There are 137 flash fictions in this, our ninth yearly anthology — the long listed, short listed and winning pieces from the three 2024 Bath Flash Fiction Awards. Dip in or read all the way through. You’ll find much variety and extraordinary linguistic feats, in these stories, all 300 words and under by writers from all over the world.
“I’m in awe of the flash fiction pieces I read, the idea, the crafting of the story, the structure and how these stories got such a variety of reactions from me. A sharp intake of breath, a few tears, a nodding of the head, a smile…”
— Susmita Bhattacharya, author of Table Manners (February Award judge)
“This was a rich set of flash fictions, and they required reading several times before the ones that stuck started to emerge – because so many were memorable. I have so enjoyed considering the many virtues of all of them.”
— Michelle Elvy, author of the everrumble (June Award judge).
“Flash fiction presents such a wide range of possibilities in terms of narrative, character, tone and form, and the writers of these pieces have made full use of these.”
— Matt Kendrick, writer, editor and teacher (October Award judge).
Paperback ISBN 978-1-915247-66-7; 133mm x 203mm; 172pp
£10.99 GBP