Jude Higgins

So thrilled with this lovely news! Very grateful to @bathflashaward.bsky.social and sending huge congratulations to everyone!

3rd Prize, 32nd Award by Letty Butler the rabbit hole i fall down at 3.07am by Letty Butler What if we’d gone to therapy and seen a calm woman called Charlotte, who listened instead of talked. And we showed her our secrets like a pocke…

Congratulations Letty Butler! www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2026/02/3rd-...

32nd Award Round up Thank you to all who entered our 32nd Award. We received 989 flash fictions of 300 words or under from writers in the following countries: Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Canada, China, Croa…

Round up from our 32nd Award www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2026/02/32nd...

1st Prize 32nd Award: Shelley Roche-Jacques They announce a two-minute silence for the fallen in Morrisons and the woman comes out from behind the deli counter and stands ceremoniously in her gilet and polyester shirt and you lower your head…

Congratulations Shelley Roche Jacques ! www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2026/02/1st-...

32nd Award,Highly commended: Rachel Curzon Hestia / Dionysus by Rachel Curzon When she gets back from big Tesco, all the lights are on and he’s standing at the front door peering at his car keys. Going out, he manages to say, and slides a l…

Congratulations to Rachel Curzon! www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2026/02/32nd...

Winners – Bath Flash Fiction Award

Congratulations Sarp Sozdinler www.bathflashfictionaward.com/category/win...

Judge’s report 32nd Award Thank you so much to Ingrid Jendzrejewski for judging this Award. Ingrid stepped in at a late stage when John Brantingham was not able to judge for this round. We appreciate the care Ingrid has tak…

Do read Ingrid’s @lunchontuesday.bsky.social
https:// really interesting report on winners & special mentions too in our 32nd Award www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2026/02/judges-report-32nd-award/

Want to come to this year’s Flash Fiction Festival? Just 11 single bnb rooms left if you want to stay at the college. Though there is camping too! Hope you can com. Book at flashfictionfestival.com

Thank you Fiona. Hope you find a publisher soon

Congratulations to the winner, 2x runners up & 3x highly commended for this year's novella-in-flash competition 🎉🎉🎉 Very much looking forward to reading those published. And big thanks to @judehwriter2.bsky.social for continuing to champion this form.
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32nd Award,Highly Commended: Fiona Lynch Low Altitude by Fiona Lynch You think you’re doing ok, definitely not over it, but you’re starting to venture out, working, shopping, dropping the kids off to squads for some semblance of normal, w…

Congratulations To Fiona Lynch! Highly commended www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2026/02/32nd...

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Congratulations to the 3
Winners of our 2026 novella in flash award! 1st prize Victoria Melekian, runners up @bsherm36.bsky.social & @joannacampbell.bsky.social & highly commended @fionajanemack.bsky.social
@fionamckay.bsky.social & Bill
Merklee
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There's still time to get your subs in

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BBC Radio 4 - Short Works, Homing by Marie-Louise McGuinness A seemingly ordinary day inspires a woman to reflect on what led her to this life.

It's here!

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February 2026 short list Congratulations to all the authors who have made our Award short list Judging is still underway so while it is fine to share that you are on the short list, we do ask that you do not identify yours…

Congratulations to the rwenty one authors listed on the February shortlist selected by our judge Ingrid Jendzrejewski, @lunchontuesday.bsky.social www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2026/02/febr...

Longlist February 2026 Congratulations to all the authors who have made our Award long list and huge thanks to all who entered.Author names are yet to be announced, so while it is fine to share that you are on the long l…

Congratulations to the 50 writers selected for our 32nd Award longlist and thank you to everyone who entered. www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2026/02/long...

Thank you for entering! And the trail that led to it. So interesting

Wow! Thank you @scooterwriter.bsky.social for picking my story - I'm so pleased you liked it. And thank you @christopherallen.bsky.social for your ace Elements of Flash session which got this one going. And also to @judehwriter2.bsky.social for these wonderful GFFO days - looking forward to 21st!

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Six hours till our 32nd Award ends & there’s the usual crazy party going on at The Last Minute Club! £1460 in prizes — results out fast —by the end of Feb
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For those working out the right ending, beginning or middle of their story for our 32nd award here’s a picture i just took, in between rain clouds, of the full Snow Moon to inspire! bathflashfictionaward.com/enter

Thanks everyone who guessed the Last Minute Club badge yesterday! @anneh23.bsky.social won with a near perfect guess of burgundy & baby pink! See badge below. So she’ll be offered a BFFA anthology as a prize!

1st Feb. It’s the final day to enter our 1st Award this year. £1460 in prizes. The Last Minute Club is officially open! And here is the badge you should receive if you are a last minute entrant to the 32nd Award

So chuffed to have a collab with @kathrynreese.bsky.social in @flightlit.bsky.social featuring names and storms, and also a super awkward neurodiverse interview in which I (cringe) say “more clearer or firmer” and that will now haunt me forever 😁 . flight-literary.ghost.io/kathryn-rees...

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Still time to guess the colour of the Last minute badge today & win an anthology. And still time to enter a story of up to 300 words before the deadline of our 32nd Award tomorrow 1st Feb at midnight GMT
Bathflashfictionaward.com:enter

Thank you! Noted

Hmm…Blue and yellow? 🙂

Anyone wanting to guess the Last Min Club badge colour(s) l? it will only take you a minute & you could win an anthology. You don’t have to have entered

Thank you, noted!

Thank you!

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