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Celebrating flash fiction worldwide. Co-directed by @scooterwriter and @LunchOnTuesday . The next NFFD is Saturday 15 June 2024.

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@nationalflashfd
National Flash Fiction Day
6 days
Submissions to FlashFlood are now closed. Thank you to everyone who submitted.
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National Flash Fiction Day
4 years
Thank you all for your FlashFlood submissions. We had an amazing 1650 submissions and choosing the stories to publish was very difficult. Tomorrow, we will publish 218 stories at 5/10 minute intervals. A flood indeed.
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Thank you to our FlashFlood editors: Amy Barnes @amygcb Nod Gosh @nodgosh Anita Goveas @coffeeandpaneer Kiira Rhosair @KiiraWrites Ingrid Jendrzejewski @LunchOnTuesday Cassandra Parkin @cassandrajaneuk Judi Walsh @judi_walsh Charmaine Wilkerson @charmspen1 & me, @scooterwriter
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@nationalflashfd
National Flash Fiction Day
1 year
So, the flood gates have opened. FlashFlood now open for flashes up to 300 words. Previously published accepted. You can see details of our guidelines and to see who this year's editors are here:
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@nationalflashfd
National Flash Fiction Day
3 years
We had well over 2,000 submissions to this year's FlashFlood. Thank you to the editors for all their hard work; it was not an easy job. The editors were: @amygcb @timkcraig @coffeeandpaneer @sarahillswrites @tinoprinzi @judi_walsh @cassandrajaneuk @LunchOnTuesday @scooterwriter
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@nationalflashfd
National Flash Fiction Day
1 year
Very excited to say that we are publishing a whopping 213 flashes in this year's FlashFlood on 24 June. We are also very excited to have received a record number of submissions from debut writers & will publish a debut flash at half past the hour for the 24 hours of the flood.
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@nationalflashfd
National Flash Fiction Day
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NFFD is OPEN for Anthology and Microfiction Competition Submissions! National Flash Fiction Day is celebrating its 10th Anniversary on Saturday, 26 June 2021! To mark the occasion, we’ve upped the prizes for our annual Microfiction Competition and have a…
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National Flash Fiction Day
10 months
It can be hard to keep track of all the stories flying by during the FlashFlood, so we've compiled the whole 2023 line-up into one big list so you can more easily find anything you've missed....
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National Flash Fiction Day
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FlashFlood is now open for submissions until 27 April! Subs up to 300 words. You can read our guidelines here:
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National Flash Fiction Day
3 years
Our Editors @tinoprinzi and @nodghosh have finalised their selections for our anthology on the theme of MAGIC! The list is now up on our website. Thank you so much to everyone for submitting and trusting us with your work:
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@nationalflashfd
National Flash Fiction Day
1 year
FlashFlood this year opens on 30 April and runs till 6 May! Stories of up to 300 words. Previously published accepted. A flash will be published on NFFD (24 June) every five or ten minutes. More details soon.
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@nationalflashfd
National Flash Fiction Day
6 years
Submissions are now open for our anthology and for our micro competition! This year’s anthology theme is one you’ll really be able to sink your teeth into! See our website for more info, and good luck!
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@nationalflashfd
National Flash Fiction Day
5 months
Very excited to announce the theme for this year's anthology, our anthology editors and also the four judges for our micro fiction competition. Subs open on 1 December! You can read all about it here:
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@nationalflashfd
National Flash Fiction Day
6 months
We will be announcing the theme for our next anthology soon! Submissions open on 1 December. Watch this space for more details.
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National Flash Fiction Day
4 years
Our micro comp and submissions to 2020's anthology will open on 1 December. Our theme for the anthology this year is FAMILY.
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National Flash Fiction Day
2 years
Goodness, National Flash Fiction Day is just a few days away on Saturday 18 June. Watch this space for events happening on and around the day.
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National Flash Fiction Day
11 months
We're excited to reveal the cover for our 2023 anthology. Many thanks to @Collinson26 for allowing us to use the title of her story and to artist-in-residence @InkLinked for the beautiful art work. The anthology is now available to pre-order:
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@nationalflashfd
National Flash Fiction Day
5 years
Phew, I think we pulled it off! I /think/ that's every story tweeted, technical difficulties and all. If we've missed out your story, let us know. My goodness, what an appropriate flood of an ending to the day! Hooray flash fiction!
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@nationalflashfd
National Flash Fiction Day
2 years
Excited to announce that the next National Flash Fiction Day in the UK will be on Saturday 24 June 2023.
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@nationalflashfd
National Flash Fiction Day
10 months
Huge thanks to @judi_walsh , @coffeeandpaneer & @sarahillswrites who have been putting in massive amounts of time reading and posting Write-In responses. The team is smaller than usual this year, but the response is turning out to be the biggest we've had so far.... 👏👏👏
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@nationalflashfd
National Flash Fiction Day
5 months
Submissions to our anthology and micro fiction competition are now open! Our theme for anthology is EARTH, AIR, FIRE and WATER. Our micro comp (100 words) has no theme. We can't wait to get reading! For more details see below:
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National Flash Fiction Day
5 years
Flash Flood closed at 23.59 BST yesterday. We received an amazing 1021 submissions! Thank you to all the editors who worked so hard and to everyone who submitted or supported Flash Flood in any way.
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National Flash Fiction Day
4 years
FlashFlood 2020 is open for submissions!
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@nationalflashfd
National Flash Fiction Day
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Thank you so much to everyone who helped with National Flash Fiction Day & joined in.Our FlashFlood editors deserve a mention for all their hard work: @robwaltonwriter @cassandrajaneuk @coffeeandpaneer @PunyFingers @sarahillswrites @judi_walsh @scooterwriter and @LunchOnTuesday
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@nationalflashfd
National Flash Fiction Day
11 months
National Flash Fiction Day is tomorrow! Hurrah! FlashFlood starts at 00.01 BST with the spots for debut writers at half past the hour. Flashes will be published every five or ten minutes. Why not take a peek to see what else is happening on the day:
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@nationalflashfd
National Flash Fiction Day
5 years
Announcing the stories selected for this year's National Flash Fiction Day Anthology! We asked you to send us your best stories on the theme of doors and you did not disappoint! Congratulations to all of our selected authors! Anthology published in June.
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@nationalflashfd
National Flash Fiction Day
29 days
It’s nearly that time of year again! FlashFlood is opening its doors on Sunday 21 April till Saturday 27 April. Up to 300 words. More details soon!
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National Flash Fiction Day
2 months
We thrilled to announce to announce the line up for this year's anthology on the theme of air, water, fire and earth. Thank you to everyone who submitted and trusted us with their stories:
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National Flash Fiction Day
3 years
'Postpartum' by Damhnait Monaghan #nffd2021
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National Flash Fiction Day
4 years
Flash Flood Submission Window: 25 – 31 May 2020
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@nationalflashfd
National Flash Fiction Day
20 days
FlashFlood opens for submissions a week today on 21 April). Up to 300 words. Previously published considered. Subs close 28 April! You can read previous year’s stories here:
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@nationalflashfd
National Flash Fiction Day
3 years
Submissions for FlashFlood are open from 00.01 BST on 2 May. Up to 300 words. Previously published accepted. We have reserved slots for unpublished fiction writers. All successful flashes will be posted on our blog on NFFD. Details can be found here:
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@nationalflashfd
National Flash Fiction Day
16 days
Everyone here at NFFD getting excited about FlashFlood subs opening on Sunday 21 April. We welcome flashes up to 300 words (including previously published). We also have spots for debut fiction (for previously unpublished flash writers). We'll be open for a week!
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@nationalflashfd
National Flash Fiction Day
4 years
FlashFlood is now closed for this year! We still have a few stories to read, so if you've not heard yet don't panic. Look out for all the stories on NFFD (Saturday 6 June).
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@nationalflashfd
National Flash Fiction Day
4 years
This year, everyone is entitled to one free submission to the @nationalflashfd anthology. The theme is FAMILY. We ask for donations for second and third submissions, but if this is a struggle financially, please send us up to three anyway. Up to 500 words.
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National Flash Fiction Day
5 years
We've got a lot of things planned this weekend for National Flash Fiction Day 2019. Here's your road map for the weekend....
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@nationalflashfd
National Flash Fiction Day
3 years
It's all happening over at National Flash Fiction Day. Look out for announcements soon about what's planned for our 10th anniversary.
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@nationalflashfd
National Flash Fiction Day
3 years
Thank you so much for all the fabulous FlashFlood submissions. As well as the common themes of grief, cognitive decline and murder, we've received a lot of stories on the theme of fishing! We'd love to see more historical, science fiction and funny flashes.
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@nationalflashfd
National Flash Fiction Day
3 years
Submissions to FlashFlood closed on 8 May. Thank you to everyone who submitted and trusted us with their work.
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National Flash Fiction Day
2 years
FlashFlood: 'Hive Mind' by Fiona McKay #nffd2022
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National Flash Fiction Day
1 year
And if our microfiction competition results weren't excitement enough, we can now reveal our 2023 anthology line up:
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National Flash Fiction Day
4 years
National Flash Fiction Day 2020 Micro Fiction Competition Shortlist
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@nationalflashfd
National Flash Fiction Day
3 years
We've collected all of the 2021 Write-In prompts together on one page for you. They're here: Don't forget: you have until 23:59 BST tonight (27 July 2021) to submit your responses for possible publication at The Write-In.
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@nationalflashfd
National Flash Fiction Day
2 years
Thank you so much to all our hard working FlashFlood editors:
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National Flash Fiction Day
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FlashFlood subs are read anonymously & with care. We receive 100s & 100s of subs (thank you), with approx 50 per cent of those previously published. We publish approx 200 throughout NFFD with spots for debut writers every half an hour. Open till 27 April at 23:59 GMT.
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National Flash Fiction Day
2 years
FlashFlood: 'A girl' by Melissa Llanes Brownlee #nffd2021
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FlashFlood: 'FRAKTA' by Rosaleen Lynch #nffd2022
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National Flash Fiction Day
2 years
Thanks to everyone who submitted to FlashFlood. The quality of submissions year was really high and we had to reject stories that we would have accepted in the past. We also received numerous subs on death & fading relationships which resulted in many good stories being rejected.
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@nationalflashfd
National Flash Fiction Day
4 years
'Here' by Tommy Dean
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National Flash Fiction Day
3 years
Ooh, look what's arrived! Copies should be with purchasers and contributors very shortly! @scooterwriter currently busy stuffing envelopes 😀
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@nationalflashfd
National Flash Fiction Day
4 years
Submissions for the National Flash Fiction Day anthology and microfiction competition are now open! And despite our name, we welcome entries from anywhere in the world. Do you have words to send us? We're waiting to read them!
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National Flash Fiction Day
4 years
Wow, you guys! FlashFlood has received well over 1000 subs so far this year, and they're still pouring in...that's as much as we received last year in total, and nearly double what we received in 2018! We're going to have to add more slots this year....
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National Flash Fiction Day
6 years
Okay, here we go! Congratulations to our Micro Competition shortlisted authors and to our Anthology authors! Micro competition winners to be announced in a few days! Anthology to be published in June! #NFFD2018
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National Flash Fiction Day
5 years
'Some Things She Taught Me About Heat' by Gaynor Jones #NFFD2019
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National Flash Fiction Day
6 years
Would you look at that? 5000 followers! What a great way to round of NFFD weekend!
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@nationalflashfd
National Flash Fiction Day
5 years
On 15 June, we're bringing back "The Write-In" with an all new format: we'll publish one prompt per hour throughout National Flash Fiction Day from 00:01 to 23:59 BST. Come write with us, wherever you are!
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National Flash Fiction Day
9 months
Pleased to announce that National Flash Fiction Day next year will be Saturday 15 June. Watch this space for exciting news of what is happening on the day.
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National Flash Fiction Day
5 years
FlashFlood is open for submissions from Friday 3 May until Thursday 9 May. Five hundred words max. Stories will be posted on National Flash Fiction Day (15 June). More info soon ...
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National Flash Fiction Day
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There are lots of exciting things happening on National Flash Fiction Day (and beyond), including FlashFlood, our anthology launch, workshops and the Write-In. AND IT'S ALL FREE!!!!! To find out more, click on the link below:
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National Flash Fiction Day
2 years
FlashFlood: 'Sick to Death of Keto' by Jude Higgins #nffd2022
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@nationalflashfd
National Flash Fiction Day
5 years
Save the date: the next National Flash Fiction Day will be on Saturday 6 June 2020. Watch this space for more details.
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National Flash Fiction Day
4 years
Apologies for the delay in announcing the successful stories for this year's anthology. We are working hard and the results will be out as soon as possible.
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@nationalflashfd
National Flash Fiction Day
5 years
Announcing the winning and highly commended stories of this year's National Flash Fiction Day Micro Competition! Congratulations to all of our winning and highly commended authors! These stories are available to read on our website NOW!
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National Flash Fiction Day
4 months
Entries to our micro competition (up to 100 words, no theme), are open until 15 Feb! First prize is £150, second £100 and third prize £50 plus 7 x £20 Highly Commended. More details here:
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National Flash Fiction Day
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'Perimenopausal Maleficent Watches Bob Ross Videos When She Can’t Sleep' by Laurie Marshall #nffd2021
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National Flash Fiction Day
6 years
Okay. The pile has been dealt with. 148 stories chosen for Saturday. Thank you to you all. Congrats to those who made it, commiserations and 'carry on!' to those who didn't. #FlashFlood #NFFD
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@nationalflashfd
National Flash Fiction Day
2 years
Just one more weekend after to this to polish/write your submissions for this year's anthology on the theme of FREEDOM. One free story sub per person and then we ask for a small donation. Closes 15 Feb.
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National Flash Fiction Day
2 months
The shortlist to our Micro Fiction Competition has now been announced. You can read the shortlisted titles in the link below. Thank you to everyone who entered!
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National Flash Fiction Day
3 years
We are excited to be opening our doors on 01 Feb 2021 for our first novella-in-flash award! All the submission details will be on our website tomorrow.
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National Flash Fiction Day
5 years
Opening the Door on the 2019 National Flash Fiction Day Anthology! Cover reveal and full contents! ---
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4 years
'Flight' by Janice Leagra #nffd2020
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National Flash Fiction Day
1 year
FlashFlood is now closed.We are still responding to yesterday's subs. Thrilled to have accepted subs from the United Arab Emirates, New Zealand, Singapore, Cyprus, Ireland, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, UK, US, India, Switzerland and Japan. Thanks to everyone who submitted
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National Flash Fiction Day
3 years
We could all do with a bit of MAGIC at the moment. Why not write a flash to submit to this year's anthology? 500 words. Free entry for one sub. Closing date is 15 Feb. You can see details here:
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National Flash Fiction Day
2 years
FlashFlood: 'HR Leaver’s Form: “Reasons for Leaving”, Versions 1 and 2' by Michelle Christophorou #nffd2022
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National Flash Fiction Day
3 years
FlashFlood — Save the Date! The 2021 FlashFlood submission window is open from 2 - 8 May.... #NFFD2020
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National Flash Fiction Day
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Save the Date! The 2021 FlashFlood submission window is open from 2 - 8 May....
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National Flash Fiction Day
2 years
Phew, that's a wrap! We've read and responded to every story we've been sent for this year's Write-In, and our last piece goes live at 1pm BST today. Do stop by, have a read and leave some encouragement in the comments if you like.
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National Flash Fiction Day
3 years
FlashFlood will open on 2 May. This year, we are accepting flashes up to 300 words. Previously published allowed!
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3 years
Meet the 2021 FlashFlood Editors
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National Flash Fiction Day
10 months
Wow, just wanted to report that the Write-In team is blown away by the quality of work coming through this year. SO honoured to read all this new writing! As a thank you for sharing such brilliant work with us, we're going to start sending in award nominations this year.💜💙💚
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National Flash Fiction Day
6 years
The Future of National Flash Fiction Day (don't worry, it's great news!) #flashfiction #NFFD
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2 years
FlashFlood: 'The Girl Made of Ink' by Gaynor Jones #nffd2022
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4 years
Flooded with FlashFlood submissions today. Thank you to everyone who has submitted so far. You can send up to three and previously published is okay 😀
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