Fosseway Writers: based in Newark UK, helping writers everywhere
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Flash Fiction 2026 Winners
We were delighted to have our 2024 winner, Catherine Ogston, judge our entries this year. She joined us online with a few of the shortlisted entrants and gave her judge’s report alongside the results, highlighting the features that stood out. Fosseway Writers Flash Contest – Judge’s Report Thank you so much for inviting me to…
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Flash Fiction Competition 2026: “The Bell“
Our 2026 Flash Fiction competition is now open on the theme of “The Bell”. Get your entries (maximum 300 words) in by 8 August 2026.
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2026 Poetry Competiton Results
Fosseway Writers are very pleased to announce the results from the 2026 Poetry Competition. The competition judge, Alex Davis, reported he had been impressed by the particularly high standard of poems submitted. Alex said this presented a significant challenge to produce a shortlist of the final 50 potential winners from over 150 entrants, and then…
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2026 Poetry Competition
The Fosseway Poetry Competition 2026 is now open! The theme is “Ghost” – deadline is 18 April 2026.
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S&S: Thursday 16/10/25
Our Thursday Surgery & Social sessions at the Letsxcape café (worth coming along just to see the board-gamers in action!) are more informal meetings. We talk about where we are with our various WIPs and some of us might read an excerpt of something we’re working on. Some of us might read a piece of…
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Flash Fiction Competition 2025: Results
After reviewing 47 stunning entries into the 2025 Flash Fiction Competition which, you’ll recall, was set against the word ‘Envelope’, the judge (Anne Howkins) managed to find 5 entries which were slightly more distinguished (by no more than a hair’s breadth), from the other 42 very capable entrants. These 5 entries were separated into the…
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2025 Winning Poems: “Absence”
Winning entries of our 2025 poetry competition on the theme of Absence
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Flash Fiction Competition 2025: “Envelope”
Details of our 2025 Flash Fiction competition. Write a story on the theme of “Envelope” within 300 words. The deadline is 16 Aug 2025.
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Poetry Competition Winners
Winners of our poetry competition on the theme of Absence
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2025 Poetry Competition
Launch of our 2025 Poetry Competition on the theme of Absence.
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