FlashFlood is open & has reserved spots for unpublished writers. For more details please see our guidelines: flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/p/submission...

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FlashFlood is open! We’d love to receive your subs 😊 Flashes up to 300 words, pre 2023 prev published considered, reserved spots for debut writers. You have until 23:59 on 25 April: flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/p/submission...

FlashFlood opens tomorrow (19 April). Flashes up to 300 words. This year’s editors are: @lunchontuesday.bsky.social @coffeeandpaneer.bsky.social @sarahillswrites.bsky.social @robwaltonwriter.bsky.social @kazbarwrites.bsky.social @scooterwriter.bsky.social @judiwalsh.bsky.social & Cassandra Parkin

Firefly?

Congratulations, Diane!

Paul Spragg

Luke Hollands

Text elements from studio script and original entry along with the audio cover illustration

Notes from the Big Finish site

Today would have been Paul Spragg’s 50th birthday. In his memory, @bigfinish.bsky.social audio competition winner #DoctorWho Short Trips “The Wednesday That Wasn’t” by Luke Hollands is FREE, along with the studio script, original entry, behind-the-scenes interviews, and music suite.

bgfn.sh/st25

A collection of Victorian & Edwardian lockets, an acorn thimble holder from a chatelaine, charms & a tea caddy/writing slope key

I’ll be listing a last minute collection of necklaces made using Victorian & Edwardian lockets, an acorn chatelaine thimble holder, charms & writing slope/tea caddy keys in my Etsy shop 8.30 this evening. Pieces will be sent special delivery tomorrow within UK if the item is a 🎄gift 🗝️
Pls repost, ty

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Our early bird discounts close today. 1 entry £7.50. 2 entries £12.00. Buy now via PayPal. Save receipt & send stories up to 300 words by 1st Feb. £1460 in prizes. Results out end of Feb. Anthology.
Bathflashfictionaward.com

HODDER & STOUGHTON OPEN SUBMISSIONS Visit the post for more.

Check it out!! Hodder & Stoughton have an open submission window for all fiction genres.

Get in quick.

Details in link.

Please share :)

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Submissions to our anthology (up to 500 words on the theme of BRIDGES) & our Microfiction comp (up to 100 words, no theme) are now OPEN until 15 Feb. Our anthology editors & judges are poised ready! You can read more here: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk

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Submissions open tomorrow to our anthology (up to 500 words on the theme of bridges) & to our micro fiction comp (up to 100 words, no theme). You can read more here: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk

We are very excited to reveal our guest editor & theme for our 2026 anthology! Submissions open on 1 Dec & close on 15 Feb 2026. Our microfiction comp judges will be announced next week! www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/an...

My individually handmade recycled silver jewellery including intricate casts of real flowers (snowdrop, bluebell etc), casts of dragonfly Wongs & jay feathers & my tiny wearable sculptures of much-loved British bird species

One of my best-selling mounted art prints of flowers I grew & bought from an honesty florist

Victorian ink bottles that form part of my tiny posy-making mental health kits-they make great gifts

The 12 photos that make up my 2026 botanical calendar-each image is designed to improve mental health

Just added to my Etsy shop:
🌿final small print run of my '26 calendars
🪶my handmade recycled silver jewellery designs (incl intricate casts of real flowers)
🌸limited ed'n mounted art prints of my photos
💐tiny posy mental health kits
Last orders for📮 in time for🌲: 19 Nov
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...

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NFFD will open our MicroFiction Comp ((up to 100 words) & subs to our new anthology (theme to be announced) on 1 Dec. More details coming soon!

Many congratulations to you all!

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Things are happening in NFFD land! We’ve got our anthology guest editor & our 4 microfiction comp judges lined up & we’ve decided on a theme for our next anthology!Watch this space!

You’ll be able to enrol on my early ‘26 courses from this evening & buy spaces as gifts 👇🏼

feels like yet again time to mention that the *videogames* industry (that's a creative industry, which people do creative degrees in) brings in more than twice the amount to the British economy as the fishing and steel industries *combined*

Guess the colours to win a prize!

The Last Minute Club is open tomorrow 5th Oct, the final day of our 31st Award.All entrants tomorrow get a LMC badge. Can you guess the colour this time? A few samples of previous ones below. Winner gets a free entry to the award. Reply here. Results tomorrow
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter

Blue and silver?

Huge congratulations, Jupiter! And the novella sounds great!

My new small museums for mental health w'shop is on Sat 4 Oct
Recent compelling research shows that collecting & arranging collections neatly alleviates anxiety & lifts mood.
Includes:
🌿2 hr zoom-we'll make & photograph small museums
🗝️30% off my Etsy shop:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/smal...

Hurry, hurry!

Managed to get my story in and accepted. Many thanks to Jude @judehwriter2.bsky.social
and Diane @scooterwriter.bsky.social
There’s still time to submit if you haven’t sent anything yet!

My Etsy shop's now open for my 5 sets of greetings cards:spring,summer,autumn,nature/botanical collections & tiny posies.I post to the US now too
I create each of my photos using recent neuroscientific research-looking at them shifts your brain away from fight or flight: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...

New pots available now! www.roseschmits.com

Congratulations Laura! Love your title and look forward to reading the story.

These👇🏼180-125 yo Victorian ink bottles are still available as posy-making kits in my Etsy shop. Each kit is designed to improve mental health & includes a booklet about the neuroscience with how-tos,a dried flowers posy (see photo),stationery extras & a hand-printed box:
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...

My Victorian ink bottle posy kits are now in my shop👇
Some have sold which is fantastic but maybe due to financial climate not as many as usual. I know it's cringey to ask for support but I'm trying to get back on my feet after being v unwell-a RT would help so much x🌿
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...