In this special bonus episode, Ed and Amanda reveal the 40 members of the April 2024 Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction longlist!

First, we'll cover all the stats from the comp and shout-out some standout entries. We'll also answer your questions about what goes on behind the scenes of a flash fiction competition. We'll do a deep-dive on the prompts and showcase the work of some of our brave daredevils, dissecting their stories in detail for all to hear. Suffice it to say, this episode will be a doozy.

Join us, yes? It's a date!

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"Off with his head!" Lewis Carroll has been cancelled!

Ed and Amanda chase the White Rabbit down a tunnel of less-than “Wonder-ful” allegations, before turning the looking glass towards his poetry.

And from the oldest literary genre to the newest, we grapple with the news that a 5% ChatGPT-generated novel won a prestigious literary prize.

For more information about the 'Writing trauma without traumatising yourself' workshop (and excellent flash fiction), follow @pleomorphic2 on Twitter.

To witness book marketing done right, follow Julia Boggio via the social media links at juliaboggio.com

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In this special bonus episode, Ed and Amanda reveal the shortlist and WINNER of the January 2024 Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction!

Count down with us as we read the 6 shortlisted stories all the way up to the number one spot.

Someone will be taking home $1,000. Will it be YOU?

You can read along and view the shortlist and longlist in full on our website

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In this special bonus episode, Ed and Amanda reveal the 40 members of the January 2024 Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction longlist!

We'll share interesting stats about the competition and shout out some of our favourite takes on the prompts.

Along the way, we'll offer plenty of advice about what to do to win the competition (and what not to do!) before dishing out some tough love to our daredevils.

So, grab a beverage of choice (take care not to spill!) and kick back and relax as we put the long in longlist!

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You are cordially invited to attend a Not Quite Write dinner party, and short stories are on the menu! Gather ‘round the table as we feast upon James Joyce’s ‘The Dead’, served with a generous side of religion, politics, past loves, and Joycean epiphanies.

Plus, with the January 2024 Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction almost at hand, your judges serve up their advice for how to claim the cash. If Ed can get a word in edgewise, he’ll explain why the anti-prompt is “a challenge, not a licence”, and as for dessert? Well, that’s a “grey matter”.

Bon appétit!

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Oh no, Amanda forgot to check herself before she rec'd herself! Listen in as Ed roasts her teenage Hanson fanfic, 'High Doses of Obsession'. Is Amanda as aloof as she claims, or is she still sweating on the chance to join (Eye)saac in "meatspace"?

Plus, find out why all writers should, like, totally take a leaf out of every teenage girl's book.

Read 'High Doses of Obsession' for yourself, and check out listener and Not Quite Write Prize longlister, Jo Skinner's, 'Running and Writing' newsletter at johannaskinner.com

Note: Please send all imaginary offers of publication to [email protected], addressed to Amanda Thorpe.

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Diaries don't get much attention these days, Anne Frankly, we're not happy about it! In this episode we delve into the pros and cons of epistolary novels and unlock the mysteries of ‘Piranesi’ by Susanna Clarke.

Plus, Amanda exposes her own ancient secrets when she hands over the keys to her childhood diaries. Has she evolved since age twelve? And what the hell is a 'Snust?'

We venture out into the wily, windy moors to find out what makes the bad guys tick.

Join intrepid hosts Ed and Amanda as they traverse the rocky terrain of critique in a quest to uncover the delicate balance that sustains the giving and receiving of critical feedback.

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In this episode we reveal the shortlist and WINNER of the 2023 #NotQuiteWritePrize for Flash Fiction. Plus, there’ll be shits and giggles as Ed and Amanda read the top entries for your listening pleasure.

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