It was a surprise and an enormous thrill to discover Seventy Percent Water on the 'Best Short Story Collection’ shortlist at the Saboteur Awards. An enormous thank you to everyone who voted for me! The Saboteur Awards have been offering the public the change to vote in a number of categories each year and opens … Continue reading Saboteur Awards 2021 – Shortlisted
Flash Fiction Festival 2021 – Judge
I'm excited to say that on 28th July, along with Matt Kendrick, I will be setting challenges for one of the competitions at the Flash Fiction Festival. The Festival is online this year and comprises of a series of events through to August. On one day each month writers issue three challenges. You then have … Continue reading Flash Fiction Festival 2021 – Judge
National Flash Fiction Day Novella-in-Flash Award
It gives me enormous pleasure to announce that I now co-run, along with Stephanie Carty (previously Hutton), the inaugural National Flash Fiction Day Novella-in-Flash Award. We are thrilled to have Sophie van Llewyn, author of Bottled Goods, longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction, as our competition judge. Our doors are open to entries between 6,000 and 12,000 … Continue reading National Flash Fiction Day Novella-in-Flash Award
National Flash Fiction Day 2021 – Tenth Anniversary Social Media Banner
I am delighted to let you know that in my role as artist-in-residence for National Flash Fiction Day I have created a new social media banner. I've posted it here as my main banner. I hope you like it! 2021 marks the tenth anniversary of National Flash Fiction Day. Lots of exciting announcements will be … Continue reading National Flash Fiction Day 2021 – Tenth Anniversary Social Media Banner
Seventy Percent Water – A Flash Fiction Collection
I am beyond thrilled to say that my flash fiction collection Seventy Percent Water (previously called Missing) will be released on 06 July 2020. If you would like to pre-order you can do that from today by clicking on the link below. If you take a look at the Ellipsis website you will see that … Continue reading Seventy Percent Water – A Flash Fiction Collection
Artist in Residence – Visual Prompts for National Flash Fiction Day – 06 June 2020
As part of my role as artist-in-residence for National Flash Fiction Day I will be providing visual prompts for the Write-In which is due to take place on the day of celebrations on 06 June 2020. This is an opportunity to create a flash fiction from the prompt and have it published on the National … Continue reading Artist in Residence – Visual Prompts for National Flash Fiction Day – 06 June 2020
Artist in Residence – National Flash Fiction Day Anthology – 06 June 2020
I'm delighted to be artist-in-residence again for a second year at National Flash Fiction Day in the UK, and I'm honoured to have been asked to create the original artwork for the front cover of the annual anthology. I have been told NFFD are 'thrilled' with it. Phew! Between the covers of the anthology are … Continue reading Artist in Residence – National Flash Fiction Day Anthology – 06 June 2020
Winner – Ellipsis Zine Flash Fiction Collection
I'm incredibly excited to let you know that Ellipsis Zine has announced me as the winner of their 2020 Flash Fiction Collection Competition, judged by Sophie van Llewyn, author of Bottled Goods (longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2019). Along with the honour of being the winner, I am thrilled to say that my … Continue reading Winner – Ellipsis Zine Flash Fiction Collection
Jeanette Sheppard 