FFF Competition Thirty-One closed on 23rd December 2025
Read the Competition Thirty-One Winning Flash Fiction: Sun, Moon, Stars by Kerri McCourt
Competition Thirty-One Shortlist
Competition Thirty-One Longlist
FFF Competition Thirty-One Judge’s Report by Caroline McKenzie
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FFF Competition Thirty Closed on 23rd October 2025
Read the Competition Thirty Winning Flash Fiction: After Dinner by Caroline McKenzie
FFF Competition Thirty Judge’s Report by Nish X. Hegde
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FFF Competition Twenty-Nine closed on 23rd August 2025
Read the Competition Twenty-Nine Winning Flash Fiction: All That the Tide Carries by Harry Humber
Competition Twenty-Nine Shortlist
Competition Twenty-Nine Longlist
FFF Competition Twenty-Nine Judge’s Report by Amy Photiou
Free Flash Fiction would like to say a big thank you to Judge Amy Photiou
www.linkedin.com/in/amy-photiou
FFF Competition Twenty-Eight closed on 23rd June 2025
Competition Twenty-Eight Shortlist
Competition Twenty-Eight Longlist
FFF Competition Twenty-Eight Judge’s Report by S.A. Greene
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FFF Competition Twenty-Seven closed on 23rd April 2025
Read the Competition Twenty-Seven Winning Flash Fiction: Gilded Edges by Lucy Smith
Competition Twenty-Seven Shortlist
Competition Twenty-Seven Longlist
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Read the FFF Competition Twenty-Seven Judge’s Report by Chris Cottom
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FFF Competition Twenty-Six closed on 23rd February 2025
Competition Twenty-Six Shortlist
Competition Twenty-Six Longlist
Read the FFF Competition Twenty-Six Judge’s Report by Joanna Miller
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To contact Joanna Miller - please email contact@freeflashfiction.com and FFF will forward the email to Joanna
FFF Competition Twenty-Five closed on 23rd December 2024
Read the Competition Twenty-Five Winning Flash Fiction: Ghosts In The Holloway by Joanna Miller
Competition Twenty-Five Shortlist
Competition Twenty-Five Longlist
Read the FFF Competition Twenty-Five Judge’s Report by Eleanor Luke
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Competition Twenty-Four Closed on 23rd October 2024
Competition Twenty-Four Shortlist
Competition Twenty-Four Longlist
Read the FFF Competition Twenty-Four Judge’s Report by Caroline Greene
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Competition Twenty-Three Closed on 23rd August 2024
Competition Twenty-Three Shortlist
Competition Twenty-Three Longlist
Read the FFF Competition Twenty-Three Judge’s Report by Chris Cottom
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Competition Twenty-Two Closed on 23rd June 2024
Read the Competition Twenty-Two Winning Flash Fiction: Hungry Like the Wolf by Chris Cottom
Competition Twenty-Two Shortlist
Competition Twenty-Two Longlist
Read the FFF Competition Twenty-Two Judge’s Report by Emma Phillips
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Competition Twenty-One Closed on 23rd April 2024
Read the Competition Twenty-One Winning Flash Fiction:
Coming Home From the Mill At Least Is Certain (After LS Lowry) by Emma Phillips
Competition Twenty-One Shortlist
Competition Twenty-One Longlist
Read the FFF Competition Twenty-One – Judge’s Report by Charles Prelle
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FFF Competition Twenty closed on 23rd February 2024
Read the winning flash fiction The Tree Wife by Charles Prelle
Read the FFF Competition Twenty Judge’s Report by Adele Evershed
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FFF Competition Nineteen closed on 23rd December 2023
Read the winning story Scenes of War and Other Things I’ve Forgotten by Adele Evershed
Competition Nineteen Shortlist
Competition Nineteen Long-list
Read the FFF Competition Nineteen Judge’s Report by S.A. Greene
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FFF Competition Eighteen closed on 23rd October 2023
Read the winning story - Annie Builds Walls by S.A. Greene
Competition Eighteen Shortlist
Competition Eighteen Long-list
FFF Competition Eighteen Judge’s Report by Emma Phillips
Free Flash Fiction would like to say a big thank you to judge Emma Phillips
FFF Competition Seventeen closed on 23rd August 2023
Read the winning story - Frontier by Emma Phillips
Competition Seventeen Shortlist
Competition Seventeen Long-list
Read the FFF Competition Seventeen Judge’s Report by Sarah Royston
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Competition Sixteen closed on June 23rd 2023
Read the winning story - Three rites for a passage by Sarah Royston
Read the FFF Competition Sixteen Judge's Report by Emma Phillips
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Competition Fifteen closed on April 23rd 2023
Read the winning story - Here Come The Gulls by Emma Phillips
Read the FFF Competition Fifteen – Judge’s Report by Charles Prelle
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Competition Fourteen closed on February 23rd 2023.
Read the winning story - The Transfer of Energy Between Two Bodies in Motion by Charles Prelle
Competition Fourteen Shortlist
Competition Fourteen Long-list
Read the FFF Competition Fourteen - Judges Report by Maria Thomas
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Competition Thirteen closed on December 23rd 2022.
Read the winning story 'Grandpa called her Tiger' by Maria Thomas
Competition Thirteen Shortlist
Competition Thirteen Long-list
Competition Thirteen Judges Report by Alison Wassell
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Alison Wassell
Competition Twelve - closed 23rd October 2022
Read the winning story 'Superman Smiles' by Alison Wassell
Competition Twelve Judges Report by Julia Ruth Smith
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Julia Ruth Smith
Competition Eleven - closed 23rd August 2022
Read the winning story 'Your Husband Is a Crocodile Tonight' by Julia Ruth Smith
Competition Eleven Judges Report by JP Relph
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JP Relph
Click on the link below to read JP’s flash fiction and short stories where they have been published online..
FFF Competition Ten closed on 23rd June 2022
Read the winning story 'Do Everything Your Mama Said Not To' by JP Relph
Competition Ten Judges Report by Charles Prelle
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Charles Prelle
www.cprellewriter.wordpress.com
FFF Competition Nine closed on 23rd April 2022
Read the winning story 'White Noise' by Charles Prelle
Competition Nine Judges Report by Michelle Christophorou
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FFF Competition Eight closed on 23rd February 2022
Read the winning story 'My child speaks with the voice of a swallow' by Michelle Christophorou
FFF Competition Eight Judges Report by Martha Lane
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FFF Competition Seven closed on 23rd December 2021
Read the winning story 'The Grievers' Horror Film Club' by Martha Lane
FFF Competition Seven Judges Report by Rachel O'Cleary
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List of publications: rachelocleary.wordpress.com
FFF Competition Six closed on 23rd October 2021
Read the winning story 'Fight, Flight, and Freeze' by Rachel O'Cleary
Free Flash Fiction would like to say a big thank you to judge Martha Lane
FFF Competition Four closed on 23rd June 2021
Read the Competition Four winning Story 'Goldilocks and My Imaginary Family' by Rosaleen Lynch
FFF Competition Four Judges Report by Abi Hennig
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Abi Hennig.
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Free Flash Fiction would like to say a big thank you to Hazel Turner
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Read 'A Rose among Thistles' here ...
and 'Doors closing' here - both at reedsyprompts
'This Time will be Different'- at Didcot Writers
FFF Competition Two closed on 23rd February 2021
Read the Competition Two winning story 'I hate windows' by Hazel Turner
Free Flash Fiction would like to say a big thank you to Amy O'Neil
FFF Competition One closed on 23rd Oct 2020
Read the Competition One winning story 'Every Thing We Own' by Amy O'Neil
Free Flash Fiction would like to thank Tom O'Brien.
When approached to see if he was interested in being the judge for our first competition, he did not hesitate to say yes.
Homemade Weather - by Tom O'Brien - part of a three story anthology - available at Retreat West Books
Tom O'Brien's Novella-in-Flash Straw Gods is available at Reflex Press.