Category Archives: fantasy

Odyssey Writing Workshop–Summer 2013

Posted on December 10, 2012 by bhighsmith

Barbara Barnett-Stewart, Flash Fiction Online alumnus and Odyssey publicist, announced the Odyssey Writing Workshop’s summer 2013 session. According to their press release: Since its founding in 1996, Odyssey has become one of the most respected workshops in the fantasy, science … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction Online in the News

Posted on December 4, 2012 by bhighsmith

Worlds Beyond (“News and reviews for the geek in all of us”) liked the current FFO issue’s subversive  Zombie Walk, linking to it on their Flash Friday page. Sam Tomaino at SFRevu has reviewed Flash Fiction Online’s October 2012 issue, … Continue reading →

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FFO Alumnus Stefanie Freele Publishes Short Story Collection

Posted on May 1, 2012 by bhighsmith

Stefanie Freele published two flash stories here (1 2) at Flash Fiction Online. We’re glad to note that she’s recently published a short story collection, Surrounded by Water, with Press 53. Stories in this collection received much note: first and … Continue reading →

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FFO Staff Publications

Posted on March 28, 2012 by bhighsmith

I presume that many writers like to see magazine editors and slush pile readers out there trying to publish, too. It’s both a humbling and educational experience. So here are recent publications of the FFO staffers I’ve heard from so … Continue reading →

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SFRevu of Flash Fiction Online Feb. Issue

Posted on March 28, 2012 by bhighsmith

Sam Tomaino at SFRevu has reviewed Flash Fiction Online’s February 2012 issue. Thanks, Sam. The Feb. 2012 issue had three new flash stories, including: Surface Tension by KJ Kabza, Lovestruck by Zach Shephard, and Classic Flash: Man May Love by … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to FFO Alumnus KJ Kabza

Posted on February 24, 2012 by bhighsmith

KJ Kabza has been busy lately. Not just busy, but productively busy. He has a story in the current issue of Flash Fiction Online, entitled Surface Tension. He also has a novelette in the March/April issue of the The Magazine … Continue reading →

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SFRevu’s Review of FFO, Jan. 2012 Issue

Posted on February 1, 2012 by bhighsmith

Sam Tomaino at SFRevu has reviewed Flash Fiction Online‘s January 2012 issue. Thanks, Sam. The Jan. 2012 issue had three new flash stories, including: Sea Ink by Jennifer Linnaea, To Fly a Pig in the Dorseny Sky by Tom Crosshill, … Continue reading →

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Tolkien’s Prose Poor?

Posted on January 9, 2012 by bhighsmith

CS Lewis would disagree, but–as reported by the Guardian–the Nobel Prize committee declined LOTR for its “second-rate prose.” (Cough.) And don’t miss a slightly shorter work, the Jan. 2012 Flash Fiction Online edition following its reboot efforts.

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Flash Fantasy & SF: Harder Than Other Genres?

Posted on January 15, 2008 by flasfre9

I just stumbled across a year-old post by Steve Goble called “Swords and Flashery“. It hits on a topic I’ve been thinking about as I go through the submissions we’ve received over the last two months. [After writing the first … Continue reading →

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