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sharontelfer.bsky.social
Writer. Editor. Keeps things short. Here (mostly) to share #FlashFiction, #ShortStories, writing community. My flash fiction collection, The Map Waits, is published by Reflex Press: https://www.reflex.press/product/the-map-waits/
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I'm absolutely thrilled to announce PRE-ORDERS are open for my new prose/poetry pamphlet, 'sum of her PARTS' which is an exploration of female body parts & how they are used/abused by those around them. Massive thank you to Sarah @vpresslit.bsky.social for her care & expertise. #writingcommunity

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THREE weeks till our 30th Award ends on June 8th. £1k top prize. Double & triple entries reduced. Judge @mariegethins.bsky.social Results end of June. Anthology And here’s the cover of our delayed 2024 anthology again. Out soon Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter

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What are some of your favourite flash fiction pieces? One that always springs to mind for me is “The Burial of Mrs. Charles D. Jackson” by @bdiggswrites.bsky.social and “Terra Incognita” by @sharontelfer.bsky.social - two stories that stay with me no matter how many times I read them.

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We got there. We did it! For 30 days I’ve been sharing a short story collection a day to celebrate my own short story collection, Saltburn, coming out. But this list is a celebration of all short stories. Which a lot of publishers see as a ‘challenge’ to sell. Please share, love, add. Enjoy❤️

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Honoured and delighted to share our Q&A with Booker Prize winner and Climate Fiction Prize shortlisted author, Samantha Harvey. The winner of the Climate Fiction Prize will be announced on Wednesday 14th May. @jonathancape.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

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I am well the Hamster is well are you well is the day well I miss you

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📢Calling creatives from: - Bristol, Bath, Swindon, Gloucester area - Yorkshire - Tyne & Tees - Cambridgeshire - East Midlands Passionate about protecting your work from AI? Work scraped to train AI? Happy to be interviewed? Contact [email protected].

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I, too, would love to see some #JoyfulFlashFiction ! Spread joy through the timeline, #FlashFiction readers and writers!

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🏆 The Poetry Society invites all to its FREE online awards celebration for The National Poetry Competition 2024, judged by Stephen Sexton, John McAuliffe and Romalyn Ante, featuring performances from this year’s top ten poets alongside past prizewinning poets Ruth Padel and Debbie Lim. Join us on

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People often don’t realise that labelling people as homeless creates stigma and depersonalisation. Those who are experiencing homelessness aren’t defined by their homeless state. The whole issue of labelling is why we designed the info panels for Outsiders the way we did, with Dymo labels for names.

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We are disappointed but not surprised that Meta has used millions of pirated books to develop its AI systems. As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting. But what can authors do? Read here: societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...

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Who has #JoyfulFlashFiction to share? It feels as though there must be some good examples of this... Don't make me start the #WelkinOnSunshine prize for joyful writing. I don't have the energy right now 😂

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It's no longer his birthday, but @mattkendrick.bsky.social is still fab and we all could still do with a little something to smile at. Anyone got any #JoyfulFlashFiction to share today?

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New Micro by @lorisambolbrody.bsky.social “During the day I paint numbers on watch dials so they shine luminescent, but when the factory bell rings, I paint myself for you. My teeth, my eyelids, my nails.” fracturedlit.com/undark/

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Yes to this!! Who has #JoyfulFlashFiction to share? Fill mine and Sharon's timelines with your storytelling joys!

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Who has some Happy #FlashFiction to share? It's International Day of Happiness, World Storytelling Day &. most importantly the birthday of the inestimable @mattkendrick.bsky.social. Matt would love to see his timeline filled w #JoyfulFlashFiction. Do link to your own or others' stories.

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Pulled up at a traffic light in some small Swiss town and... ..wait... what? #MrBenn

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On today’s Notes from the Margin - older writers emerge too open.substack.com/pub/wendypra...

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Please do support your local libraries. We're losing 40 libraries a year. They are such an essential part of our communities. Please, if you can, contact your MP or councillors before its too late. @librariesconnected.bsky.social @theguardian.com www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

submitted 63 days ago • 1 comment

SNEAK PREVIEW--PLEASE SHARE! Given the interest in my first ecopoetry film, I will do a sneak preview today on YouTube at 10:30 a.m. here: youtu.be/u25m-oIoQW8 . I will make the film private an hour later, so please post your comments as soon as you see it. Mwah!

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Our books are well-constructed, good and useful things, and if you buy one, it will enable us to make more. Recent titles include Steve Ely's 'Eely', Angelina D'Roza's 'The Blue Hour', and Rob Hindle's 'Sapo'. You can order them here: longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...

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"I killed the muffin man, slit his throat as he slept. Humpty, Hickory, Horner too" So much invention here - great voice, wonderfully lyrical, brilliantly full of attack. "Too Late for Lullabies" by @marthawrites.bsky.social www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/co...

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Excuse me while I go and get this framed!!

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And putting all our winners together, huge congratulations to @sarahillswrites.bsky.social 1st prize @dawnwriter.bsky.social 2nd prize @erinbondo.com 3rd prize @proliffany.bsky.social highly commended & jay Mckenzie Highly commended. Read their stories at bathflashfictionaward.com

submitted 81 days ago • 3 comments

Our books will last a lifetime, and you can pick up any 3 of them for £32 until Monday. Offer includes collections by Steve Ely, Angelina D'Roza, Rob Hindle, Peter Riley, Nancy Gaffield, Mark Goodwin, Matthew Clegg, Fay Musselwhite, Chris Jones, and more longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...

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