Interview Series

‘Particularity and playfulness’: an interview with Emily Devane

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Welcome to the fifth and final of our series of interviews with this year’s National Flash Fiction Day Anthology Editors and Microfiction Competition Judges! Submissions for the Anthology and Microfiction Competition are open until 15 February 2026. This week, Diane Simmons chats with Emily Devane, one of this year’s Microfiction Competition judges, about various topics … Read more

‘Small flash carries huge power’: an interview with Debra A. Daniel

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Welcome to the third of our series of interviews with this year’s National Flash Fiction Day Anthology Editors and Microfiction Competition Judges! Submissions for the Anthology and Microfiction Competition are open until 15 February 2026. This week, Diane Simmons chats with Debra A. Daniel, one of this year’s Microfiction Competition judges, about various things including … Read more

‘When the white space speaks’: an interview with David Swann

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Welcome to the fourth of our series of interviews with this year’s National Flash Fiction Day Anthology Editors and Microfiction Competition Judges! Submissions for the Anthology and Microfiction Competition are open until 15 February 2026. This week, Diane Simmons chats with David Swann, one of this year’s Microfiction Competition judges, about various topics including his … Read more

‘Trust the reader’s imagination’: an interview with Joanna Campbell

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Welcome to the second of our series of interviews with this year’s National Flash Fiction Day Anthology Editors and Microfiction Competition Judges! Submissions for the Anthology and Microfiction Competition are open until 15 February 2026. This week, Diane Simmons chats with Joanna Campbell, one of this year’s Microfiction Competition judges and National Flash Fiction Day’s … Read more

Write, rewrite and rewrite some more, making sure the title works hard: An Interview with Sherry Morris

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Welcome to the fourth of our series of interviews with this year’s National Flash Fiction Day Anthology Editors and Microfiction Competition Judges! Submissions for the Anthology and Microfiction Competition are open until 15 February 2025. This week, NFFD’s Diane Simmons chats with Sherry Morris, one of this year’s NFFD Microfiction Competition Judges, about her inspirations … Read more

Shear the unnecessaries until you have your gem: An Interview with Sudha Balagopal

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Welcome to the third of our series of interviews with this year’s National Flash Fiction Day Anthology Editors and Microfiction Competition Judges! Submissions for the Anthology and Microfiction Competition are open until 15 February 2025. This week, NFFD’s Diane Simmons chats with Sudha Balagopal, one of this year’s NFFD Microfiction Competition Judges, about her writing … Read more

Give yourself permission to play: an interview with Sara Hills

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Welcome to the first of our series of interviews with this year’s National Flash Fiction Day Anthology Editors and Microfiction Competition Judges! Submissions for the Anthology and Microfiction Competition are open until 15 February 2024 and this interview series will resume in the new year. This week, Diane Simmons chats with Sara Hills, this year’s … Read more