Abigail Williams
@abbywilliams.bsky.social
Writer of short stories, flash and other stuff. SL Bridport. Winner Molotov Cocktail, Flash500, CrankedAnvil, Exeter Writers Short Story. 3rd BFFA, 3rd Oxford Flash, SL Wells, Frome, UnchartedMag. Pushcart Nom.
Congratulations lovely @nffr.bsky.social and all your fabulous writers 🎉
New Flash Fiction Review (subs closed)@nffr.bsky.social · last mo.Always a pleasure to read the @wigleaf.bsky.social Top 50 and longlist. Congrats to all the writers 🎊 Delighted to see 8 #NFFR stories featured - links in comments. Thank you Series Editor @sudhab.bsky.social & team for all your reading & Selecting Editor @andrewporter01.bsky.social 🙏 wigleaf.com
Ah - the end of the line for my little story but fun while it lasted. Good luck to all those on the shortlist 🤞
bathflashaward.bsky.social@bathflashaward.bsky.social · last mo.Many Congratulations to the twenty writers on our 33rd Award shortlist selected by our judge @ajwoodhouse.bsky.social Results out by end of the month https:// www.bathflashfictionaward.com/2026/06/short-list-bffa-june-2026-award/
Whoop! Chuffed to see my story on this list. Thanks @bathflashaward.bsky.social. Congratulations and good luck to the other longlistees. Commiserations to anyone who missed out this time 💚
bathflashaward.bsky.social@bathflashaward.bsky.social · 2mo agoCongratulations to the 50 longlisted authors from our June round. Now with judge @ajwoodhouse.bsky.social Final results end of June. Best wishes to all.
Calling all writers! Try your hand at writing to images with our ekphrastic challenge for issue #42. Choose one of the photos below by NFFR fiction & photography editor Louella Lester and write a story (500 words max). We'll be open for subs 15-31 July. Our guidelines: newflashfiction.com/submit/
The weight of memory weaves through this story by @abbywilliams.bsky.social - a tough subject, handled beautifully. "the curled question mark of dark hair, soft as butter, light as a butterfly wing." newflashfiction.com/sometimes-it...
Sometimes it’s the weight of a watermelon by Abigail Williams | Issue #41
Occasionally even the scent of chip shop vinegar is enough to take Jenny back to her old redbrick road, the chafing cold of the privy, the knife-tear sensation so unexpectedly agricultural, anatomical...
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Delighted to have a story in Issue 41 of New Flash Fiction Review @nffr.bsky.social. Looking forward to diving into the other stories and reading the author Q&As.
New Flash Fiction Review (subs closed)@nffr.bsky.social · 2mo agoWelcome, welcome to issue #41! Come read these beauties by Karen Arnold, Guy Biederman, @chriscottom.bsky.social, @scribblerotoole.bsky.social, Ian Walker-Sperber and @abbywilliams.bsky.social Issue 41 | New Flash Fiction Review share.google/NxgZIg7u7bqq...
I'd love to do this but I'm away. For anyone interested in historical fiction writing, I'd recommend @vickymackenzie.bsky.social 's workshops and courses
Vicky MacKenzie@vickymackenzie.bsky.social · 3mo agoAnyone else want to do a creative writing workshop with me, focusing on writing scintillating historical fiction? #CreativeWriting #HistFic #BookSky #WritingWorkshop
Have a read of @lmbayley.bsky.social 's heart-pinching story, 'Water Under' in @fictivedream.bsky.social. I feel like I'm at that dance. 💔
Fictive Dream@fictivedream.bsky.social · 4mo agoICYMI we're delighted to be featuring Water Under by Linda M. Bayley @lmbayley.bsky.social #flashfiction #readingcommunity. Please click on the link below and enjoy fictivedream.com/2026/04/10/w...
So happy to be part of @fictivedream.bsky.social this month. Great company to be in. If you haven't had chance to read the stories yet, you can find them here fictivedream.com/2026/04/
Apr 2026 – Fictive Dream
11 posts published by Fictive Dream during April 2026
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Fictive Dream@fictivedream.bsky.social · 3mo agoOur thanks to our April authors for their top-class #fiction: Maxwell Roberson @claudiamonpere.bsky.social @lmbayley.bsky.social Robert Pope @livimichael.bsky.social Kathleen Hellen Greta Stoddart Sophie Isham @abbywilliams.bsky.social Bob Hamilton. Pls click the link below fictivedream.com/2026/04/
FlashFlood closes today at 23:59 BST. You still have time to submit up to 3 flashes of up to 300 words each. Pre 2023 prev published considered. Reserved spots for debut writers. Details here: flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/p/submission...
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My story’s live @fictivedream.bsky.social! If you’ve got a minute on a sunny Friday, I’d love it if you gave it a read ☀️
Fictive Dream@fictivedream.bsky.social · 3mo ago"There’s a picture of Uncle Ray which Mum keeps hidden at the bottom of her drawer..." Uncle Ray is Coming to Stay by Abigail Williams @abbywilliams.bsky.social #shortstory #readingcommunity #writingcommunity. Please click on the link below and enjoy
I'm in the flood 🥳 The Moths Have Been at Our Love will set sail around 10.40 on Saturday 13th June. Thanks to the amazing team of editors @natflashfictionday.bsky.social who make this day happen.
National Flash Fiction Day@natflashfictionday.bsky.social · 4mo agoFlashFlood is open! We’d love to receive your subs 😊 Flashes up to 300 words, pre 2023 prev published considered, reserved spots for debut writers. You have until 23:59 on 25 April: flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/p/submission...
Thank you, Laura! I'm delighted to join @fictivedream.bsky.social - and so glad Uncle Ray is Coming to Stay will be released into the wild...
Fictive Dream@fictivedream.bsky.social · 3mo agoWe're delighted to welcome Abigail Williams with her #shortstory Uncle Ray is Coming to Stay, out tomorrow @abbywilliams.bsky.social #fiction #readingcommunity #writingcommunity.
Not long to go until the deadline for our 32nd Award. Closes 1st Feb. £1000 first prize. Judge award winning writer, editor, tutor & co-director of @natflashfictionday.bsky.social Ingrid Jendzrejewski Anthology. Results out by end Feb Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
So happy to be part of Frazzled Lit’s issue 4! Thank you @jmcm.bsky.social and @lozzawriting.bsky.social for all their hard work putting this together - looking forward to diving into everyone’s words www.frazzledlit.com/p/property-r...
Property Rights
A short story by Abigail Williams
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New blog post: a shiny new list of UK and Ireland short story competitions for 2026 anneolearyblog.wordpress.com/2026/01/08/s...
Short story competitions 2026
And so, we launch into another writing year with positive intentions. There are so many competitions out there it can be bewildering, but selecting even one or two to aim for can be a useful spur i…
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Check This Out People! This issue is going to blow your socks off and send your rockets into space! www.frazzledlit.com/p/issue-4-la...
Very excited to be part of this issue - and reading all the other stories and pieces. Thanks again, @frazzledlit.bsky.social
Jennifer McMahon@jmcm.bsky.social · 7mo agoFront cover of Issue 4 of Frazzled Lit @frazzledlit.bsky.social. We'll be launching the issue in nine days time, on the morning of January 11th, and boy, is it going to be a great issue! Back cover coming tomorrow!
Thank you so much @frazzledlit.bsky.social I’m thrilled to have a short story in issue 4. Can’t wait to read all the other stories 🎉🥳
Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions*@frazzledlit.bsky.social · 8mo agoAll correspondence has now been sent. Please check your inboxes.
We are very excited to reveal our guest editor & theme for our 2026 anthology! Submissions open on 1 Dec & close on 15 Feb 2026. Our microfiction comp judges will be announced next week! www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk/index.php/an...
Really pleased to reach the longlist in the #mslexia flash fiction competition. Congratulations to the shortlist and winners 🥳
Whoop! In a pretty gloomy October this is a sparkly piece of news. Thanks @bathflashaward.bsky.social for the long listing 🥳
bathflashaward.bsky.social@bathflashaward.bsky.social · 9mo agowww.bathflashfictionaward.com/2025/10/oct-... Very late in the day but at last our Oct 2025 Longlist. Congratulations to all. And apologies for the delay
Love Cole's story for the nostalgia - and the zinging twist of optimism! Super stuff @nomad-sw18.bsky.social
Cole Beauchamp 🏳️🌈 📖@nomad-sw18.bsky.social · 10mo agoIn the mood for nostalgia? Thrilled to have my East Berlin story published by @doesithavepockets.bsky.social "Jan has no time for their cotton-candy happiness. His father disappeared 5 years ago. No Stasi shadows, no neighbours with a grudge. Just gone. www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/cole...
Lots happening in Oct— last weekend to enter 31st Award. Closes this Sun, 5th Oct. £1460 in prizes. 300 words max.Results out by end of Oct. Our 9th yearly Novella in Flash Award ends Oct 31st. £500 in prizes plus publication. Results out Jan 2026. Bathflashfictionaward.com
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Can't wait to see what will emerge in our #FlashMonster contest. Deadline is October 15th. We like literary approaches but also dig genre & pulpy takes as well. Art house or grindhouse. Subvert the usual monster tropes or create something nobody’s ever seen. themolotovcocktail.com/flash-monste...
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So excited to have a story on the @frazzledlit.bsky.social long list - congrats to everyone else and good luck for the shortlist 🤞🥳
Frazzled Lit *Closed for Submissions*@frazzledlit.bsky.social · last yr.The LONGLIST for the Frazzled Lit @frazzledlit.bsky.social Short Story Award 2025 is out! Congratulations to all, and watch out for the announcement of shortlisted and highly commended stories on August 3rd! www.frazzledlit.com/p/announcing...
