Flash Dash Competition
OPEN 30 MAY - 31 July
Winner receives £100 and a Reedsy Learning
masterclass of your choice
Runner-up receives a Reedsy Learning
masterclass of your choice
Welcome to Flash Dash
We love reading your writing and decided that being open for submissions twice a year wasn't enough - so we created Flash Dash - a flash fiction competition with a difference. It doesn't have a regular slot in our publishing calendar but will magically pop up every now again.
For this competition, we've teamed up with Reedsy Learning, a go-to hub for educational resources tailored to writers. From premium writing courses and weekly masterclasses to conferences with industry leaders, Reedsy helps writers at every stage develop their craft, understand the publishing process, and achieve their goals.
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Submissions open 30 May 2026 - 31 July
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Enter Flash Dash Prize to win:
First prize: £100, publication in The Phare and a Reedsy Learning masterclass of your choice
Runner-up: Publication in The Phare and a Reedsy Learning masterclass of your choice
Masterclasses are updated on a rolling basis on Reedsy Learning's events page, vouchers will be valid for 6 months,
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Entry fee £5.00 via PayPal link at the bottom of the page.
Winners will be announced on social media and on our website on 22nd August 2026.
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Multiple entries are permitted
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Before submitting, please read an issue of The Phare so you're aware of the type of work we publish.
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Please pay entry fee of £5.00 via PayPal link below. Then email your entry to phareflashdash@gmail.com
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Send one piece of flash fiction up to 500 words. Use a sensible font, 12 point. Double-spaced.​ Please do not indent new paras or dialogue - just add appropriate line breaks. Send as a word document and not a pdf attachment.
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In the subject box, type Flash Dash plus the title of the piece.
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In the body of the email please include a third person author’s bio of no more than 75 words with any social media or personal website links
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On each piece please type your name and email address.​​
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Simultaneous submissions are welcome, but please notify us if your story has been accepted elsewhere.
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Unpublished pieces only please.
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We may suggest a few minor edits before publication.
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There are a few things that will turn the The Phare's lights out; overtly transgressive, gratuitous violence and/or sex, religious intolerance, anything homophobic or racist. And sorry, we’re not the right place for YA or children’s literature.
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By submitting your written work to The Phare Literary Magazine you are granting us non-exclusive rights to publish in our online journal at www.thephare.com and in any The Phare print journal or anthology. We will also be granted non-exclusive archival rights to display the written work for as long as The Phare exists. Copyright remains with the author.​
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Submission Guidelines
Pay your entry fee here then submit your work to phareflashdash@gmail.com
