The Magpie Award for Poetry Closes Soon!
Less Than a Week to Go! The 2026 Magpie Award for Poetry closes Wednesday, April 15th! Poets, this is your last chance to polish up […]
Contests
Congratulations to the Winners of the 2026 Bumblebee Contest!
Heroes of the Hive We are happy to announce the winner and honourable mention for the 2026 Bumblebee Flash Fiction Contest! Thanks to final judge Bob […]
Announcing the 2026 Bumblebee Flash Fiction Contest Shortlist!
A Swarm of Stories We’ve been buzzing to announce the shortlist for the 2026 Bumblebee Flash Fiction Contest! Congratulations to these ten shortlisted authors and […]
Announcing the 2026 Bumblebee Flash Fiction Contest Longlist!
Stories in Flight We are happy to announce the longlist for this year’s Bumblebee Flash Fiction Contest! Find the longlisted authors, listed alphabetically by first […]
The 2026 Bumblebee Flash Fiction Contest Closes Soon!
Flying Away Attention all writers of short forms! Our 2026 Bumblebee Flash Fiction Contest closes to entries this Sunday, February 15th, 2026! Get your best, previously […]
Announcing the Winner of the 2025 First Page Cage Match
Parting Words With another year passed, we are thrilled to begin the new year by announcing the winners of the 2025 First Page Cage Match! […]
The 2026 Bumblebee Flash Fiction Contest Opens Today!
New Year, New Stories Happy New Year to our readers and writers! To kick off the month of January, we are thrilled to announce that […]
‘Let Me Tell You a Story’ by Mel Anastasiou
Simple Pleasures From Pulp Literature Issue 47, find the opening chapters of a new story by Mel Anastasiou! Read an excerpt of ‘Let Me Tell You […]
A Round of Applause for the 2025 First Page Cage Finalists!
Down to the Final Two! We are delighted to announce the Finalists for the 2025 First Page Cage Match! This contest is our way of […]
Announcing the Winners of the 2025 Raven Short Story Contest!
Taking Flight We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2025 Raven Short Story Contest! Here’s what final judge Kelly Robson had to say about […]