Strands longlist

Woke to the lovely news that my flash has made the longlist for the Strands International Flash Fiction Competition #9, thanks to Jose Varghese and the Strands team! Stoked to be listed with so many wonderful writers.

Second visits

I'm over the moon to have had my story 'Visits' placed second in the 7th Strands International Flash Fiction Prize, having had two stories shortlisted in the same competition. Thank you to Jose Varghese and the Strands Team!

In seven

I'm absolutely over-the-moon to have two stories shortlisted for the 7th Strands International Flash Fiction Competition, along with several writer pals! My thanks to Jose Varghese and the Strands Team.

Read leaves

Thanks to Jose Varghese and Strands for giving my story 'All the Leaves' an honourable mention and making it available to read here.

Mention six

Chuffed to bits to have another honourable mention, this time for the Strands International Flash Fiction Competition 6! Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to Jose Varghese and Strands!

Sixth strands

When you find yourself on the shortlist with #3 in Amazon's Best Seller list, Damyanti Biswas, plus Brindley Hallam Dennis, Bruce Meyer, Douglas Bruton, Janet Olearski, Paul Beckman, Riham Adly, Susan Borgersen. Thanks to all of these talented writers, I have a little of my writing confidence back. Last thanks but by no means least go to Jose Varghese and Strands.

Pigeons don't save lives

I'm absolutely stoked that my story "Pigeons Don't Save Lives" got an honourable mention in the 5th Strands International Flash Fiction Competition. Many thanks to Jose Varghese and the team. You can read my story here.

Two strands

Much gratitude to Jose Varghese! It's wonderful to be listed for two stories with the astonishingly talented Susmita Bhattacharya in the Fifth Strands International Flash Fiction Competition!

Flash list

Overjoyed to have made the shortlist for the Strands International Flash Fiction Competition. It's a cracking shortlist to be on and I'm chuffed to bits.