… And if you haven’t signed up yet - join us, you wonderful wretches, at whimsyfiction.com. Registration closes Wednesday 30th September, 11:59pm CEST. This one’s going to be a damned good time!

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Whimsy @whimsyfiction.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The results for Whimsy September are in! 🦙🪶 Congrats of the whimsical variety to our 5x selected stories sharing the £500 prize pool, & our 5x honourable mentions joining them in our Whimsy Anthology. There was fun, there were games, & there was the biggest range of voices in a whimsy contest yet!

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Whimsy @whimsyfiction.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Squirmy-wormy early birdy. £9 early bird entry for Whimsy October is around for three more days - until 25th September. Sign up at whimsy fiction.com before 1st October to join us for a spookier shade of whimsy! 🦙🪶

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Duilleag @duilleag.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🪶🐿️ looking forward for this one!

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S.A. McNaughton @writermcnaughton.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The @whimsyfiction.bsky.social contest is getting spoooooooky next month. Join in the fun!

A promotional ad for the Whimsy Fictiln contest. Registration closes 30 September. 300 words, 7 days, and a whim. There is a picture of an alpaca riding a writing quill, set against a background with a moon and bats.

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Whimsy @whimsyfiction.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This October is Bring Your Weird Friend to Whimsy Month. It’ll be… safer that way! 🦇🪶 Sidle over to whimsyfiction.com before 30th September to join us. Illustration by @stellabackmandesign 🧛‍♀️

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Whimsy @whimsyfiction.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Welcome shorts fans to Whimsy Game Day Live! Over the coming weeks, we’re the only place to catch highlights from your favourite whimsical short fiction contest. Tune in for goats head-butting anvils, lawnmower jousting, pre-pub oneupmanship, & more. There’s gonna be fun, & there’s gonna be games!

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Whimsy @whimsyfiction.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Get your ducks—nay, alpaca—in a row with our 2027 passes! Join us for The Whole Whimsy, also known as The Most Whimsical Year Ever, or The Half Whimsy from Jan to June next year. Early bird available at whimsyfiction.com until 30th November. Let’s get whimsical, whimsical… 🦙🪶

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Whimsy @whimsyfiction.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The Wandering Library is BACK! For the next few weeks, during the judging window, writers in Whimsy September will be sharing and celebrating their stories in this magical, transient space. It’s going to be a whole bunch of fun (and games), and then, once results roll around—*poof!*—it’s gone. 🦙🪶

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Deano @deankoorey.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

One minute to spare. Not very whimsical of me. But, to be fair, I remained calm throughout. Good luck all.

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Weird Ol’ Madge @weirdauntmadge.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Had fun with this one. I found that, for me, writing for a friend is easier than writing for a whole ‘audience’.

I followed my whim!
(Submitted)
Whimsyfiction.com

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Jo S @jowritesstuff.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Submitted! Two days ago, I was flirting with a DNF and then inspiration struck. That’s the great thing about having 7 days to write! You can discard a few ideas and still have time for an another idea to pop up that insists on being written. @whimsyfiction.bsky.social #whimsyfiction

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Polycraftual @polycraftual.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Whimsy No.3 done, dusted, dropped off. Feels like each submission I improve a little bit. What I wouldn't give for an extra ~200 words though 😅 Picked a different colour this time! 😛 @whimsyfiction.bsky.social #CreativeWriting #FlashFiction #Whimsical

Illustration of an alpaca flying through the night sky on a quill with text suggesting the poster has submitted to the Whimsy Fiction competition for September

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Avery Other @averyother.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

WHIMSY! ✅ This month, I wrote a story inspired by one of my fondest memories. Which could mean anything, since I might be a plastic lawn flamingo from outer space. I've given NOTHING away by saying that. @whimsyfiction.bsky.social

I followed my whim!
Said the majestic alpaca riding atop a flying quill in a moonlit starry sky.
SEPT 2026, Submitted, whimsyfiction.com. In the words of DadRespondsToHeartfeltMessage: "👍"

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Cris @criswrites.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Oof, I was NOT feeling these prompts at first. I thought I'd definitely DNF. But inspiration hit yesterday, and I've ended up with a story I really like. Though, tbf, it's hard to write a whimsical story you don't like. @whimsyfiction.bsky.social #whimsyfiction #whimsicaltales #shortstorycontest

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Athena Law @athena-law.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Nearly a DNF this round due to all suitably whimsical ideas mysteriously vanishing. I found an immature one hiding in the potato drawer and wrestled it straight into the submission form, phew 😅

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Rananda | The Ink Rat @ranandatheinkrat.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Yay! Done! It might seem like 'fun and games' but this one was a toughie (but goodie). Thank you, Tim and the team at Whimsy Fiction for another great round! @whimsyfiction.bsky.social #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

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briellebates.bsky.social @briellebates.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

By the skin of my teeth, I've wrestled a story onto the page for this month's @whimsyfiction.bsky.social! 😅 Three writing comps in one week...what was I thinking? 🫠

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Robob @robob-weber.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

It may look like I did a mega procrastinate again this time, but I *promise* this time is the opposite—just gave a lot of editing time! Mr. Whimsy is gonna have his socks blown off… probably… perchance… #writingcontests #writingcommunity #shortstories #fiction

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Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

On this grey Monday, we have another spotlight from our new issue - @athena-law.bsky.social 🦝 We loved the hermit-crab use of highway signage to tell this story, the bravado and hubris of the MC that's handled with dark humour, and of course, we adored Phineas. trashcatlit.com/silent-killer/

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Jim Sprouse @jimbobbity.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Ready for the Wandering Library to drop on by! @whimsyfiction.bsky.social

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Leow Jinn Jyh @jinnjyh.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

@whimsyfiction.bsky.social Busy days past, busy days ahead, but I didn't leave the prompts unwhimsied.

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Sally R Simon @salgal.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

@whimsyfiction.bsky.social That’s a wrap. I’m getting better at not being so serious. I think.

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Hannah Hopkinson @hoppykinz.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Followed my whims and submitted to @whimsyfiction.bsky.social. Let the games begin. 👩‍⚖️

Alpaca on a feather flying through the night sky. At the top it says "I followed my whim!" In the picture next to alpaca, is a gold circle that says Sept 2026. Below the alpaca is the word "submitted" and the address to the contest's website: whimsyfiction.com

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Sandra Jones @sljoneswriter.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

@whimsyfiction.bsky.social and #Theboobyprize stories drafted. Now on to #Furiousfiction. Any ideas? Not so far…

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Alethea Paul @aletheapaul.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Speaking of organized, I'm trying to organize myself and checking things off my to do list and draft for Whimsy. But I think 🦄 🎈✨whimsy✨🎈🦄 has no schedule.

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Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Our new submission call is now OPEN! 🦝 Prose poetry up to 300 words. Any genre. Celebrating tenacity and difference 💜 Visit our sub page for guidelines, inspo and sub link trashcatlit.com/call-for-pro... Deadline: 10th September, 8pm (BST)

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holly-realski.bsky.social @holly-realski.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Oooh another knight! 🐍🤌💦

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Whimsy @whimsyfiction.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Whimsy September is here, and nothing says “good time” like a bit of organise fun. Thus, the theme for our third contest is Fun and Games! Writers have 7 days to spin a 300-word tale of whimsy based on one of our five whims and the unique object in their inbox. Now, go forth and follow your whim!

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Silly Goose Press @sillygoosepress.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

LAST CALL🪿🪿🪿 sillygoosepress.submittable.com/submit

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Whimsy @whimsyfiction.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Less than 48 hours until Whimsy September, so it’s time for a game. Give us your best worst guesses for our next theme… If you’re not in for September yet, you’re most welcome! 🦙🪶 whimsyfiction.com

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Whimsy @whimsyfiction.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Whimsy September is just THREE of your finest days away! 🦙🪶 Join us this Tuesday for whimsy number 3, working title (abridged): The Funnest Edition of the Most Whimsical Writing Contest in All of the Land and Sea and Space, According to Science, Legend, and… Funicular Weekly. whimsyfiction.com

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Sam James @spjames.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Justice for Wiggins!

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Polycraftual @polycraftual.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Had a lot of fun this month, and read lots of excellent whimsical travel stories! Looking forward to September.

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Anna @amhathazard.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

My @whimsyfiction.bsky.social fiction entry led me straight into the weeds with the lovely trio of Tink, Tank and Tunk. Hopefully I'll be seeing them again soon!

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Whimsy @whimsyfiction.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The Whimsy August Spotlight Story is here - and it’s got QUOKKAS! 🤠 Congratulations Tracy Lindstrom for bringing the COSIEST, SWEETEST tale of whimsy into being. Capri’s Son is a DELIGHT, and we're honoured to give it a home. Illustration by @stellabackmandesign. www.whimsyfiction.com/capris-son

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Whimsy @whimsyfiction.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Behold, the second addition to our shrine to brilliant beginnings - the Whimsy Wall of First Lines. Congratulations to Rachel Henderson - your opening line is just perfect, smile-giving whimsy. Fancy joining Rachel in first line history? Whimsy September starts this Tuesday! whimsyfiction.com

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Whimsy @whimsyfiction.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The results for Whimsy August are in! 🦙🪶 A huge, WHIMSICAL congratulations to our five selected stories and five honourable mentions. This group captured the spirit of Whimsy and our Happy Travels theme in absolute style. whimsyfiction.com/contests/results-august-2026

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Whimsy @whimsyfiction.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Selected stories and honourable mentions for Whimsy August are, according to Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, “Done-done-done donnnnnne!” See you WEDNESDAY for results 🤠

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The Molotov Cocktail @molotovlitzine.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Need some inspiration for our #FlashMonster the 13th contest? Reread last year's Top 10 to get those creative juices flowing. (This year's contest guidelines can be found here: themolotovcocktail.com/flash-monste...) themolotovcocktail.com/2025/10/31/f... #flashfiction #writingcontest

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Flash Monster 2025

This is Halloween. I We Were Never Afraid of the Spider by Timothy Fox II In Darkness by Eoin Nordman III Toxoplasma Odocoileus by Colin Alexander IV Son of Seanfhocail by Joseph Gilbride V…

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Not Quite Write @notquitewrite.com · 21/08/2026

Entry for our *final round for 2026* is 20% off for a limited time. From 23-25 October, the Not Quite Write Prize will challenge you to write a 500-word story in response to our prompts. Prizes include over AU$4,000 plus print publication! More info: notquitewriteprize.com Spread the word!

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