Our 2026 Novella in Flash Award, judged by me, Jude Higgins, is now open for entries until 31st October 2025. Results out in January 2026. For novellas-in-flash in between 6000 and 18000 words. First prize: £300 plus publication with Ad Hoc Fiction and five free copies. Two runners-up, £100 each plus five free copies and publication. Published in late spring, 2026.

All our three prize-winning novellas in flash from the 2025 which were launched at the flash fiction festival in Bristol in July are now available to buy from Amazon in paperpack as well as from our UK online bookshop, adhocfiction.com

They are all wonderful! Read more about them here

I’ve linked to Amazon below. Or buy from Ad Hoc Fiction

First-prize winner: In the Dark Eyes of the Rabbit by Debra A Daniel

Runner-up: The Lives of the Dead by Fiona Mckay

Runner-up: Spin of the Triangle by Stephanie Carty