S5 Ep20: 2025 Flash Fiction Contest FINAL!

About this episode

This episode reveals the winners of the annual flash fiction contest and features readings from the top entries.

Lovers of flash fiction… prepare to have your ears blown into absolute blummin smithereens, because this episode is the big reveal of the winners of our annual writing competition, and there’s FIVE HUNDRED SQUIDS up for grabs. Which, as I’m sure you’ll agree, is a serious amount of squids. Think of all the ink you could buy. So, come on in, and hear the traditional ‘YOU’RE ALL WINNERS SONG’, listen to Sarah Lewis from Writers HQ pick a winner, some runner-uppers and a couple of honourable mentions to boot and then follow that up by immersing yourself in the unbelievably high quality of 1st, 2nd & 3rd place. But before you do all that…  just think.  One of them could be yours! There’s only one way to find out though, and I’m not daft enough to give the game away and write them here in the show notes…  so you’d best get listening instead. Big thanks again to Sarah and the excellent Writers HQ: https://writershq.co.uk Also a massive thanks to our amazing competition sponsor - the esteemed writing app, Scrivener! Don't forget to pick up your copy NOW. Go to https://www.literatureandlatte.com/ - use the code failing & you can get 20%…

People in this episode

Host: The Failing Writers Podcast

Guest: Sarah Lewis

Topics covered

• flash fiction
• writing competition
• winners announcement
• creative writing
• literary arts

Keywords

• flash fiction
• writing contest
• winners
• creative writing
• Scrivener
• Writers HQ
• literary competition

Sponsors

Scrivener

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Writers HQ

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