It’s the final day of our 30th £1460 prize fund Award, this time judged by award winning writer and editor, Marie Gethins .

As always, a lot of people enter today which is the reason we created the Last Minute Club and the badge as a fun ending. (We appreciate everyone who enters at different times too).

The first badge, was created in June 2018 so this is the 22nd badge. Let us know if you have entered each time and have collected 22 badges!

We always run a guess-the-colour-of-the-badge contest on the Saturday before the deadline. This time Tracy Upchurch, a writer from the UK won. She guessed Dove Grey and the rim of the badge is Woodpigeon Grey, chosen to match the Woodpigeons on our just published 2024 Bath Flash Fiction Award Anthology, The Constancy of WoodpigeonsTracy gets a copy of this anthology as a prize.

And here’s a last minute tip for any story you have waiting in the wings to enter, especially any that have been out and about but haven’t found a home yet. Try a different title. An arresting title often gets the attention of our readers, especially if it enhances the story.

Thank you everyone for your support. Results out by the end of this month.

Jude, June 8th, 2025.