The results of the 2021 National Flash Fiction Day Microfiction Competition are in!
This year we awarded first, second and third prizes, together with seven highly commended flashes. All ten stories will receive prize money and will be published in the 2021 National Flash Fiction Day Anthology, which will be out in time for National Flash Fiction Day on 26 June 2021. The winning and highly commended stories can be read here.
Thank you to our four judges. Their job this year was extremely difficult, requiring extra rounds of voting to reach our final ten. This year's competition was judged by:
- Rachael Dunlop
- K M Elkes
- Sharon Telfer
- Alison Woodhouse
Huge congratulations to our winning and highly commended authors:
FIRST PRIZE
- 'Tea Time' by Susan James
SECOND PRIZE
- 'Last Supper' by Faye Brinsmead
THIRD PRIZE
- 'Amalgamation' by Johanna Robinson
HIGHLY COMMENDED (in alphabetical order)
- 'Adverb' by Sara Siddiqui Chansarkar
- 'The Burning Boy' by Sam Payne
- 'A Cyclist' by Anne Howkins
- 'The Doll Hospital' by Rosie Garland
- 'Long Twilight' By Tracey Weller
- 'Sirens' By Caoimhín de Paor
- 'Summer Breeze' by Paul Dicken
Congratulations again to all our prize-winning and highly commended authors, and to all those who were shortlisted. And, a big thank you to everyone who entered this year’s competition and trusted us with their stories.