Competition Twenty-Four Closed on 23rd October 2024
Competition Twenty-Four Shortlist
Competition Twenty-Four Long-list
FFF Competition Twenty-Four Judge’s Report by Caroline Greene
Free Flash Fiction would like to say a big thank you to judge Caroline Greene
Competition Twenty-Three Closed on 23rd August 2024
Competition Twenty-Three Shortlist
Competition Twenty-Three Long-list
FFF Competition Twenty-Three Judge’s Report by Chris Cottom
Free Flash Fiction would like to say a big thank you to judge Chris Cottom
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 Long-list
FFF Competition Twenty-Two Judge’s Report by Emma Phillips
Free Flash Fiction would like to say a big thank you to judge Emma Phillips
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 Long-list
FFF Competition Twenty-One – Judge’s Report by Charles Prelle
Free Flash Fiction would like to say a big thank you to judge Charles Prelle
FFF Competition Twenty closed on 23rd February 2024
Read the winning flash fiction The Tree Wife by Charles Prelle
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
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
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
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
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
FFF Competition Fourteen - Judges Report by Maria Thomas
Free Flash Fiction would like to say a big thank you to judge Maria Thomas
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
Free Flash Fiction would like to say a big thank you to
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
The Competition Twelve Shortlist
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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..
Competition Ten - closed 23rd June 2022
Read the winning story 'Do Everything Your Mama Said Not To' by JP Relph
Read the Competition Ten Judges Report by Charles Prelle
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Charles Prelle
Competition Nine - closed 23rd April 2022
Read the winning story 'White Noise' by Charles Prelle
Read the Competition Nine Judges Report by Michelle Christophorou
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Competition Eight - closed 23rd February 2022
Read the Competition Eight Judges Report by Martha Lane
Read the winning story 'My child speaks with the voice of a swallow' by Michelle Christophorou
Free Flash Fiction would like to say a big thank you to judge Martha Lane
Competition Seven - closed 23rd December 2021
Read the Competition Seven Judges Report by Rachel O'Cleary
Read the winning story 'The Grievers' Horror Film Club' by Martha Lane
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List of publications: rachelocleary.wordpress.com
Competition Six - closed 23rd October 2021
Read the Competition Six Judges Report by Martha Lane
Read the winning story 'Fight, Flight, and Freeze' by Rachel O'Cleary
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Competition Five - closed 23rd August 2021
Read the Competition Five winning Story '2He' by Martha Lane
Read the Competition Five Judges Report by Rosaleen Lynch
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Free Flash Fiction would like to say a big thank you to
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
Competition Two - closed 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
Competition One - closed 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.
Free Flash Fiction would also like to thank Lou Willmott for her invaluable contribution as part of the FFF editorial team.
Check out her podcast Lou Reads
'Writing a book is hard, but reading them is often easier! Join Lou as she talks, dissects, and shares ideas about her favourite reads, all from a writer's point of view.'