Flash Competition 2026 / Judges’ Report

To conclude @theprideroars.bsky.social's inaugural Flash Competition, we'd like to share our Judges' Report.

Thank you again to all who submitted and to our amazing judges:
Megan Hanlon @sugarpigblog.bsky.social
Fiona McKay @fionamckay.bsky.social
T. L. Tomljanovic @tomljanovic.bsky.social

The two stories in joint second place really blew us away!! So good! Read them NOW!!

Congratulations to the writers of our Highly Commended stories 🎉🎉🎉 I can’t wait for you to read them!!

Thank you so much, Matt ❤️❤️❤️

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Happy #InternationalWomensDay to the lionesses of The Pride Roars
@delgeo14.bsky.social
@mlmcguinness.bsky.social
@sugarpigblog.bsky.social
@ninamiller.bsky.social
@fionamckay.bsky.social
@hilary55.bsky.social
@joycebingham.bsky.social
@pleomorphic2.bsky.social

Aw, thank you so much, Ani 😘

Thank you for sharing, Denise ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you, Denise ❤️❤️❤️

Great voice in this beautifully polished piece of art from @fionamckay.bsky.social

'Family Busines' in Ghost Parachute

I can hear the accent, the love and the heartbresk. It just sings!🎶

Thank you so much, Roz ❤️❤️❤️ Such lovely words 😍

Thank you, Cole!! I hope I find a publisher and you get to read it ❤️

Thanks Jude! I’ll keep sending it out!

Thank you, Mario ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you, Damhnait ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you Suzanne 😘

Loved illustrating this one. It's a beautiful and unique story.

Thank you so much for the illustration, Brooksie ❤️❤️❤️ I love it!

ICYMI - thank you @brettpribble.bsky.social for including my story in this issue ❤️

Family Business — Ghost Parachute ‘Jesus, would you look at her, what is she like?’ ‘You know I can’t see anyone from this angle, mam. I’ve got to keep looking up, keep imploring me da to save me from myself, you know the drill,’ Jesu...

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Thank you to @brettpribble.bsky.social and Ghost Parachute for having my story in this issue ❤️

Thank you so much, Clodagh ❤️❤️❤️ I do hope so!!

Thank you so much, Sudha ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you so much, James ❤️❤️❤️ I’m very nervously giving a workshop on NiFs at FFF this year…

Thank you, Kik ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you so much, Gearóidín ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you so much, Emma ❤️❤️❤️ That’s very kind, and I hope publishers agree!!!!

Congratulations, Beth!! I’m looking forward to reading it!! 🎉

Thank you, Diane ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you, Catherine ❤️❤️❤️

Thanks JP! Good showing of Trash Cats!! 🦝🦝🦝