Writer, editor. UEA Prose MA and fledgling PhD researcher. Won some writing things. Published some writing things. @smokelong.bsky.social senior ed. She/her. AuDHD
Helen Rye
Submissions deadline is June 2 at midnight! That's about 57 hours left.
And this is (one of) the reasons Labour lost my lifelong vote.
A leading 'Raise the Colours' flag activist, who claims to be fighting to "protect our women" from migrants, has pled guilty to assaulting a woman
bylinetimes.com/2026/05/18/f...
Two days left to register! We'll be sending out invitations to join the workshop site on May 23rd! A SmokeLong Summer 26! www.smokelong.com/a-smokelong-...
We've planned a party. Come dance with us! The registration deadline for A SmokeLong Summer 26 is tomorrow! May 23rd!
www.smokelong.com/a-smokelong-...
It's cover reveal time! Issue 92 is out on Monday June 15. Including the winners and finalists of The SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction and the SmokeLong Workshop Prize. Cover art by Martins Deep.
Issue 92 of SmokeLong Quarterly is live! Featuring the winners and finalists of The SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction 2026 and the winners of the SmokeLong Workshop Prize. All of it is gold. www.smokelong.com/issue-ninety...
We have a shortlist! Please help us celebrate the top 23 titles on The SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction 2026 shortlist! Anonymous judging is ongoing. www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...
The SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction Long List is Live! Congratulations to everyone on the list and to everyone who entered this year! Anonymous judging ongoing! www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...
We have live events with Amy Hempel, Kim Magowan, Michelle Ross, Mel Bosworth, Ryan Ridge, Christopher Allen. We have deckchairs. We have open mics. We have your whole summer's writing inspiration and workshopping and camaraderie and bad jokes in the beach bag. www.smokelong.com/a-smokelong-...
Craig Kitts, who says he is fighting to 'protect our women and children' from migrants, admitted to assault by beating
Thank you to everyone who sent in work for our judges to consider this year. Narrowing down the field from 1200 entries to the list of 23 stories below has been a grand task for our 16 judges, an inte...
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Short/flash fiction, CNF, other strange things under 1k words.
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Dare you.
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A SmokeLong Summer 26 is closer than you think. This year we’re starting early and staying late. The summer just got longer. As always, at the heart of A SmokeLong Summer is our peer-review workshop i...
The inevitable outcome of Labour's hostile anti-asylum policies, including halting family reunification, is that it is children who suffer. This puts them at far more risk of human trafficking, abuse and starvation, among other things. Labour was warned of this.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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While we are still in the planning stages of A SmokeLong Summer 26 (our fifth year!), we do have quite a few of our ducks in relatively nice rows. There might be a few changes to this schedule, and we...
Did you know you can bring a writer buddy to A SmokeLong Summer's 2026 online generative workshop FOR FREE? Write with us and your bestie for 3 whole months. Sign up by May 23rd 👯👬🕺🕺
PSA: our free-submissions window opens tomorrow! May 15th! Book A SmokeLong Summer 26 by May 23rd (and bring a friend for no additional dollars)! You can read more about A SmokeLong Summer 26 at smokelong do com under COMMUNITY at the top.
