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 […]
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Congratulations to the Winners of the Bumblebee Contest!
The Buzziest of the Bunch We are delighted to announce the winner and unranked honourable mentions of the 2024 Bumblebee Flash Fiction Contest, as selected by […]
Announcing the 2024 Bumblebee Shortlist!
The Top Ten We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2024 Bumblebee Flash Fiction Contest! We’ll announce final judge Bob Thurber’s picks for the […]
The 2024 Bumblebee Flash Fiction Contest Is Now Open!
Start Your New Year Off ‘Write’! The 2024 Bumblebee Flash Fiction Contest opens today. So dust off your old drafts, or polish up your latest gems, […]
Announcing the Winner of the 2023 Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize!
Two Birds We are delighted to announce the winner of the 2023 Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize, as selected by final judge Bob Thurber. And, with a […]
Announcing the 2023 Hummingbird Prize Shortlist!
Seven Up! That’s right: there are seven stories that have advanced to the shortlist for the 2023 Hummingbird Prize for Flash Fiction! In few other […]
Announcing the 2023 Hummingbird Prize Longlist
Drum Roll, Please! We are delighted to announce the 2023 Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize longlist! And the longlisted authors are … Alex Reece AbbottCat GirczycCheryl […]
Now Open: The 2023 Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize
Have You Got the Write Stuff? We are delighted to announce that the 2023 Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize is now open! What terrific tales, what fantastic flash, what pumped-up prose do you […]
Announcing the 2023 Bumblebee Flash Fiction Contest Shortlist!
The Top Ten We are delighted to announce the ten shortlisted stories for the 2023 Bumblebee Flash Fiction Contest! The stories are with our final judge, […]
Announcing the Longlist for the 2023 Bumblebee Contest!
The Bumblebee Buzz We are delighted to announce the longlist for the 2023 Bumblebee Flash Fiction Contest. Authors are listed alphabetically by first name. And those […]