Short Story Standouts
It’s time to announce the 2025 Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize shortlist. Thank you to all of this year’s authors for sharing your work with us, and congratulations to the shortlisted stories below!
The winner, chosen by final judge Finnian Burnett, will be announced live at Café Duello for our summer launch (find the details below). And be sure to look for the winning story in Pulp Literature Issue 49, Winter 2026.
The 2025 Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize Shortlist
JA Logwood with ‘Change of Life’
Jude Neale with ‘Oh My Dear Father’
Kirsty Campbell with ‘October nineteenth’
KT Wagner with ‘Dandelion Seed’
Marianne Hoffard with ‘Arrhythmia’
Mitchell Toews with ‘This Dude Over at Conchita’s in Keremeos’
Rose Camara with ‘Oil, Like Blood’
Sarah Chin with ‘First Date Tilt-A-Whirl’
Soramimi Hanarejima with ‘The Only Constant’
Stephanie R Lim with ‘Lines’
Congratulations to these shortlisted authors, and thank you to all of those who entered!
For those in town, come out and join us for our summer launch, where judge Finnian Burnett will announce the winners! The event is free, but please RSVP so we can plan.
Find us at Café Duello (426 W Hastings St) in Vancouver on Monday, July 14th from 6-8pm! Enjoy feature readings from Pulp Lit authors and artists such as George McWhirter, Finnian Burnett, Renée Sarojini Saklikar, Akem, Tyner Gillies, August van Stralen, Sophie Ganic, and our very own JM Landels and Mel Anastasiou.
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