Christopher Allen
@christopherallen.bsky.social
Publisher and EIC of SmokeLong Quarterly. 2023 Flash Fiction Judge Bridport Prize. #BestSmallFictions #FlashFictionAmerica. Nomad. Very much a back-office guy. He/him
Thank you to all the writers, the interviewers, the editors, and especially Helen Rye, whose birthday it is today, for getting this work of art live. Helen is going to kill me. Ha.
SmokeLong Quarterly@smokelong.bsky.social · 3d agoWe are beside ourselves with glee to bring you Issue 93 of SmokeLong Quarterly. 12 amazing flash narratives by 12 amazing writers and cover art by Victoria Ojo. www.smokelong.com/issue-ninety...
Issue 93 cover reveal! Available to read on Monday September 21. Cover art by Victoria Ojo
Thank you so much, Laura Black from @fictivedream.bsky.social for believing in my kerosene man.
Matt Kendrick@mattkendrick.bsky.social · 2mo agoIncludes pieces by @fionajanemack.bsky.social @sudhab.bsky.social @christopherallen.bsky.social @writesofkathryn.bsky.social @bsherm36.bsky.social @mariegethins.bsky.social @shortpoemz.bsky.social @niamhmaccabe.bsky.social and others. Enjoy!!!
if you receive an email from "me" telling you that I've changed my bank details, it's a scam.
Tickets for this are dwindling--don't miss out! In addition to the speakers below, we'll be joined by @christopherallen.bsky.social and @anamariacaballero.bsky.social Our programme is full of exploration, collaboration and of course, excellent food and wine 🍇 Join us!
European Writers Salon@saloneurope.bsky.social · 4mo agoWe’re getting so excited for our Annual Salon in Madrid! Over 100 writers have already booked. Prices will go up in June, so book soon✨ Our keynote will feature Yael van der Wouden, @nussaibah.bsky.social and Jacobo Bergareche. Read on about this weekend of creativity, surprise community...
Night Parrot Press has provided the ebook version of Salt City Runaway, Gillian O’Shaughnessy’s debut collection of micro and flash fiction, at a sweet discount! More details here: smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/posts/101613...
Five day alert!
SmokeLong Quarterly@smokelong.bsky.social · 5mo agoThis year’s Smokey—with its nearly $5k prize pot—ends this Sunday, May 10, midnight NYC, which gives you just 5 days to get your entry in. If you’re at the swapping-a-semicolon-in-and-out stage, maybe it’s ready…? www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...
"...humor, sorrow, bitterness, fear, joy..." Suzanne Biro is our featured author this week. Read Sarah K. Lenz's interview with the author at SmokeLong. www.smokelong.com/interviews/s...
Smoke Signals with Suzanne Biro - SmokeLong Quarterly
You’ve written “How to Mourn Your Mother” in the imperative mood. Why did you settle on the second person point of view and present tense? Second person provided distance from this emotional material ...
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Featuring courses from @markabowles.bsky.social and Sharon Black, book club with @norami.bsky.social, online salon with @kiklodge.bsky.social, and our Annual Salon in Madrid with @nussaibah.bsky.social, @christopherallen.bsky.social, @anamariacaballero.bsky.social and many more!
ONE WEEK left to enter the Smokey 2026. Use the Force. Win $2,500. www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...
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Our programme is coming together, and we're delighted this year to feature @womensprize.bsky.social winner Yael van der Wouden, @nussaibah.bsky.social, Jacobo Bergareche, @christopherallen.bsky.social and @anamariacaballero.bsky.social ✨ Tickets at the link below ⬇️
European Writers Salon@saloneurope.bsky.social · 7mo agoTicket for our Annual Salon in Madrid are on sale now! If you’ve joined us before, you’ll know: European Writers salon is unlike any literary event you’ve been to. It isn't a conference. It's a weekend of creativity, surprise and community. Below are some quotes from attendees last year...
We're delighted so many of you have bought tickets to our Annual Salon in Madrid this September - and there are still spots left✨ This year will feature Yael van der Wouden, @nussaibah.bsky.social, Jacobo Bergareche, @christopherallen.bsky.social, @anamariacaballero.bsky.social and many more!
Yay!!! What an exceptional collection!
Gillian O’Shaughnessy@gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social · 6mo agoMy book landed in beautiful hands. The words of support have been overwhelming. Thank you thank you Tim Winton Pip Williams @christopherallen.bsky.social @kathyfish.bsky.social @lumchanmfa.bsky.social @sarahillswrites.bsky.social @mattkendrick.bsky.social Mabel Gibson Susan Midalia & #chil3design
I'm thrilled! I love Madrid, and I can't wait to reconsider how we write about time. And of course lots of rioja.
European Writers Salon@saloneurope.bsky.social · 6mo agoWe are delighted to announce our new speakers for Madrid, and will tell you more about them next week. But one is @christopherallen.bsky.social and we can't wait to hang out!
PSA! A SmokeLong Summer 26 dates!! May 28th-Sep 1st! Onboarding May 28th-June 2nd, Three-task-a-week peer-review workshop June 3rd-Aug 4th, then cool down with one task a week until Sep 1st. More live events than ever this year! Mark your calendars! More info soon! Summer just got longer.
Holly Mitchell is our featured author this week. Read America Marvel's interview with the author, in which Mitchell talks about narrative structure, in SmokeLong. www.smokelong.com/interviews/s...
Smoke Signals with Holly Mitchell - SmokeLong Quarterly
This story is such a perfect image of gay panic, and it encapsulates the insecurity of youth and self-discovery. Was there a particular moment or image that inspired this story? It started with the ph...
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Hey, flash writers. We've started a FREE space for the flash community. We're SmokeLong, but we're also all of us. The Village will be a space for exchange, for info, for celebration beyond the noise of social media. Head over to @heyflashvillage.bsky.social for an invitation.
New @smokelong.bsky.social! So many fantastic flashes—and interviews, too!
Issue Ninety-One - SmokeLong Quarterly
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It's time for another #FlashInTheFeed. Let's fill our dumpster-fire social media feeds with art for the next three days. Share a great flash narrative by a writer you don't know with this hashtag and we'll give away a copy of Shasta Grant's debut novel, When We Were Feral, to seven people at random.
It's here! So long in the works. We can't wait to share this issue with you. It's grand.
SmokeLong Quarterly@smokelong.bsky.social · 6mo agoIt's cover reveal time for our Issue 91, which is out on Monday. What an issue. We can't wait.
ICYMI (because we can't find it), our Pushcart nominations for December were: “Good” by Audrey Obuobisa-Darko; “Savior” by Seth Gleckman; “Organs” by Aimee Bender; “Pigeon-Toed” by Claire Guo; “Grave” by CJ Scruton; “Between Chamisa and Rengyō” by Mizuki Yamamoto.
We'd love to see you! We're getting there at around 4:30 to hang out, eat and drink before the reading, so even if you have obligations later, please stop by and say hello!
SmokeLong Quarterly@smokelong.bsky.social · 7mo agoMeet the SmokeLong Eds! Thursday March 5, 6-8pm, Old Major, free entry. Come early to get your drinks in and hang out. Can't wait to catch up. ❤️ #AWP
Preorder alert! Snag your copy of @joelhans.com's The Bedtime Emptying of Our World, winner of @mooncitypress.bsky.social's 2024 Moon City Short Fiction Award! www.uapress.com/product/bedt...
The Bedtime Emptying of Our World
Short Stories Joel Hans 978-0-913785-69-0 Paper February 2026
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Thank you, Helen Rye, for making a graphic for me. She'll also be leading me around at AWP! Watch for us. If you see us wandering aimlessly around the bookfair, stop us and say hi!
We're reading for the 2026 SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction. Prize pot: $4700. Be sure to read the previous years' issues before you enter. www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...
The SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction 2026! - SmokeLong Quarterly
The SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction (The Smokey) is now an annual competition that celebrates and compensates excellence in flash. Our first grand prize winner in 2018 was “Whale Fall” by ...
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I need someone to plan AWP for me. Just tell me where to go. Shove me in to one Uber after another. I'll be uploading my Find Me at AWP post soon, as soon as someone tells me.
