Our current competition is the New Writers Historical (Pre-1960) Flash Fiction Competition 2025.
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Organised by The Failing Writers Podcast (“A podcast for anyone who ever dreamed of being a writer… then went and put the kettle on”), this flash fiction competition has a very reasonable £4 entry fee and a very nice top prize of £500.
The theme for The Failing Writers Flash Fiction Contest 2025 is “a lie”, and you’ll also need to include the special secret phrase which will be revealed on the podcast on 29th September 2025.
All the finalists and some of the runners-up stories will be read out on the podcast, and there might even be a few extra prizes for those that don’t quite make it to the gold medal spot on the podium.
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