To begin the Autumn, the fourth series of the online Great Festival Flash Off, hosted by Jude, is now open for booking!
Saturdays, October 26th, November 30th and January 11th.
Still only £30 a day (11.00 am to 6.30 pm, London time).
Book via Paypal or card at flashfictionfestival.com
Each day includes a mini writing contest with ekphrastic prompts from Jude In October, loosely following the challenges in the Great British Bake Off the nearly vintage reality TV show, you will write your ‘signature’ challenge, November there’s a technical challenge and in January a ‘showstopper’. Judged by Diane Simmons, the winner and two runners up will receive Ad Hoc Fiction books, free entries to Bath Flash Fiction Award and publication.

We also. have 2 60 minute workshops, and one ninety minute workshop each day. Workshops run by Kathy Fish, Sarah Freligh, Judy Darley, Anika Carpenter, Stephanie Carty, Audrey Niven, Alison Woodhouse, Ingrid Jendrzejewski, plus a special Novella in Flash session with NIF writers, Karen Jones and Diane Simmons discussing, reading from and answering questions on their new novellas. There is also Yoga for Writers with Sudha Balagopal, readings, and chat in break out groups. Further details on the website.

Hope you can come! And if you are in vicinity, come to a free evening of readings, this Saturday 28th September at St James. Lots of well-known flash fictioneers reading one flash each and slightly longer readings from Diane Simmons and Flemming George who will read from their recently published novellas in flash. I’ll also be reading a few stories from my new collection.

And. here’s another two reminders for you. Our 28th £1460 prize fund single flash Award for up to 300 word storiescloses Sunday October and our ninth yearly Novella in Flash Award closes in just over a month on October 31st. More details on this website.
(In case you want a writing prompt, why not let the photograph spark off an autumn spider story?

Jude, September 27th, 2024