Flash Resources

• Facebook - There are groups called "Flash Fiction Lovers" (stories and info) and "International Flash Fiction Network" (just info)
• Associations - The International Flash Fiction Association (IFFA) publishes a magazine called "Flash" - see http://www.chester.ac.uk/flash.magazine
• Competitions - See http://www.christopherfielden.com/short-story-tips-and-writing-advice/flash-fiction-competitions.php. Bridport now has a Flash prize. See https://www.bridportprize.org.uk/flash-fiction-prize
• National Days - See http://nationalflashfictionday.co.uk
• Festivals - See https://www.flashfictionfestival.com/ (July, at Bath, UK)
• Magazines - The market is big enough to have spawned genres - there are magazines for historical Flash, SF Flash, etc, as well as for general Flash. See http://www.chester.ac.uk/flash.fiction/links
• Hybrids - https://www.reflexfiction.com/ is a quarterly competition for stories between 180 and 360 words. Entering the competition (it costs £7) is the only way to submit stories for publication online or in an anthology.

Some Offers

• My story collection "By All Means" (Nine Arches Press) is now only 3.99
• My poetry pamphlet "Moving Parts" (Happenstance) is now only 4 pounds
• "Prose Workshops" is free
• "Poetry Articles" is free

Magma 70 'Europe' Launch

If the time they spent on my contribution is anything to go by, the editors (Paul Stephenson and Susannah Hart) have had a very busy few months. The event was in Europe House with well over 100 attendees on Apr 6th. I managed to squeeze in at the back, briefly meeting Fiona Moore, DA Prince, Eleanor Livingstone, etc.