The WINNER of the Welkin Mini 2024. "After too many wines at the student club, your friend shows you a photograph of her infant daughter" by @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social. Congratulations, Gillian! Such a layered story that seamlessly jumps through time and space.
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The Welkin Writing Prize | After Too Many Wines
"After too many wines at the student club, your friend shows you a photograph of her infant daughter" by Gillian O'Shaughnessy
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January 31, 2024 at 11:35 AM
The WINNER of the Welkin Mini 2024. "After too many wines at the student club, your friend shows you a photograph of her infant daughter" by @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social. Congratulations, Gillian! Such a layered story that seamlessly jumps through time and space.
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#FlashFiction #WritingComp
Second place in the Welkin Mini 2024. "Clean Floors" by
@dawnsteffler.bsky.social. Congratulations, Dawn! There is so much in the negative space here, so much raw emotional power in those things left unsaid.
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@dawnsteffler.bsky.social. Congratulations, Dawn! There is so much in the negative space here, so much raw emotional power in those things left unsaid.
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
The Welkin Writing Prize | Clean Floors
"Clean Floors" by Dawn Tasaka Steffler
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January 30, 2024 at 12:25 PM
Second place in the Welkin Mini 2024. "Clean Floors" by
@dawnsteffler.bsky.social. Congratulations, Dawn! There is so much in the negative space here, so much raw emotional power in those things left unsaid.
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
@dawnsteffler.bsky.social. Congratulations, Dawn! There is so much in the negative space here, so much raw emotional power in those things left unsaid.
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
Third place in the Welkin Mini 2024. "The Nest" by Karen Baumgart. Congratulations, Karen! This is such a beautiful story, beautifully told with so much emotion swirling away underneath.
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#FlashFiction #WritingComp
The Welkin Writing Prize | The Nest
"The Nest" by Karen Baumgart
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January 29, 2024 at 11:53 AM
Third place in the Welkin Mini 2024. "The Nest" by Karen Baumgart. Congratulations, Karen! This is such a beautiful story, beautifully told with so much emotion swirling away underneath.
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
Today, the second of the HIGHLY COMMENDED stories. Huge congratulations @tom1walsh.bsky.social! His piece "Please friend, let's not start a cult today" made me laugh, but it also made me think:
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#FlashFiction #WritingComp
The Welkin Writing Prize | Please friend, let's not start a cult today
"Please friend, let's not start a cult today" by Tom Walsh
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January 28, 2024 at 11:16 AM
Today, the second of the HIGHLY COMMENDED stories. Huge congratulations @tom1walsh.bsky.social! His piece "Please friend, let's not start a cult today" made me laugh, but it also made me think:
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#FlashFiction #WritingComp
Today, the first of the HIGHLY COMMENDED stories. Huge congratulations to @marioaliberto3.bsky.social. His piece "The 27th Letter of the Alphabet" drew me in through its deceptive simplicity and the beauty of its language:
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#FlashFiction #WritingComp
The Welkin Writing Prize | Shortlist 24
"The 27th Letter of the Alphabet" by Mario Aliberto III
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January 27, 2024 at 11:27 AM
Today, the first of the HIGHLY COMMENDED stories. Huge congratulations to @marioaliberto3.bsky.social. His piece "The 27th Letter of the Alphabet" drew me in through its deceptive simplicity and the beauty of its language:
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#FlashFiction #WritingComp
Today's shortlisted story is "Stellate" by Michelle Walshe. Congratulations, Michelle! A story with such an innovative form - brace yourselves for the ending!
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AND the voting for the "People's Prize" is now open. Vote using the following form: forms.gle/SQwyZLZ5NZbG...
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AND the voting for the "People's Prize" is now open. Vote using the following form: forms.gle/SQwyZLZ5NZbG...
The Welkin Writing Prize | Shortlist 24
Shortlisted pieces for the 2024 Welkin Mini
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January 26, 2024 at 11:24 AM
Today's shortlisted story is "Stellate" by Michelle Walshe. Congratulations, Michelle! A story with such an innovative form - brace yourselves for the ending!
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AND the voting for the "People's Prize" is now open. Vote using the following form: forms.gle/SQwyZLZ5NZbG...
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AND the voting for the "People's Prize" is now open. Vote using the following form: forms.gle/SQwyZLZ5NZbG...
Today's shortlisted story is "Taking flight" by @nivenaudrey.bsky.social. Congratulations, Audrey! A story that literally made me cry every time I read it. Beautiful and poignant.
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#FlashFiction #WritingComp
The Welkin Writing Prize | Shortlist 24
Shortlisted pieces for the 2024 Welkin Mini
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January 25, 2024 at 11:59 AM
Today's shortlisted story is "Taking flight" by @nivenaudrey.bsky.social. Congratulations, Audrey! A story that literally made me cry every time I read it. Beautiful and poignant.
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#FlashFiction #WritingComp
Today's shortlisted story is "The Spoils of Love" by Margo Griffin. Congratulations, Margo! A piece that oozes with emotional resonance.
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#FlashFiction #WritingComp
The Welkin Writing Prize | Shortlist 24
Shortlisted pieces for the 2024 Welkin Mini
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January 24, 2024 at 11:55 AM
Today's shortlisted story is "The Spoils of Love" by Margo Griffin. Congratulations, Margo! A piece that oozes with emotional resonance.
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#FlashFiction #WritingComp
Today's shortlisted story is "The Time Pirate Who Waits Ashore" by @jenwithwords.bsky.social. Congratulations, Jenny! A wonderful thematic cohesion at the heart of this piece.
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#FlashFiction #WritingComp
The Welkin Writing Prize | Shortlist 24
Shortlisted pieces for the 2024 Welkin Mini
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January 23, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Today's shortlisted story is "The Time Pirate Who Waits Ashore" by @jenwithwords.bsky.social. Congratulations, Jenny! A wonderful thematic cohesion at the heart of this piece.
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#FlashFiction #WritingComp
Today's shortlisted story is "In a sprawling, frost-dusted monastery on a Himalayan mountainside, you contemplate a past life" by @eleanor-luke.bsky.social. Congratulations, Eleanor! A piece that juxtaposes two existences in such a resonant way.
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#FlashFiction #WritingComp
The Welkin Writing Prize | Shortlist 24
Shortlisted pieces for the 2024 Welkin Mini
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January 22, 2024 at 12:08 PM
Today's shortlisted story is "In a sprawling, frost-dusted monastery on a Himalayan mountainside, you contemplate a past life" by @eleanor-luke.bsky.social. Congratulations, Eleanor! A piece that juxtaposes two existences in such a resonant way.
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#FlashFiction #WritingComp
Today's shortlisted story is "My Grandmother Paati Says She Will Show These Vellaikaarans How To Do Colonisation Properly, Isn’t It?" by Sumitra Singam. Congratulations, Sumitra! What a title, what a brilliant tone of voice!
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#FlashFiction #WritingComp
The Welkin Writing Prize | Shortlist 24
Shortlisted pieces for the 2024 Welkin Mini
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January 21, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Today's shortlisted story is "My Grandmother Paati Says She Will Show These Vellaikaarans How To Do Colonisation Properly, Isn’t It?" by Sumitra Singam. Congratulations, Sumitra! What a title, what a brilliant tone of voice!
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
Today's shortlisted story is "Story Hour" by Laura Nagle. Congratulations, Laura! A piece that implies so much about the character at its heart.
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#FlashFiction #WritingComp
The Welkin Writing Prize | Shortlist 24
Shortlisted pieces for the 2024 Welkin Mini
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January 20, 2024 at 12:06 PM
Today's shortlisted story is "Story Hour" by Laura Nagle. Congratulations, Laura! A piece that implies so much about the character at its heart.
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#FlashFiction #WritingComp
Today's shortlisted story is "Digestion" by
@amygcb.bsky.social. Congratulations, Amy! An intriguing piece that slips sideways into the surreal in order to hold a mirror up to the world.
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@amygcb.bsky.social. Congratulations, Amy! An intriguing piece that slips sideways into the surreal in order to hold a mirror up to the world.
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The Welkin Writing Prize | Shortlist 24
Shortlisted pieces for the 2024 Welkin Mini
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January 19, 2024 at 11:57 AM
Today's shortlisted story is "Digestion" by
@amygcb.bsky.social. Congratulations, Amy! An intriguing piece that slips sideways into the surreal in order to hold a mirror up to the world.
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
@amygcb.bsky.social. Congratulations, Amy! An intriguing piece that slips sideways into the surreal in order to hold a mirror up to the world.
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
Today's shortlisted story is "Clay Pit Remains" by
Louise Prinjha. Congratulations, Louise! A story that manages to be both epic and intimate in just 100 words.
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Louise Prinjha. Congratulations, Louise! A story that manages to be both epic and intimate in just 100 words.
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The Welkin Writing Prize | Shortlist 24
Shortlisted pieces for the 2024 Welkin Mini
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January 18, 2024 at 11:54 AM
Today's shortlisted story is "Clay Pit Remains" by
Louise Prinjha. Congratulations, Louise! A story that manages to be both epic and intimate in just 100 words.
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
Louise Prinjha. Congratulations, Louise! A story that manages to be both epic and intimate in just 100 words.
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
Today's shortlisted story is "It's Negro Day at the Fair" by Barbara Diggs. Congratulations, Barbara! A breathless paragraph infused with voice and message.
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#FlashFiction #WritingComp
The Welkin Writing Prize | Shortlist 24
Shortlisted pieces for the 2024 Welkin Mini
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January 17, 2024 at 11:53 AM
Today's shortlisted story is "It's Negro Day at the Fair" by Barbara Diggs. Congratulations, Barbara! A breathless paragraph infused with voice and message.
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
Today's shortlisted story is "The Ocean of Kindness" by
Sarah Oakes. Congratulations, Sarah! Such a poignant piece that ends on a wonderful swell of hope.
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
Sarah Oakes. Congratulations, Sarah! Such a poignant piece that ends on a wonderful swell of hope.
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
The Welkin Writing Prize | Shortlist 24
Shortlisted pieces for the 2024 Welkin Mini
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January 16, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Today's shortlisted story is "The Ocean of Kindness" by
Sarah Oakes. Congratulations, Sarah! Such a poignant piece that ends on a wonderful swell of hope.
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
Sarah Oakes. Congratulations, Sarah! Such a poignant piece that ends on a wonderful swell of hope.
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
Today's shortlisted story is "How Far Away Is The Storm?" by @sharontelfer.bsky.social. Congratulations, Sharon! A beautifully atmospheric piece that does so much with language and form.
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#FlashFiction #WritingComp
The Welkin Writing Prize | Shortlist 24
Shortlisted pieces for the 2024 Welkin Mini
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January 15, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Today's shortlisted story is "How Far Away Is The Storm?" by @sharontelfer.bsky.social. Congratulations, Sharon! A beautifully atmospheric piece that does so much with language and form.
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
Today's shortlisted story is "I Am the Candy-Striped Stilettos You Stuck in the Back of Your Closet" by Varsha Venkatesh. Congratulations, Varsha! An extended metaphor that contains so much truth.
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#FlashFiction #WritingComp
The Welkin Writing Prize | Shortlist 24
Shortlisted pieces for the 2024 Welkin Mini
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January 14, 2024 at 11:59 AM
Today's shortlisted story is "I Am the Candy-Striped Stilettos You Stuck in the Back of Your Closet" by Varsha Venkatesh. Congratulations, Varsha! An extended metaphor that contains so much truth.
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
Today's shortlisted story is "Ballgame" by
Lori Cramer. Congratulations, Lori! A wonderful one-sentence micro that does so much to build atmosphere and emotion.
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Lori Cramer. Congratulations, Lori! A wonderful one-sentence micro that does so much to build atmosphere and emotion.
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
The Welkin Writing Prize | Shortlist 24
Shortlisted pieces for the 2024 Welkin Mini
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January 13, 2024 at 12:02 PM
Today's shortlisted story is "Ballgame" by
Lori Cramer. Congratulations, Lori! A wonderful one-sentence micro that does so much to build atmosphere and emotion.
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
Lori Cramer. Congratulations, Lori! A wonderful one-sentence micro that does so much to build atmosphere and emotion.
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
Our first shortlisted story is "Dead Whales are Washing Up on Beaches Everywhere" by @dawnwriter.bsky.social. Congratulations, Dawn! Such an evocative and emotionally-charged micro.
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
The Welkin Writing Prize | Shortlist 24
Shortlisted pieces for the 2024 Welkin Mini
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January 12, 2024 at 11:58 AM
Our first shortlisted story is "Dead Whales are Washing Up on Beaches Everywhere" by @dawnwriter.bsky.social. Congratulations, Dawn! Such an evocative and emotionally-charged micro.
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
The shortlist for the Mini Welkin is now live.
Congratulations to all twenty writers on the list and commiserations to anyone who just missed out.
Emails will be going out shortly.
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
Congratulations to all twenty writers on the list and commiserations to anyone who just missed out.
Emails will be going out shortly.
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
Welkin Prize | 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.
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January 11, 2024 at 11:04 AM
The shortlist for the Mini Welkin is now live.
Congratulations to all twenty writers on the list and commiserations to anyone who just missed out.
Emails will be going out shortly.
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
Congratulations to all twenty writers on the list and commiserations to anyone who just missed out.
Emails will be going out shortly.
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
The longlist for the Welkin Mini is now live.
If you're on the longlist, please celebrate LOUDLY but please don't reveal the title of your piece.
If you're not there, commiserations, but as I've said before - wow! The standard has been HIGH all around!
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
If you're on the longlist, please celebrate LOUDLY but please don't reveal the title of your piece.
If you're not there, commiserations, but as I've said before - wow! The standard has been HIGH all around!
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
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, 2024 at 10:59 AM
The longlist for the Welkin Mini is now live.
If you're on the longlist, please celebrate LOUDLY but please don't reveal the title of your piece.
If you're not there, commiserations, but as I've said before - wow! The standard has been HIGH all around!
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
If you're on the longlist, please celebrate LOUDLY but please don't reveal the title of your piece.
If you're not there, commiserations, but as I've said before - wow! The standard has been HIGH all around!
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
It's the FINAL COUNTDOWN. Just 4 Irrawaddies, 55 Orinocos and 12 Mississippis until the deadline.
455 entries currently. Will we creep over 500 in the next few hours?
#FlashFiction #WritingComp #AmWriting
455 entries currently. Will we creep over 500 in the next few hours?
#FlashFiction #WritingComp #AmWriting
January 2, 2024 at 10:05 AM
It's the FINAL COUNTDOWN. Just 4 Irrawaddies, 55 Orinocos and 12 Mississippis until the deadline.
455 entries currently. Will we creep over 500 in the next few hours?
#FlashFiction #WritingComp #AmWriting
455 entries currently. Will we creep over 500 in the next few hours?
#FlashFiction #WritingComp #AmWriting
In all the excitement of today, I think I forgot to post this, so here we are a little later than planned, there is now LESS THAN A DAY until the deadline.
It is TOMORROW at 3:00 PM (GMT).
If you're still scribbling, that's about 5 words an hour...
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
It is TOMORROW at 3:00 PM (GMT).
If you're still scribbling, that's about 5 words an hour...
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
January 1, 2024 at 7:27 PM
In all the excitement of today, I think I forgot to post this, so here we are a little later than planned, there is now LESS THAN A DAY until the deadline.
It is TOMORROW at 3:00 PM (GMT).
If you're still scribbling, that's about 5 words an hour...
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
It is TOMORROW at 3:00 PM (GMT).
If you're still scribbling, that's about 5 words an hour...
#FlashFiction #WritingComp
You have just THREE googly-eyed gourds, TWO heritage carrots, FORTY-ONE soggy Brussels sprouts, and ELEVEN ghost peas (or if you prefer "normal" then 3 and bit days) until the deadline for the Welkin Mini.
But that's still plenty of time/vegetables to polish up 100 words.
#WritingComp
But that's still plenty of time/vegetables to polish up 100 words.
#WritingComp
December 30, 2023 at 12:18 PM
You have just THREE googly-eyed gourds, TWO heritage carrots, FORTY-ONE soggy Brussels sprouts, and ELEVEN ghost peas (or if you prefer "normal" then 3 and bit days) until the deadline for the Welkin Mini.
But that's still plenty of time/vegetables to polish up 100 words.
#WritingComp
But that's still plenty of time/vegetables to polish up 100 words.
#WritingComp