Delighted Shooter Lit Magazine chose my funny little story of lizard love for their February flash piece. Originally a finalist with @oxfordflashfiction.bsky.social, I updated the ending & HOORAY the piece is now a winner! 🤩🥳 Cheers to editor Melanie Sykes-White shooterlitmag.com/2026/02/16/l...
It is our pleasure to announce the winners of the Oxford Flash Fiction Prize 2025!!
A huge thank you to our wonderful team of readers & the judges María Fernanda Ampuero and Shome Dasgupta
Read the winning entries: oxfordflashfictionprize.com/2025-winners/
Lithium. Cobalt. Helium. Rare earths.
The materials shaping our future are also rich sources of stories.
Our 2026 competition theme is inspired by
@morethanadodo.bsky.social new exhibition 34: The Critical Raw Materials Shaping Our Future by Oxford EARTH.
Find out: oxfordflashfictionprize.com
We are delighted to announce the publication of Dugout! An anthology that digs deep into the human condition: uncovering buried histories, private reckonings, moments of fracture and survival, and unexpected acts of beauty and connection.
Find out more: oxfordflashfictionprize.com/anthology/
Shoshana Lavan, Susan Wigmore and Uduak-Abasi Ekong!!!
Authors include: Alfred Johnson, Amanda Lennox, Ann Yuan, Cate McGowan, Chris Hall, Deanie Vallone, Emma Oldham, Glyn Matthews, Gustavo Vazquez-Lozano, Jaime Gill, Joseph Velaidum, JR Fenn, Karen Whitelaw, Kate Anderson, Margaret McMillan, Nick Havergal, Phil Mason, Sarah Chin, Sharon Hier...