competition

Are you looking for a flash fiction competition to enter?

If you haven’t come across Writers’ Forum Magazine yet, it’s definitely worth checking out.

Writers’ Forum have contests covering flash fiction, short stories and poetry every month. They offer hundreds of pounds in prizes, for very reasonable entry fees. And if you’re a subscriber to the mag, the fees are reduced or waived completely.

I was thrilled to achieve ‘highly commended’ in their December issue, for my entry to the Christmas-themed flash fiction competition. Entrants were asked to produce cheerful, funny or uplifting stories. But they had to be set this Christmas, in the real world, so no avoiding Covid!

My effort, ‘The Chaos of Christmas Present’, pokes some sardonic fun at the unnamed prime minister, and the decision to lift a fictional lockdown on Christmas Eve. When I wrote it, I should have known I was tempting fate on last-minute changes to restrictions!

One of my writing resolutions for the New Year is to enter more competitions. If it’s one of yours too, pick up a copy of the January issue of WF and give it a go.

Happy Writing!