One Week Left: The Bumblebee Buzzes Off on February 15th!
Craft Some New Flash — Or Dust Off an Old Draft The 2023 Bumblebee Flash Fiction Contest closes Wednesday, February 15th. Send us your previously unpublished short fiction (up to […]
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The 2023 Bumblebee Flash Fiction Contest Is Now Open!
It’s Our First Contest of the New Year The 2023 Bumblebee Flash Fiction Contest opens today. So dust off your old drafts, or polish up […]
Congratulations to the Winners of the 2022 Hummingbird Prize!
With Nerve and Verve That’s how final judge Bob Thurber described the ten shortlisted stories for the 2022 Hummingbird Prize for Flash Fiction! And we […]
Congratulations to the Shortlisted Authors for the 2022 Hummingbird Prize!
Ten Terrific Tales And wow, did our shortlisted authors take us to some amazing and unexpected places! The stories are now with our final judge, […]
Congratulations to the Longlisted Authors for the 2022 Hummingbird Prize!
Here Come the Hummingbirds! We are delighted to announce the longlist for the 2022 Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize! A double congrats goes to the authors with […]
Want to Win a Contest? Enter Before June 15th!
The Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize Closes Soon Dust off an old draft! Zhuzh up a new narrative! The 2022 Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize closes on June 15th. […]
Contest News: the 2022 Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize Is Now Open!
What Do We Want? Great stories! When Do We Want Them? Now! We are delighted to announce that the 2022 Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize opens […]
Throwback Thursday: ‘The Mapmaker’s Calligraphist Daughter’ by Bob Thurber
Word(s) Count If a great story unfolds in fifty words, should the introduction to that story be shorter than fifty words? I think so! Well, […]
Congratulations to the Winners of the 2022 Bumblebee Flash Fiction Contest!
Buzzing Write Along … We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2022 Bumblebee Flash Fiction Contest, with commentary from judge Bob Thurber: Winner: Christine Breede […]
Announcing the 2022 Bumblebee Flash Fiction Contest Shortlist!
Nine to Shine! We are delighted to announce the nine shortlisted stories for the 2022 Bumblebee Flash Fiction Contest! And stay tuned to the blog. The […]