About this episode

In this episode, we speak with Tim Collyer, the winner of the 2025 Flash Fiction competition, about his writing journey and his award-winning story.

Meet Tim Collyer, winner of our 2025 Flash Fiction competition with his piece, What Mirrors Cannot Change, now available to read on our winner’s blog page. As part of the prize, we aim to shine a light on emerging writers, and in this episode, we speak with Tim about his remarkable journey into writing, his love for flash fiction, and what’s next for him creatively. Tim’s story is one of transformation—after surviving a heart attack that nearly took his life, he woke with a fierce determinati...

People in this episode

Guest: Tim Collyer

Topics covered

• flash fiction
• writing journey
• emerging writers
• transformation
• heart attack survival

Keywords

• Tim Collyer
• flash fiction
• writing
• competition
• transformation
• heart attack

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: What Mirrors Cannot Change

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