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And while you wait for it to arrive, read Alyson’s #ExpoReview piece VIGIL, first place winner of @livesinpages.bsky.social’s #Flash405: “House Party”: expositionreview.com/flash-405/vi....
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by Alyson Mosquera Dutemple 1st Place Winner – Flash 405, August 2021: “House Party” Fiction   We ate way too many Fritos and rubbed our stomachs reverently. My mother asleep in the other room, Jessie...
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October 20, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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Announcing the #Flash405: “Loop” winners from guest judge @crsutton.bsky.social: @mrjaimeg.bsky.social, Sydney Cimarolli, Adrian Acu, @elizabethjcoleman.bsky.social & Katie Darby Mullins.

Read the flash fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and experimental pieces here: tinyurl.com/ExpoLoop405.
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Flash 405, June 2026: “Loop” Winners - Exposition Review
Exposition Review is pleased to announce the next round of winners of Flash 405! We received a vast array of entries, covering every genre from Chelsea’s original call for submissions to “write a stor...
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October 2, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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Read flash fiction and nonfiction by Leanne Babcock, Mark Crimmins, and @serrey.bsky.social, winners of Ashley Lanuza’s Flash 405: “Saudade” writing contest: tinyurl.com/Saudade405.

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Flash 405, April 2026: “Saudade” Winners - Exposition Review
Some emotions resist easy translation, and for our April 2026 Flash 405 contest, guest judge Ashley C. Lanuza invited writers to explore one of them: “saudade”. We received an incredible collection of...
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September 11, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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Submit to our final Flash 405 writing contest of 2026! Judge @charlesjensen.bsky.social wants your multi-genre, short-form “Quake”-themed submissions! Send them by September 5 for your chance to win cash prizes and publication: tinyurl.com/FlashQuake.

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Call for Entries: Flash 405, August 2026: “Quake” - Exposition Review
The final Flash 405 contest of 2026 is almost here, and we’re excited to share that another member of the Exposition Review fam is joining the ranks of our guest judges!  Former contributor Charles Je...
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August 26, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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I've been away from socials a little bit, but excited to share my story got an honorable mention with @expositionreview.bsky.social for their recent #Flash405 themed "normal" 🌿
November 1, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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Celebrate the closing of our tenth anniversary celebrations by checking out all of our #Flash405 issues! With gratitude to the contributors who let us be home to their writing/art & to all of our judges, guest judges, and editors who pour love into this writing contest: tinyurl.com/ExpoIssues
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Flash 405: 2025 Issue Guest Judges Melissa Llanes Brownlee, Ashley Moon, Kiana Shaley, Francesca Spiegel  •  1st Place Winners Laila Amado, Paul Arenson, Chloe N. Clark, Tara Dugan  •  2nd Place Winne...
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August 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
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Read our Flash 405: “Oops” winners with flash nonfiction by Grace McGovern and flash fiction by Rio Oba and @jaimegill.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/ExpoOops405.

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Flash 405, February 2026: “Oops” Winners - Exposition Review
We are thrilled to announce the winners of our February 2026 Flash 405 contest: “Oops”! Every round of Flash 405 has a unique theme selected by the judge. In selecting “Oops”, contest judge Heather Va...
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July 30, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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Enjoy some multi-genre flash from Grace McGovern, Rio Oba, and @jaimegill.bsky.social, winners of Heather Vaughan’s Flash 405: “Loop” writing contest: tinyurl.com/ExpoOops405.

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Flash 405, February 2026: “Oops” Winners - Exposition Review
We are thrilled to announce the winners of our February 2026 Flash 405 contest: “Oops”! Every round of Flash 405 has a unique theme selected by the judge. In selecting “Oops”, contest judge Heather Va...
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July 10, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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Today is the last day to submit to @crsutton.bsky.social’s Flash 405: “Loop” writing contest. Multiple entries in multiple genres are accepted, with cash prizes and publication awaiting winners. Enter here by 11:59 PM PT: tinyurl.com/ExpoFlashLoop.
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July 5, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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“From its first line, this piece set the stakes and drew me in,” said Flash 405: “Oops” judge Heather Vaughan of @jaimegill.bsky.social’s WE WANTED TO MAKE HISTORY. Read the flash fiction piece here: tinyurl.com/WeWanted405.

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We Wanted to Make History - Exposition Review
by Jaime Gill Honorable Mention – Flash 405, February 2026: “Oops” Fiction   We found her on day 47. Everything leading up to the discovery was predictable toil. The flight to Moscow, two excruciating...
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July 3, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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Only 5 days left to submit your @crsutton.bsky.social’s Flash 405: “Loop” writing contest. Multiple entries in multiple genres encouraged. Cash prizes and publication await: tinyurl.com/ExpoFlashLoop.

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July 1, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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Happy Mother’s Day to all who celebrate! Enjoy some most epic flash nonfiction by @melissalbennett.bsky.social from @writingourwellness.bsky.social’s #Flash405: “Otherworldly”: expositionreview.com/flash-405/ri...! 🌬️💫✨
River of Stars - Exposition Review
by Melissa L. Bennett 1st Place Winner – Flash 405, August 2024: “Otherworldly” Nonfiction   Here is the entrance to ċewċewnim iskit1–to the Milky Way–to the river of stars that connects this world to...
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May 10, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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#ExpoContributor Spotlight on @jrfenn.bsky.social and her TINY VESSELS! With a Rita Bullwinkel introduction?! Yes please! Really feeling those #Flash405 vibes!! 🫶📚
jrfenn.bsky.social JR Fenn @jrfenn.bsky.social · Feb 5
It's release day for Tiny Vessels! Thank you so much to Rita Bullwinkel for this amazing introduction!

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April 20, 2026 at 3:26 AM
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April Flash 405 is OPEN!

April fools! We’re taking a bit of a detour! Stay tuned for something special from Flash later this month to celebrate our 10-year!

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April 4, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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Flash 405 submissions close tonight!! Send your “Oops”-themed short-form writing in any genre to Heather Vaughan now: tinyurl.com/FlashOops.

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Call for Entries: Flash 405, February 2026: “Oops" - Exposition Review
Oops, we’re doing it again—kicking off another year of Flash 405! February is the start of our short-form season, with contests running every other month through September. Each Flash 405 contest will...
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March 5, 2026 at 7:33 PM
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Now reading Roxanne Geti’s Flash 405 “Nemesis” winner, HOW TO PLAY HOCKEY WITH MEN. Read it here: expositionreview.com/flash-405/ho....

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How to Play Hockey with Men - Exposition Review
by Roxanne Geti Honorable Mention – Flash 405, June 2017: “Nemesis” Fiction   Tip #1: Get Good Quickly You represent all women, so don’t fuck up. Recreational ice hockey is technically coed, so no one...
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February 23, 2026 at 9:21 PM
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…and while you’re at it, read her short story collection ONLY ANIMALS (Blurb Books) (available in our @bookshop.org: bookshop.org/p/books/only...), and read her #Flash405: “Monster” flash fiction winner THE CLINKING OF COINS: expositionreview.com/flash-405/th...!
Only Animals
Check out Only Animals - "Chelsea Sutton's writing is electric. The stories in Only Animals crackle with wit, emotion, and big, strange ideas that linger long after you're finished reading." - Gwenda ...
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February 22, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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Today we’re spotlighting @lumchanmfa.bsky.social’s Flash 405: “Illumination” winners! Find flash fiction, flash nonfiction & flash poetry by @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social, Meg Taylor, @francesgapper.bsky.social, Alice Hatcher & Liana Meffert in our #Flash405: 2025 Issue: tinyurl.com/ExpoFlash25.
Flash 405: 2025 Issue - Exposition Review
Flash 405 is Exposition Review’s multi-genre flash competition, awarding prizes and online publication to the winners. To celebrate these award-winning works, we’ve collected them together in our Flas...
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February 21, 2026 at 12:31 AM
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This week we’re celebrating our Flash 405, April 2025: “Quitting” winners. Judge Francesca Spiegel chose flash fiction and flash nonfiction pieces by @refaelpaulo.bsky.social, @scmart.bsky.com, @unmutualcharlie.bsky.social & Angela Townsend: tinyurl.com/Quitting405. #Flash405
Flash 405, April 2025: “Quitting" Winners - Exposition Review
Summer may be in full swing, but here at Expo, we’re still basking in the glow “Spring.” And, in the spirit of not “quitting” the season, we have even more new work to share: the winners of our latest...
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February 13, 2026 at 11:42 PM
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Read Abigail Mille’s flash fiction #Flash405 winner SANCTURY: expositionreview.com/flash-405/sa...
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by Abigail Mills Honorable Mention – Flash 405, February 2025: “Anchor” Fiction   The mothers told your mother that you are a bad influence. They smell the smoke on your pleather jacket. They found yo...
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February 6, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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Read @evelynkrieger.bsky.social’s flash experimental #Flash405 winner hwre: expositionreview.com/flash-405/sh...!
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by Evelyn Krieger 2nd Place Winner – Flash 405, February 2025: “Anchor” Experimental   I never told anyone this, but the day after my mother died, I ate her unfinished red velvet birthday cake. Still ...
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February 6, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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Read @amadolaila.bsky.social’s flash fiction #Flash405 winner YOU NEVER REALLY COME
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You Never Really Come Back from Space - Exposition Review
by Laila Amado 1st Place Winner – Flash 405, February 2025: “Anchor” Fiction   Back on Earth, your body becomes a jellyfish. Soft and undulating, it no longer knows how to walk. I remember how you use...
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February 6, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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First up, we have Ashley Moon’s February 2025 “Anchor” contest featuring flash fiction and experimental works from @amadolaila.bsky.social, @evelynkrieger.bsky.social, and Abigail Mills. Click to our stories to read: expositionreview.com/2025/05/flas...
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Flash 405, February 2025: “Anchor" Winners - Exposition Review
In her call for submissions for our February 2025 Flash 405 contest, “Anchor”, judge Ashley Moon asked for stories about what “holds you down.” We received many incredible entries, but the winners of ...
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February 6, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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Join us every Friday in February as we celebrate our #Flash405: 2025 Issue. We’ll be spotlighting each piece in our posts and our stories, which we’ll save to our story highlights for your continued reading pleasure.
February 6, 2026 at 7:43 PM
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We’re kicking off another year of #Flash405 with #ExpoReview ’s own Heather Vaughan! See’s selected the theme “Oops” for her writing contest, which is now open through March 5, 2026.

Read about rules & theme: tinyurl.com/FlashOops.

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Call for Entries: Flash 405, February 2026: “Oops" - Exposition Review
Oops, we’re doing it again—kicking off another year of Flash 405! February is the start of our short-form season, with contests running every other month through September. Each Flash 405 contest will...
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February 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM