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FLASH FICTION COMPS 2023
Every month we have a writing competition that generally alternates between Flash Fiction and Poetry; although some months we have had plays and duologues.
Below is a selection of the Flash Fiction Comps held in 2023; plus links to other years.
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Please click here for FLASH FICTION COMPS 2022
DEC 2023 - Theme: THE GIFT
1st Place: Sumi Watters - Grate Expectations
2nd Place: Ann Crago - Love
3rd Place: Louise Welland - Love at First Sight
4th Place: Meville Lovatt - First Love (a monologue)
NOV 2023 - Theme: THE ART OF WRITING
1st Place: Liz Shaw - Angel of the North
Joint 2nd Place: Sumi Watters - It's You
Louise Welland - Three
4th Place: Andrea Neidle - Overheard in the Bar
JUNE 2023 - Theme: DISCOVERY / DISCOVERIES
1st Place: Sumi Watters - A Kind Society
2nd Place: Sumi Watters - Third From The Left
Joint 3rd Place: Geoff Brown - Hiding in Plain Sight
Helen Nicell - I'm Dreaming of Pin Christmas
4th Place: Mike Lansdown - The Big Brother
MARCH 2023 - Theme: TIGHT SITUATION
1st Place: Ann Crago - Fitting In
2nd Place: Brian Bold - Trading Places
3rd Place: Andrea Neidle - Coronation
4th Place: Geoff Brown - A Misunderstanding
JAN 2023 - Theme: FAIRY TALES / FAIRY STORY
1st Place: Mike Lansdown - The Magpie and the King
2nd Place: Geoff Brown - A Modern Pied Piper
Joint 3rd Place: David Elliott -A Slow News Day;
Helen Nicell - The Burn;
Liz Shaw - Magical Mystery Tor.
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