"Now, Mia and Tao are lying on the roof as the projector threads light into the sky—their memories, captured and set free, playing out into the black"
Four tiny moments beautifully captured and strung together in today's #WelkinMini micro from @thisisguan.bsky.social
Four tiny moments beautifully captured and strung together in today's #WelkinMini micro from @thisisguan.bsky.social
Highly commended in the Welkin Mini 2025. "A Parable of Slow Songs" by @thisisguan.bsky.social. Congratulations, Guan. A rich tapestry of a micro that unfolds over centuries in such a dazzling fashion:
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
The Welkin Writing Prize | A Parable of Slow Songs
"A Parable of Slow Songs" by Guan Un
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January 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"Now, Mia and Tao are lying on the roof as the projector threads light into the sky—their memories, captured and set free, playing out into the black"
Four tiny moments beautifully captured and strung together in today's #WelkinMini micro from @thisisguan.bsky.social
Four tiny moments beautifully captured and strung together in today's #WelkinMini micro from @thisisguan.bsky.social
"But wetin carry rats enter my complain?" she snapped, and he explained, smugly, gold chain glinting, that rats chewing wires caused discharges"
I love the use of voice in this layered micro from @nmahassanm.bsky.social, the first of the HC pieces from the #WelkinMini
I love the use of voice in this layered micro from @nmahassanm.bsky.social, the first of the HC pieces from the #WelkinMini
Highly commended in the Welkin Mini 2025. "Rotten Rats" by
@nmahassanm.bsky.social. Congratulations, Hassan. A one-sentence marvel full of specific detail and tonal shifts:
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@nmahassanm.bsky.social. Congratulations, Hassan. A one-sentence marvel full of specific detail and tonal shifts:
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
The Welkin Writing Prize | Rotten Rats
"Rotten Rats" by NmaHassan Muhammad
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January 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
"But wetin carry rats enter my complain?" she snapped, and he explained, smugly, gold chain glinting, that rats chewing wires caused discharges"
I love the use of voice in this layered micro from @nmahassanm.bsky.social, the first of the HC pieces from the #WelkinMini
I love the use of voice in this layered micro from @nmahassanm.bsky.social, the first of the HC pieces from the #WelkinMini
It IS you!!!!!!! Thank you so much for trusting me with your wonderful micro. A real pleasure to publish it as part of the #WelkinMini ❤️
January 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
It IS you!!!!!!! Thank you so much for trusting me with your wonderful micro. A real pleasure to publish it as part of the #WelkinMini ❤️
"We are waiting –
for the rain to stop
for our favourite song to play on the radio
for the car to go round the bend"
Such a great micro from @susmitab.bsky.social on day 10 of the #WelkinMini with so much insistence to its repeating motif
for the rain to stop
for our favourite song to play on the radio
for the car to go round the bend"
Such a great micro from @susmitab.bsky.social on day 10 of the #WelkinMini with so much insistence to its repeating motif
Today's shortlisted story is "We are waiting –" by
@susmitab.bsky.social. Congratulations, Susmita. A list piece that builds so well towards that final unexpected line.
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@susmitab.bsky.social. Congratulations, Susmita. A list piece that builds so well towards that final unexpected line.
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
The Welkin Writing Prize | Shortlist 25
Shortlisted pieces for the 2025 Welkin Mini
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January 21, 2025 at 1:39 PM
"We are waiting –
for the rain to stop
for our favourite song to play on the radio
for the car to go round the bend"
Such a great micro from @susmitab.bsky.social on day 10 of the #WelkinMini with so much insistence to its repeating motif
for the rain to stop
for our favourite song to play on the radio
for the car to go round the bend"
Such a great micro from @susmitab.bsky.social on day 10 of the #WelkinMini with so much insistence to its repeating motif
I agree! Thank you for your continuing support of all the #WelkinMini stories - your enthusiasm is so infectious 🤩
January 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I agree! Thank you for your continuing support of all the #WelkinMini stories - your enthusiasm is so infectious 🤩
Giddy with excitement to find my story on the #WelkinMini short list! Now we get to enjoy reading the stories for the rest of Jan: there are some seriously intriguing titles, can't to see where they go. Congrats to all the shortlisted writers and thanks again to @mattkendrick.bsky.social 💫
Lights ⚡Camera 🎥 Action 🎉
After much agonisation, here is the shortlist for this year's #WelkinMini...
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
The first non-winning piece will be published tomorrow! Then there will be one a day (ish) until the winners are announced towards the end of the month.
After much agonisation, here is the shortlist for this year's #WelkinMini...
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
The first non-winning piece will be published tomorrow! Then there will be one a day (ish) until the winners are announced towards the end of the month.
Welkin News | MattKendrick.co.uk
A writing prize open to all forms of narrative prose, be that flash fiction, short-short, vignette, haibun, hermit crab, prose poem or work that sits outside such labels.
www.mattkendrick.co.uk
January 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Giddy with excitement to find my story on the #WelkinMini short list! Now we get to enjoy reading the stories for the rest of Jan: there are some seriously intriguing titles, can't to see where they go. Congrats to all the shortlisted writers and thanks again to @mattkendrick.bsky.social 💫
Oh wow! Over-the-moon flabbergasted to have a story on the #WelkinMini shortlist 😮 Best of all, a new micro near enough every day from tomorrow till the end of January! I can’t wait to read these gems. Congratulations to all the other shortlisted writers 🌟 @welkinprize.bsky.social
Lights ⚡Camera 🎥 Action 🎉
After much agonisation, here is the shortlist for this year's #WelkinMini...
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
The first non-winning piece will be published tomorrow! Then there will be one a day (ish) until the winners are announced towards the end of the month.
After much agonisation, here is the shortlist for this year's #WelkinMini...
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
The first non-winning piece will be published tomorrow! Then there will be one a day (ish) until the winners are announced towards the end of the month.
Welkin News | MattKendrick.co.uk
A writing prize open to all forms of narrative prose, be that flash fiction, short-short, vignette, haibun, hermit crab, prose poem or work that sits outside such labels.
www.mattkendrick.co.uk
January 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Oh wow! Over-the-moon flabbergasted to have a story on the #WelkinMini shortlist 😮 Best of all, a new micro near enough every day from tomorrow till the end of January! I can’t wait to read these gems. Congratulations to all the other shortlisted writers 🌟 @welkinprize.bsky.social
Good luck to all those going further! Didn’t make the shortlist but feel pretty good that I got this far :) Thanks #welkinmini ! looking forward to reading all the stories!
Lights ⚡Camera 🎥 Action 🎉
After much agonisation, here is the shortlist for this year's #WelkinMini...
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
The first non-winning piece will be published tomorrow! Then there will be one a day (ish) until the winners are announced towards the end of the month.
After much agonisation, here is the shortlist for this year's #WelkinMini...
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
The first non-winning piece will be published tomorrow! Then there will be one a day (ish) until the winners are announced towards the end of the month.
Welkin News | MattKendrick.co.uk
A writing prize open to all forms of narrative prose, be that flash fiction, short-short, vignette, haibun, hermit crab, prose poem or work that sits outside such labels.
www.mattkendrick.co.uk
January 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Good luck to all those going further! Didn’t make the shortlist but feel pretty good that I got this far :) Thanks #welkinmini ! looking forward to reading all the stories!
Lights ⚡Camera 🎥 Action 🎉
After much agonisation, here is the shortlist for this year's #WelkinMini...
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
The first non-winning piece will be published tomorrow! Then there will be one a day (ish) until the winners are announced towards the end of the month.
After much agonisation, here is the shortlist for this year's #WelkinMini...
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
The first non-winning piece will be published tomorrow! Then there will be one a day (ish) until the winners are announced towards the end of the month.
Welkin News | MattKendrick.co.uk
A writing prize open to all forms of narrative prose, be that flash fiction, short-short, vignette, haibun, hermit crab, prose poem or work that sits outside such labels.
www.mattkendrick.co.uk
January 11, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Lights ⚡Camera 🎥 Action 🎉
After much agonisation, here is the shortlist for this year's #WelkinMini...
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
The first non-winning piece will be published tomorrow! Then there will be one a day (ish) until the winners are announced towards the end of the month.
After much agonisation, here is the shortlist for this year's #WelkinMini...
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
The first non-winning piece will be published tomorrow! Then there will be one a day (ish) until the winners are announced towards the end of the month.
Gobsmacked to find myself on the longlist for the #WelkinMini 2025! Massive thanks to @mattkendrick.bsky.social for selecting my piece!
Drum roll! 🥁🥁🥁
Announcing the longlist for the #WelkinMini 2025: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
If you're on the list, please celebrate wildly (but don't reveal the title of your piece).
If you didn't make it this year, commiserations. Many amazing pieces missed out.
Announcing the longlist for the #WelkinMini 2025: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
If you're on the list, please celebrate wildly (but don't reveal the title of your piece).
If you didn't make it this year, commiserations. Many amazing pieces missed out.
Welkin News | MattKendrick.co.uk
A writing prize open to all forms of narrative prose, be that flash fiction, short-short, vignette, haibun, hermit crab, prose poem or work that sits outside such labels.
www.mattkendrick.co.uk
January 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Gobsmacked to find myself on the longlist for the #WelkinMini 2025! Massive thanks to @mattkendrick.bsky.social for selecting my piece!
Beyond thrilled to have made the #WelkinMini longlist! 🥳
Drum roll! 🥁🥁🥁
Announcing the longlist for the #WelkinMini 2025: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
If you're on the list, please celebrate wildly (but don't reveal the title of your piece).
If you didn't make it this year, commiserations. Many amazing pieces missed out.
Announcing the longlist for the #WelkinMini 2025: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
If you're on the list, please celebrate wildly (but don't reveal the title of your piece).
If you didn't make it this year, commiserations. Many amazing pieces missed out.
Welkin News | MattKendrick.co.uk
A writing prize open to all forms of narrative prose, be that flash fiction, short-short, vignette, haibun, hermit crab, prose poem or work that sits outside such labels.
www.mattkendrick.co.uk
January 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Beyond thrilled to have made the #WelkinMini longlist! 🥳
Such amazing news to open my eyes to this morning ~ I’ve been longlisted for the #WelkinMini !!
I just can’t wait to read all of these shorts!
I just can’t wait to read all of these shorts!
Drum roll! 🥁🥁🥁
Announcing the longlist for the #WelkinMini 2025: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
If you're on the list, please celebrate wildly (but don't reveal the title of your piece).
If you didn't make it this year, commiserations. Many amazing pieces missed out.
Announcing the longlist for the #WelkinMini 2025: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
If you're on the list, please celebrate wildly (but don't reveal the title of your piece).
If you didn't make it this year, commiserations. Many amazing pieces missed out.
Welkin News | MattKendrick.co.uk
A writing prize open to all forms of narrative prose, be that flash fiction, short-short, vignette, haibun, hermit crab, prose poem or work that sits outside such labels.
www.mattkendrick.co.uk
January 8, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Such amazing news to open my eyes to this morning ~ I’ve been longlisted for the #WelkinMini !!
I just can’t wait to read all of these shorts!
I just can’t wait to read all of these shorts!
The longlist for this year's #WelkinMini. Congratulations everyone who made it and commiserations to anyone who missed out. Such a joy to organise this mini competition. Such a high standard this year. You're all superstars.
Drum roll! 🥁🥁🥁
Announcing the longlist for the #WelkinMini 2025: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
If you're on the list, please celebrate wildly (but don't reveal the title of your piece).
If you didn't make it this year, commiserations. Many amazing pieces missed out.
Announcing the longlist for the #WelkinMini 2025: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
If you're on the list, please celebrate wildly (but don't reveal the title of your piece).
If you didn't make it this year, commiserations. Many amazing pieces missed out.
Welkin News | MattKendrick.co.uk
A writing prize open to all forms of narrative prose, be that flash fiction, short-short, vignette, haibun, hermit crab, prose poem or work that sits outside such labels.
www.mattkendrick.co.uk
January 8, 2025 at 10:42 AM
The longlist for this year's #WelkinMini. Congratulations everyone who made it and commiserations to anyone who missed out. Such a joy to organise this mini competition. Such a high standard this year. You're all superstars.
Drum roll! 🥁🥁🥁
Announcing the longlist for the #WelkinMini 2025: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
If you're on the list, please celebrate wildly (but don't reveal the title of your piece).
If you didn't make it this year, commiserations. Many amazing pieces missed out.
Announcing the longlist for the #WelkinMini 2025: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
If you're on the list, please celebrate wildly (but don't reveal the title of your piece).
If you didn't make it this year, commiserations. Many amazing pieces missed out.
Welkin News | MattKendrick.co.uk
A writing prize open to all forms of narrative prose, be that flash fiction, short-short, vignette, haibun, hermit crab, prose poem or work that sits outside such labels.
www.mattkendrick.co.uk
January 8, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Drum roll! 🥁🥁🥁
Announcing the longlist for the #WelkinMini 2025: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
If you're on the list, please celebrate wildly (but don't reveal the title of your piece).
If you didn't make it this year, commiserations. Many amazing pieces missed out.
Announcing the longlist for the #WelkinMini 2025: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
If you're on the list, please celebrate wildly (but don't reveal the title of your piece).
If you didn't make it this year, commiserations. Many amazing pieces missed out.
I've now read all 819 stories for the #WelkinMini at least twice and have pretty much whittled down to a longlist. What a joy! But also what a challenge!
Some thoughts I've had over the past month as I've organised, read, responded, BlueSky-ed etc. (1/16)
Some thoughts I've had over the past month as I've organised, read, responded, BlueSky-ed etc. (1/16)
That's all folks! Entries are now closed for another year. I'll be reading and re-reading entries over the next few days, and the longlist will be published on the website next Wednesday (8th Jan) so there's not long to wait!
January 4, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I've now read all 819 stories for the #WelkinMini at least twice and have pretty much whittled down to a longlist. What a joy! But also what a challenge!
Some thoughts I've had over the past month as I've organised, read, responded, BlueSky-ed etc. (1/16)
Some thoughts I've had over the past month as I've organised, read, responded, BlueSky-ed etc. (1/16)
Thank you so much for trusting the #WelkinMini with your words, Leigh. I look forward to reading your drabble-rousing story!
Sent mine in, are you sending yours in? Or are you? Or what?
December 31, 2024 at 8:45 AM
Thank you so much for trusting the #WelkinMini with your words, Leigh. I look forward to reading your drabble-rousing story!
Today feels like a good day to write a 100-word story.
There are now only 6 daisies, 3 petunias & 35 bluebells until the deadline for the #WelkinMini (or 6 days, 3 hours & 35 minutes if you like a more conventional approach to timekeeping):
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
There are now only 6 daisies, 3 petunias & 35 bluebells until the deadline for the #WelkinMini (or 6 days, 3 hours & 35 minutes if you like a more conventional approach to timekeeping):
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
Welkin Mini
The Welkin Mini is a biennial competition to celebrate micro fiction and creative non-fiction up to 100 words. Like the main Welkin Prize, it is free to enter and aims to be a welcoming space for all writers.
www.mattkendrick.co.uk
December 27, 2024 at 11:24 AM
Today feels like a good day to write a 100-word story.
There are now only 6 daisies, 3 petunias & 35 bluebells until the deadline for the #WelkinMini (or 6 days, 3 hours & 35 minutes if you like a more conventional approach to timekeeping):
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
There are now only 6 daisies, 3 petunias & 35 bluebells until the deadline for the #WelkinMini (or 6 days, 3 hours & 35 minutes if you like a more conventional approach to timekeeping):
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
A tiny boost to sub a little something to the #WelkinMini ! (wee badge a bonus) 😁
December 16, 2024 at 2:11 PM
A tiny boost to sub a little something to the #WelkinMini ! (wee badge a bonus) 😁
I'm all caught up with reading for the #WelkinMini. You've got just two and a half weeks to enter if you're still scribbling a story, so now is the time to upgrade from flip-flops to trainers, but we're probably not in ice-skates territory just yet:
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
Welkin Mini
The Welkin Mini is a biennial competition to celebrate micro fiction and creative non-fiction up to 100 words. Like the main Welkin Prize, it is free to enter and aims to be a welcoming space for all ...
www.mattkendrick.co.uk
December 15, 2024 at 9:51 AM
I'm all caught up with reading for the #WelkinMini. You've got just two and a half weeks to enter if you're still scribbling a story, so now is the time to upgrade from flip-flops to trainers, but we're probably not in ice-skates territory just yet:
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
Thanks so much for trusting the #WelkinMini with your words!
December 11, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Thanks so much for trusting the #WelkinMini with your words!
Thank you so much for trusting the #WelkinMini with your words, Myna. Good luck!
Entry sent off to the @welkinprize.bsky.social! Good luck to everyone writing & thanks to @mattkendrick.bsky.social for continuing this superfun competition!
December 7, 2024 at 9:09 AM
Thank you so much for trusting the #WelkinMini with your words, Myna. Good luck!
All caught up with reading for the #WelkinMini. So much brilliant writing. Every entry has had so much to commend it. However, there are only 50 places on the longlist and still 4 more weeks until entries close, so I've had to start the horrible job of sending out a few not-quite-acceptances (NQAs)
December 5, 2024 at 9:19 AM
All caught up with reading for the #WelkinMini. So much brilliant writing. Every entry has had so much to commend it. However, there are only 50 places on the longlist and still 4 more weeks until entries close, so I've had to start the horrible job of sending out a few not-quite-acceptances (NQAs)
If you're honing your entries for the #WelkinMini and want a bit of inspiration, or help with a specific element (titles, endings, tension, humour etc.), check out my new index of craft articles and writing resources at the link below 👇
My December #WritingCraft article is a round-up of everything I've published over the last 5 years. If I've counted correctly, there are about 50 resources in total; feeling quite proud to see it all in one place. Hope it's useful!
prattlefogandgravelrap.substack.com/p/everything...
prattlefogandgravelrap.substack.com/p/everything...
Everything Everywhere All In One Place
I’ve been writing these craft articles for quite a while now.
prattlefogandgravelrap.substack.com
December 2, 2024 at 12:25 PM
If you're honing your entries for the #WelkinMini and want a bit of inspiration, or help with a specific element (titles, endings, tension, humour etc.), check out my new index of craft articles and writing resources at the link below 👇
Just one week to go until submissions open for the #WelkinMini
100 words
Free to enter
Deadline = 2nd January
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
If you're pondering an entry, these are some of the things I'd love to see in the inbox when submissions open up...
100 words
Free to enter
Deadline = 2nd January
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
If you're pondering an entry, these are some of the things I'd love to see in the inbox when submissions open up...
Welkin Mini
The Welkin Mini is a biennial competition to celebrate micro fiction and creative non-fiction up to 100 words. Like the main Welkin Prize, it is free to enter and aims to be a welcoming space for all ...
www.mattkendrick.co.uk
November 24, 2024 at 2:33 PM
Just one week to go until submissions open for the #WelkinMini
100 words
Free to enter
Deadline = 2nd January
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
If you're pondering an entry, these are some of the things I'd love to see in the inbox when submissions open up...
100 words
Free to enter
Deadline = 2nd January
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...
If you're pondering an entry, these are some of the things I'd love to see in the inbox when submissions open up...