Submissions open for Flash Fiction in the Orchard 2025
When the apple blossom comes out in Armagh at this time of the year, it truly is a sight to behold! And our thoughts turn to the apples that will grow, the harvest, and the award-winning Food and Cider Festival. The apple blossom is our signal to open submissions for our Flash Fiction in the Orchard event in Crannagael House, 43 Ardress Rd, Portadown, on 4th September 2025.
Deadline for submissions is 4th August 2025.
Entries are encouraged from experienced writers, new writers, authors who can extract a short section from their books that feels complete, and poets whose poetry reads like prose. Stories must be shorter than 700 words yet have a beginning, a middle and an end
Please email your 200 – 700 word submission within the body of your email (no attachments please) to byddi@hotmail.com with the subject heading Flash Fiction Armagh Submission.
It is free to enter but please only submit one piece of work. You must be available to read at the event on 4th September 2025 in Crannagael House.
Flash Fiction Armagh provides a platform for writers to experience immediate audience reaction to their work – a valuable resource for those who sit all day in a room by themselves writing. We aim to entertain and provide an opportunity to mingle and make friends. We encourage people to attend the event whether they write, read or prefer to listen.
We don’t mind if you submit work that has been submitted elsewhere or that has already been published. Authors are welcome to bring copies of their books to sell.
So sharpen your pencils and get writing! We look forward to the privilege of reading your entries.
Byddi Lee
