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With our submission window set to open shortly we’d like to take a moment to introduce you to this year’s judging panel.  This year, we’re excited to announce that Sara Chansarkar, Jan Kaneen, David Rhymes and Alison Wassell will be doing it all: reading the submissions that come in, compiling a shortlist, and then deciding on … Read more

We are delighted to welcome Sara Hills to the National Flash Fiction Day team as this year’s guest editor for the 2024 National Flash Fiction Day anthology.  She’ll be joining NFFD’s Anthology Editor Karen Jones in putting together this year’s anthology of flash fiction from around the world.  You can read more about this year’s editors here. The theme for … Read more

The 2023 National Flash Fiction Day Anthology and Microfiction Competition will open for submissions on 1 December 2023…but in the meantime, if you’d like to catch up on your NFFD reading, we’re reducing the prices of all the anthologies from past years. All NFFD print anthologies up to 2022 are now on sale for a … Read more

Thank you to everyone involved in the Scratching the Sands: 2023 National Flash Fiction Day Anthology launch. If you weren’t able to make it, or if you’d like to revisit the fantastic readers from some of the authors appearing in the anthology, hop on over to YouTube where you can watch a recording. Here’s the … Read more

Huge thanks to Anita Goveas and Farhana Khalique for their fantastic workshop yesterday.  If you missed out, then you’re in luck: Click here for a recording of today’s session. You’ll need to enter the password 4jHM&2rN to access the workshop. We are truly grateful to Anita and Farhana for offering their annual National Flash Fiction … Read more

This year, The Write-In is adding in a little spice to its prompt writing challenge. Over the course of National Flash Fiction Day, we’re publishing one prompt per hour for a total of 25 prompts. You have until Sunday 25 June at 23:59 BST to submit them for possible publication at The Write-In, and for … Read more

The Official NFFD 2023 Roadmap The UK’s National Flash Fiction Day starts at 00:01 BST on Saturday, 24 June 2023. Here’s your handy guide to what’s happening when…. Read with us! For 24 hours straight starting at 00:01 BST on Saturday, 24 June, FlashFlood, NFFD’s curated online journal, will be publishing one flash every 5 … Read more

The UK’s National Flash Fiction Day starts at 00:01 BST on Saturday, 24 June 2023. If you’re running something flashy on or near National Flash Fiction Day, do let us know so we can spread the word. Here’s what we’re planning when…. FlashFlood: 24 Hours of Flash For 24 hours straight starting at 00:01 BST … Read more

We’re delighted to introduce the title and cover of our newest anthology, Scratching the Sands: National Flash Fiction Day Anthology 2023.  It will launch on 24 June 2023, but you can pre-order here.         Thanks to Christine Collinson, author of the eponymous story and to our artist-in-residence Jeanette Sheppard who provided the cover … Read more

To celebrate National Flash Fiction Day 2023, the brilliant Anita Goveas and Farhana Khalique are offering a FREE flash prompt workshop on Saturday, 24 June 2023 from 09:30 – 10:30 BST.  The workshop is free, but you’ll need to sign up in advance as places are limited.  Details and the sign-up form can be found … Read more