So delighted to be longlisted for the @bathflashaward.bsky.social 🎉

Eek, after 2 years of non-list, my title is on the list! Happy dance and good luck everyone.

Well, well, well, looks like Old Rickety’s still got it! Always a please to make the BFF list! 🥳

Tickled pink to be on this list 😊😊

It's been a while but I'm on the longlist and delighted to be.

Longlist February 2026 Congratulations to all the authors who have made our Award long list and huge thanks to all who entered.Author names are yet to be announced, so while it is fine to share that you are on the long l…

Congratulations to the 50 writers selected for our 32nd Award longlist and thank you to everyone who entered. www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2026/02/long...

Have a read of these stories! Such interesting interpretations of the writing challenge and beautifully written!

Have a read of these stories! Such interesting interpretations of the writing challenge and beautifully written!

Snowdrop Spring GIF ALT: Snowdrop Spring GIF

A big thank you to everyone who entered our 32nd Award. Going a little quiet for awhile. But all results out by end of February

a group of muppets are standing together with their mouths wide open ALT: a group of muppets are standing together with their mouths wide open

Just 2 and a half hours till our 32nd award closes! £1460 in prizes.Madly dancing and singing at the Last Minute club! Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter

Thanks for entering!

Got mine in with a whole TWO HOURS to spare! 😆🤩

For those working out the right ending, beginning or middle of their story for our 32nd award here’s a picture i just took, in between rain clouds, of the full Snow Moon to inspire! bathflashfictionaward.com/enter

Tick tock I'm still figuring out my ending. AGGGGH. Gonna be another 11.59er 😅

a group of stuffed animals are standing next to each other in a cave with their mouths open . ALT: a group of stuffed animals are standing next to each other in a cave with their mouths open .

Six hours till our 32nd Award ends & there’s the usual crazy party going on at The Last Minute Club! £1460 in prizes — results out fast —by the end of Feb
Bathflashfictionawardaward.com

Amazingly vivid rainbow outside. And 7 hours till the 32nd award ends today1st Feb at midnight GMT
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter

a large pink moon rises over a snow covered mountain ALT: a large pink moon rises over a snow covered mountain

It’s Inbolc,the full Snow Moon & the last day of our 32nd Award. Have you entered and got a Last Minute Club badge? You can share it here. Still over eight hours to enter
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter

Hello last minuters (we know who we are) - once you’ve zinged your entry off to @bathflashaward.bsky.social today, you’ve still got 2 whole weeks to send something for this year’s @natflashfictionday.bsky.social micro comp and/or anthology (Theme BRIDGES, max 500 words). Oodles of time #FlashFiction

Thanks for sharing!

LitPig has his trotters crossed for my entry, subbed this morning, for the 32nd (!) Award @bathflashaward.bsky.social. Good luck to all 🐷💕📚

Thanks everyone who guessed the Last Minute Club badge yesterday! @anneh23.bsky.social won with a near perfect guess of burgundy & baby pink! See badge below. So she’ll be offered a BFFA anthology as a prize!

1st Feb. It’s the final day to enter our 1st Award this year. £1460 in prizes. The Last Minute Club is officially open! And here is the badge you should receive if you are a last minute entrant to the 32nd Award

a drawing of a clock with the word now at the center ALT: a drawing of a clock with the word now at the center

Still time to guess the colour of the Last minute badge today & win an anthology. And still time to enter a story of up to 300 words before the deadline of our 32nd Award tomorrow 1st Feb at midnight GMT
Bathflashfictionaward.com:enter

Noted!

Purple and white. Gotta be!

You can still guess the badge colour!

Anyone wanting to guess the Last Min Club badge colour(s) l? it will only take you a minute & you could win an anthology. You don’t have to have entered

Thanks & guess noted!

Everybody loves a badge It’s the final day of our 32nd £1460 prize fund Award tomorrow, Sunday 1st February at midnight GMT. In case you didn’t know, we issue Last Minute Club badges to everyone entering on th…

Today and tomorrow to enter our first £1460 prize fund award of 2026. Today’s the day you can guess the colour of The Last Minute Club badge which entrants tomorrow receive. Reply here with guesses & read all about it in Jude’s post www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2026/01/everybody-loves-a-badge/

Have a look at all the BFFA anthology covers since 2017. The 10th anniversary 2025 anthology Is a little late but will be out soon. Pictured here the 2024 cover picture Inspired by a story by @theliterarypig.bsky.social www.bathflashfictionaward.com/news/