Tag: flash fiction
Bonus: Not Quite Write Prize Shortlist & Winner Announcement
In this episode we reveal the shortlist and WINNER of the 2023 #NotQuiteWritePrize for Flash Fiction. Plus, there’ll be shits and giggles as Ed and Amanda read the top entries for your listening pleasure. You can read along and view the shortlist and longlist in full on our official announcement page.
Bonus: Not Quite Write Prize Longlist Announcement
Ed and Amanda reveal the 60 members of the inaugural #NotQuiteWritePrize Longlist! … But not before delving deep into the judging process and the lessons they learned from your 678 entries. Strap in for a detailed behind-the-scenes experience like no other.
#9 – Detour de Fromage
In this episode, we take a slight “detour” into the world of Mom Rock to find out what fiction writers can learn from the songwriting greats. In Get Rec’d, Amanda lays bare her greatest lyrical love, the Barenaked Ladies, only to be eviscerated by Ed’s scathing response. Turns out although people don’t usually complain when…
Bonus: How to Win the Not Quite Write Prize
It’s Not Quite an Episode! If you’re entering the #NotQuiteWritePrize you won’t want to miss this one, as we lift the veil on the competition judging process. By the end you’ll decide: are our judging preferences as transparent as glass, or as clear as mud? Plus, we share a snippet from our interview with the…
Interview with Fiona Lloyd at Words on the Waves
Number 1 in our series of 8 interviews at the 2023 Words on the Waves Writers Festival, we chat with the festival’s children’s program coordinator and middle grade author, Fiona Lloyd. Fiona’s debut children’s novel ‘Being Jimmy Baxter’ launches with Penguin Random House on 4 July. In our chat, we talk dark themes in middle…
#8 – A Whaley Good Time
Join Ed and Amanda on a podyssey of epic proportions as we dive into The Whale. Was the film really fatphobic? And what does that mean for writers?And together we’ll celebrate the launch of the #NotQuiteWritePrize by advertently averting adverbs.
#7 – Mowing Down the Competition
It’s a write-off! Winning strategies for flash and microfiction competitions and how writing prompts can either spark inspiration or spontaneously combust it.In Get Rec’d, the Grass is Greener, but the competition is anything but healthy.Plus, we officially launch the Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction!
