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This is the story of the May 2026 Booby Prize!

Brave contestants from 13 countries battled it out in the 3rd Flash Fiction contest.


More tricky prompts (a choice of four this time) and the Blue-footed booby facing its sworn enemy, here are the deatils of this competition:


MAY 2026 PROMPTS

Genre(s)

Character(s)

Location(s)

  • Prehistoric Tale


  • Holiday Romance


  • Sworn Enemies


  • Dystopian Game Show

Location(s)

Character(s)

Location(s)

  • Airport


  • Transylvania


  • Open Grassland


  • Derelict City


Character(s)

Character(s)

Character(s)

  • A Puppet


  • An Inventor


  • An Archaelogist


  • A Supernatural Being


MAY 2026 HONOURABLE MENTION

“Cleanup Crew”

by James Caskey


“Guess That Organ!”

by E A Lawrence


“How to Write a Holiday Romance: A Guide to Literary Techniques”

by Claire Rostron


“Preserved”

by Natalie Minaker


“Tossed Tones”

by Mason Nugent


“Endangered”

by C J Payling


“Liminal Traces”

by Kelli Johnson

“Off the Back of the Fire God"

Christi Campbell


“The Ways They Treat Their Dead Reveal to Us Their Values”

Kathryn Cook


“War is Healthiest When Organised”

by Sharon Marie Hier

PLUSHIE WINNER

WE GAVE AWAY A PLUSHIE TO...

Trevor Flanagan

MAY 2026 SHORTLIST

Less Sword Than Hand

by Glen Creed


Origin Story

by Joanne Deluce


The Legendary Mrs. Primrose

by R P Mickler


Where Light Leads

by Chloe Paige


Zyzilot, Eater of Sorrows Discovers Nietzsche

by J I Locatelli

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