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A monthly round-up of flash and short fiction writing courses, workshops and events from your friendly neighbourhood freelancers, lit mags and awesome independents.

About Matt Kendrick

Writer | Editor | Teacher. Stories in Cheap Pop, Craft Literary, FlashBack Fiction, New Flash Fiction Review, Reflex Fiction, Best Microfiction, Best Small Fictions, the Biffy50 list, & the Wigleaf Top 50.

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