Flash Sale for ‘In Fifty Words!’ by Flash Fiction Master Bob Thurber!
99 Cents for 99 Hours! Our resident flash fiction contest judge Bob Thurber is running a holiday special for his flashtastic collection of micro-fiction, In […]
Hummingbird Prize
Announcing the 2021 Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize Longlist!
Small but Mighty This year’s Hummingbird contenders packed their powerful literary punch in petite literary packets! We’re delighted to announce the longlisted authors, shown alphabetically […]
One Day Left: The Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize Closes Tomorrow!
What Can You Do in 24 Hours? Before the sun sets on tomorrow, why not craft some flash and try for a prize? The 2021 Hummingbird […]
Write On! The Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize Closes June 15th!
It’s the Final Countdown! With just a few days left to enter, the 2021 Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize is your time to shine! So polish up your […]
‘Glimpse of a Goddess’ by Laura Kuhlmann
In the Path of Giants Runner-up for our 2020 Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize, ‘Glimpse of a Goddess’ by Laura Kuhlmann is a tender, well-wrought portrait […]
Now Open: The 2021 Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize!
Write On! We are delighted to announce that the 2021 Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize is now open! What super stories, what fabulous flash, what pleasing […]
Throwback Thursday: ‘Where the Angels Wait’ by Chris Humphreys
Unrelieved by Shadows For this #tbt post, we’re throwing it all the way back to Issue 1, Winter 2014, with ‘Where the Angels Wait’ by […]
‘River’s Thousand-One Voice’ by Cadence Mandybura
Surround Sound In ‘River’s Thousand-One Voice’ by Cadence Mandybura, a child seeks comfort and escape in the sounds and strength of a powerful river. First […]
‘The Weeping Pools’ by Cadence Mandybura
Sorrow Rising From the final line of ‘The Weeping Pools’ by Cadence Mandybura, sorrow rising speaks to colonialism’s painful and enduring legacy, its trauma held […]
New Poetry from Susan Haldane!
As Above, So Below Winner of Pulp Literature’s Magpie Award for Poetry, Susan Haldane‘s ‘A Short History of Space Travel’ takes the reader to dizzying […]