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Artist. Flash Fiction writer. Learning to make pots. Artist-in-Residence @natflashfictionday.bsky.social Insta sketchbook @sheppardjeanette Seventy Percent Water - winner Ellipsis Flash Fiction Collection; s/list Saboteur Awards jeanettesheppard.com
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Congratulations all! đź‘Ź

Started editing at midnight and submitted mine at 2.00 am today!Look at all these daylight and evening hours you have left…

Final day to submit. You have till 23:59 GMT today (Saturday 15 Feb) to submit to Micro Fiction Comp (100 words, no theme) & our anthology (500 words, theme of SEASONS). Cash prizes! Huge thanks to everyone who has subbed. Good luck! www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk

More magical micros of up to 100 words have been added to this thread over the last week, including stories from @jaredpovanda.bsky.social, @uksherka.bsky.social, @francesgapper.bsky.social, K. S. Dyal, @chriscottom.bsky.social, @kellathornton.bsky.social and @kazbarwrites.bsky.social ✨

Do you need a snow bear reading a book? I think you do…

Submissions to our anthology and Micro Comp close a week today (Saturday 15 Feb). Anthology subs up to 500 words on theme of SEASONS, Micro Fiction Competition no theme, up to 100 words. For more details pls click on the link: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk

All pieces selected for this year’s anthology will be considered for one of two Editor’s Choice Awards. Karen Jones and Cheryl Markosky will each select one piece to receive a £50 prize!!!

This ⬇️ by @bsherm36.bsky.social The whole flash is knock-out and what a final paragraph!

Thanks again to the 57 of you who came to my Ekphrastic workshop for National Flash Fiction Day last week. Some people have told me that they have already written a flash and submitted it to the anthology, which I'm delighted to know! If you missed last week, you can now see the re-recording.

Hey @scooterwriter.bsky.social @kazbarwrites.bsky.social @jeanettesheppard.bsky.social @smokelong.bsky.social @alisonwoodward.bsky.social @fionamckay.bsky.social @kathyfish.bsky.social We’re looking for badge colour guessers for Last Min Club badge —win a book. Can you guess/share? Thnx

Have a guess. Win a book. ⬇️

It's a great pleasure to open Flash Fiction February 2025 with The Marigolds Lift, Orange by Sudha Balagopal. Please follow the link and enjoy @sudhab.bsky.social #flashfiction #flashfictionfebruary fictivedream.com/2025/02/01/t...

Karen Jones joins BSSA team www.bathshortstoryaward.org/2025/01/28/k... via @bathstoryaward

Submissions to our anthology on the theme of SEASONS (up to 500 words) and entries to our Micro Fiction Competition (no theme, up to 100 words) close a fortnight today. www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk

This week Diane Simmons chats with NFFD’s @karjon.bsky.social. Karen is co-editing the 2025 anthology alongside guest editor, Cheryl Markosky. Karen talks about humour, inspirations, and her top tip for those approaching themed submission calls: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/ne...

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It was wonderful to see so many writers at my @natflashfictionday.bsky.social online workshop last night. Thank you all for coming!

Huge congratulations to @debdanthewriter.bsky.social @fionamckay.bsky.social @stephaniecarty.bsky.social đź‘Źđź‘Źđź‘Ź

Apologies, I previously posted the incorrect time of tomorrow’s workshop. It is at 7:30 pm GMT with artist and writer @jeanettesheppard.bsky.social There are only a couple of tickets left: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/national-f...

Time flies!! Don’t miss out! Cash prizes for the winners and Highly Commended in our micro comp & 2 authors from our anthology subs (theme of SEASONS) will receive prizes of £50 if they are picked as our editors’ favourites!

Looking forward to reading your micro-masterpieces! Send them in by 15 February.

For the evening crowd!

@lunchontuesday.bsky.social workshops are alway jam-packed and inspiring. £12 really is a bargain! There’s also a video of the session if you can’t attend, but you need to book a ticket.

It’s always a thrill to see my work in its new home. This is a giclee print of last year’s NFFD anthology cover. I love that it’s in Johanna’s study, where all her own creative work takes place.

More tickets have been added do if it was showing as sold out please try again.

I've had some requests to run my titles workshop online, so here it is! It's designed for anyone who struggles to come up with good titles for their creative writing. All people/genres welcome! Sat 18 Jan 2025, 6:30pm GMT (recorded if you can't make it) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lions-and-...

All signed up and ready to write - love writing to art! Haven't done a workshop with @jeanettesheppard.bsky.social before but hear lots of good things. Come join me - give it a try. Even better, it's free!

What could be more inspiring than a generative ekphrastic workshop with @jeanettesheppard.bsky.social? I love using art to get your brain whirring - if you get stuck, can just turn to another detail to get the motor running again. Do attend if you’re able to! @natflashfictionday.bsky.social 🖼️