Annual flash fiction competition, edited by @Ben_Warden. 2026 run opening 7th March.

Joined July 2020
Celebrating the release of the final serious flash fiction anthology. Get your copy (full vol 1-12) amazon.co.uk/dp/B0HC87NWWQ 🇬🇧 amazon.com/dp/B0HC87NWWQ🇺🇲 Or get volume 12 amazon.co.uk/dp/B0HC88Y4JB 🇬🇧 amazon.com/dp/B0HC88Y4JB 🇺🇸
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Always chuffed to get a mention from our brilliant winners. Take a look at Stewarts blog and brill writing
My latest blog post looks at the 10th anniversary of @FlashSerious #sffiction’s first book. Edited and produced by @Ben_Warden, there are now ten Serious Flash Fiction books, and I was honoured to be in at the beginning. stewartbintauthor.weebly.com… #blog #blogs #writingcommunity
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Serious Flash Fiction retweeted
I've got a tiny story in here! #amwriting #microfiction
Its here, the 2026 Serious Flash Fiction Anthology! Get the complete vol 1 to 12 collection: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0HC87NWWQ 🇬🇧 amazon.com/dp/B0HC87NWWQ 🇺🇲 Or get volume 12 amazon.co.uk/dp/B0HC88Y4JB 🇬🇧 amazon.com/dp/B0HC88Y4JB 🇺🇸
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Its here, the 2026 Serious Flash Fiction Anthology! Get the complete vol 1 to 12 collection: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0HC87NWWQ 🇬🇧 amazon.com/dp/B0HC87NWWQ 🇺🇲 Or get volume 12 amazon.co.uk/dp/B0HC88Y4JB 🇬🇧 amazon.com/dp/B0HC88Y4JB 🇺🇸
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Here it is, our 2026 anthology cover for #SFFiction. The book will be coming in the next few days.
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Winners announced and a 'goodbye for now'. #sffiction #writingcommunity
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Ten years ago, I was honoured and privileged to be involved with something new, revolutionary, and unique. In 2016 @Ben_Warden published what was the first of many Serious Flash Fiction #SFFiction books. Each little story had a maximum of 129 characters, and I was included. 🧵⬇️
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✨WINNERS ANNOUNCED✨ Congratulations to the winners: D.S. Mohan Allen Davis Susan Condon Joshua Ishola Ian Anthony Part 3, see last two posts too. 🥳🥳🥳 Thank you all for your super submissions! #flashfictioncompetition #flashfiction #writingcompetition #writingcommunity
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✨WINNERS ANNOUNCED✨ Serious Flash Fiction 2026: Leanne Drain Linette Rabsatt Emily Anne Elliott A. A. Rubin Barbara Ellis-Callaghan Rekha Valliappan Olanna Lyanouluwa Mabel Amy Grech Gargi Mehra Susan R Barclay Debbie Robson Part 2, more coming #sffiction #writingcommunity
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✨WINNERS ANNOUNCED✨ Serious Flash Fiction 2026: Lori Cramer Melissa Flores Anderson Isra Noor Alex Minns Daniela Nunnari Alan Miller Becky Spence Alex Callaghan Reben Paint Kristin Merlin Flower Farha Syed Part 1, more coming #flashfiction #writingcompetition #writingcommunity
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And we're closed for 2026. Time for judging, c9ver reveals and winners announcements. Stay tuned
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Dont miss the opportunity to appear in our 2026 anthology #writingcommunity Submit today seriousflashfiction.weebly.c…
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#writingcommunity Just two more days to submit to our serious flash fiction competition. If you can tell a story in less than 270 characters and would like a chance to feature in our anthology - then enter now. Www.seriousflashfiction.weeb…
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This weeks previous winner is @christopher_s_dixon 🥳 Chris is the prolific author of 21 books and poetry. We're spotlighting 'Terror Beach'. If you want to join the ranks of our winners & can write a story in under 270 character, enter. We close Saturday seriousflashfiction.weebly.c…
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Replying to @FlashSerious
@FlashSerious I just submitted! #yay
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Just 10 days to go before we close Serious Flash Fiction 26 If you can write a story in a tweet, then add #sffiction to enter
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Another week, another winner! This time it’s @thesurrealari His short story a dazzling ode to a gothic classic, was published by Pseudopod and you can find it here: pseudopod.org/2025/03/28/pse… We are still open for entries for this year’s competition, follow the link in our bio
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We're open for entries. If you can write a flash like this (in any genre), find out more at seriousflashfiction.weebly.c…
There's no one here anymore. The space quiet, stagnant air numb. I sit alone. Look to the skies, the stars. Try and hold on to an idea. Thoughts falling. In slow motion. #sffiction
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