Competitions

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Finished Competitions

2025 Winter Flash Fiction Competition

Congratulations to our winner Susannah Rigg. In her story ‘In For a Penny’, Rigg made expert use of subtext to subtlety tell us everything we needed to know about the two main characters in the story, with a surprise ending that was a delight to read. I’m sure when we publish it in our winter issue, Glamour, that you’ll agree it’s a cracking piece of work.

While there can only be one winner, I would also like to take this opportunity to extend my congratulations to a few other stand-out entries that deserve an honourable mention:

  • ‘Not a Bedtime Story About A Superhero, A Rabbit, and A Wolf’ by Stephanie Ross
  • ‘Shower Beer Baptism’ by Shannon Black-Youel
  • ‘Skins’ by Linda Fulton

Congratulations to all our top entries, and to everyone who entered.

‘In For a Penny’ by Susannah Rigg will appear alongside an interview with the author in our winter 2025 issue, Glamour.

This competition is now closed. Please do not try to submit a story for this competition as it will not be counted.

‘Laughter Lines’ Funny Poetry Competition

Congratulations to the winner, Ana Reisens, who tickled us pink with her poem, ‘The Translated Instruction Manual for Loving’. We loved the way the poet created a poetic guide for love by piecing together funny excerpts from badly translated instructed manuals. 

Congratulations also to our top three runners-up (in no particular order):

  • Larry Needham – ‘Marriage Bed of the Roses’
  • Max Clayton Clowes – ‘Sunset’
  • Jim Burns – ‘Tourist Trap’

All four poems will be appearing in our upcoming Autumn issue, Machinery. Congratulations to all our top entries, and to everyone else who entered.

This competition is now closed. Please do not try to submit a story for this competition as it will not be counted.

‘Let’s Stop Pretending’ Flash Fiction Competition

Congratulations to the winner, Christi Krug for her fantastic flash fiction, ‘Trailer Etiquette’. This story will appear in our summer 2025 issue, Love and Hate.

Honourable mentions:

  • Ashley Newell – ‘For The Love of Moose’ 
  • CJ Payling – ‘Decorum’ 
  • Lee Hulme – ‘Customer Service’

This competition is now closed. Please do not try to submit a story for this competition as it will not be counted.