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Submission call: Quiet #horror 500 - 2,500 words #FlashFiction #ShortStories

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'WE’RE WALKING TOWARDS the edge of the page with our backs to the story.' Anyway, I Wish You Well by @sagreene1.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social. #FlashFiction fictivedream.com/2025/02/14/a...

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Calling all #poets! #poetry @saloneurope.bsky.social is made up of a brilliant bunch of writers doing incredibly positive stuff. Drop them a line!

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I Don't Understand What You're Offering, What You're Asking #collage 29.4 X 21 cm 2025 www.collage-studio.com

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Hello! I'm an editor and a writer and a problem solver with a friendly pair of eyes/ears who LOVES talking to other writers about their work. Book a chat + feedback session with me and get a little literary boost to help your writing along! www.jogatford.com/creative-coa... #WritingCommunity

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RIP Tom Robbins. One of my favourite of his brilliant similes from Fierce Invalides Home from Hot Climates -

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Online writing retreat with @proppencil.bsky.social coming up 👇

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This month’s ekphrastic writing workshop features paintings by an artist who celebrates humanity, sensitivity & community. He says - ‘In my professional life, one of the greatest rewards was that the work brought warmth and togetherness among the viewers’. www.anikacarpenter.com/ekphrastic-w...

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Posting this here in the hope it'll reach someone who, not only lives in or around Shoreham-by-Sea, UK but is also hungry to learn about and write flash fiction. #Shoreham #writing #CreativeWriting #Sussex www.anikacarpenter.com/flash.html

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This wee Zoom meet and read is happening Thurs 13 Feb 7pm Melbourne! Lots of amazing people have registered, but there is always room for you! If you have registered, please DM me a word for a game we will play on the day! Registration link (totally free!): us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Her dress was a #thoroughfare that took her from the city to shaded woodlands. She raced music-blaring Volkswagens up and down its long satin skirt, stopped in its pockets for comfort breaks. When it fell into disrepair, she gave it over to hedge mustard and toadflax. #vss365

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This month’s ekphrastic writing workshop features paintings by an artist who celebrates humanity, sensitivity & community. He says - ‘In my professional life, one of the greatest rewards was that the work brought warmth and togetherness among the viewers’. www.anikacarpenter.com/ekphrastic-w...

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Just 10 days left to get your submissions in for the @natflashfictionday.bsky.social Anthology. Up to 500 words on the theme Seasons. www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/an...

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#FlashFiction book club anyone? 👇

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Also available on Substack. anikacarpenter.substack.com/p/art-and-fl... #CreativeWriting

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'Mary Shelley and I have our first date at a union-friendly coffee shop where Bushnick artists with rich parents go after class.' Mary Shelley by Merlin June Mack #FlashFiction allexistinglitmag.wixsite.com/allexisting/...

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What's in this month's post-workshop mail-out? Oh, the usual fare - a writing prompt featuring a cow and a UFO and a link to an animation by Jan Švankmajer where a woman's breasts turn into lemons. Enjoy! #ekphrastic #writingworkshop mailchi.mp/35f190eaeb08...

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Three days left to enter The Bristol Short Story Prize. @bristolshortstory.bsky.social #FlashFiction #ShortStories Deadline: 31 January Genre: any Word count: 4,000 max (no min) 1st Prize: £1,000 In-person awards day: June 7th bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/rules/

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The Creative Future Writers’ Award for underrepresented writers is open! Theme: Wild Deadline: 18 May Prizes: cash, print antholgy, development support from Creative Future & read at the winners' showcase as part of the London Literature Festival 2025 www.creativefuture.org.uk/news/our-ann...

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Superb thread of drabbles from @natflashfictionday.bsky.social judge, and all round lovely chap @jamesmontgomery.bsky.social. #FlashFiction

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Some brilliant writerly folk have signed up for Sunday's Art & Flash, a repeat of Mon's session. Come join us if you can. There will be a badass chef, floating heads, and an uncanny garden, all for your delectation and inspiration. #ekphrastic #writingworkshop www.anikacarpenter.com/ekphrastic-w...

submitted 35 days ago • 1 comment

Some brilliant writerly folk have signed up for Sunday's Art & Flash, a repeat of Mon's session. Come join us if you can. There will be a badass chef, floating heads, and an uncanny garden, all for your delectation and inspiration. #ekphrastic #writingworkshop www.anikacarpenter.com/ekphrastic-w...

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Latest #ekphrastic writing challenge from the brilliant @ekphrasticreview.bsky.social Deadline: January 31 Wordcount: 1,000 max Prompt: Pavonia, by Francis Picabia #FlashFiction

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Yeah, nah, please! 🤩

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On Sunday, January 26th I’ll be repeating this month’s ekphrastic workshop at a new time that, hopefully, suits flashy friends in the US, Canada and Australia (it'll be Monday morning in Oz), and night owls in the UK. Details & booking - www.anikacarpenter.com/ekphrastic-w...

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On Sunday, January 26th I’ll be repeating this month’s ekphrastic workshop at a new time that, hopefully, suits flashy friends in the US, Canada and Australia (it'll be Monday morning in Oz), and night owls in the UK. Details & booking - www.anikacarpenter.com/ekphrastic-w...

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So that you're all prepared for it when it comes, once all the non-winning shortlisted pieces have been published (on the 26th), we'll be opening voting for the "People's Prize" so do keep track of your favourites! If it's anything like last year, every vote will count!

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My next ekphrastic #writingworkshop is on Jan. 20th. This month we'll look at the work of an artist who paints large-scale urban landscapes, which he calls "hybrid theatrical spaces." Book here - www.anikacarpenter.com/ekphrastic-w...

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'Katie peeks at it squeamishly. It’s not that it’s not cute, she goes. It’s just…oh god, I think I’m gonna hurl.' Catching Babies by @sashabrown.bsky.social splitlipthemag.com/flash/0125/s...

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It was such a pleasure to host a session at the online @flashficfestuk.bsky.social! Thank you for having me. For anyone there that fancied seeing more of Returning a Sound, the trumpet/motorbike artwork by Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla, here's a clip. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJYW...

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Tonight! Come join us to talk about writing permissions, habits & taboos & find out how you might be getting in your own way. Can't make it live? Ticketholders get a recording afterwards: www.tickettailor.com/events/tania... #AmWriting #poetry #shortstories #flashfiction #fiction #CNF #hybridwriting

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My next ekphrastic #writingworkshop is on Jan. 20th. This month we'll look at the work of an artist who paints large-scale urban landscapes, which he calls "hybrid theatrical spaces." Book here - www.anikacarpenter.com/ekphrastic-w...

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