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March opportunities at Wildfire Words. Flash Fiction comp - 2 prizes of £150 for 150-word story. Free submissions - poems/prose about Ukraine Anthology in its 5thyear, or new Peace feature wildfire-words.com

With the world so tense -- Make us laugh — share smiles with the world — humour feeds hope for TWO MORE DAYS at wildfire-words.com/short-comic-ve…

Prizewinners, shortlisted, and longlisted writers in our sixth annual single-poem competition will all be reading their winning works. Among these 17 poets are two first-prize winners, one for best audio, one for best text -- from opposite sides of the Atlantic. #Tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">wildfire-words.com/c-or-c/#Tickets

Your own writing read and heard globally is the prize in Wildfire's Audio Book Competition for collections of poetry and/or flash fiction. 4 days left to enter 6+ works, at least one as audio. wildfire-words.com/wildfire-abc/

Does conflict end in collaboration -- handshake, kiss, partnership, contract, amnesty, surrender, armistice, lasting peace? Your poem can say. wildfire-words.com/c-or-c/

Don't be conflicted -- collaborate your poet's voice with your creative instincts, and explore this theme of today. With a chance of a chunk of cash at the end of it. wildfire-words.com/c-or-c/

JUST 8 MORE DAYS OF EARLY-BIRD ENTRY FEES. Then it goes up on Oct 1 from £4 per poem or £17 for 5 to £5 per poem or £21 for 5. SIX cash prizes, including one for audio. Details and entries: wildfire-words.com/c-or-c/

Thank you to all who have booked for this audiobook launch. There are still 3 open mic places left -- 2 minutes to read your own poem, preferably related to trees. You can read and hear samples from the book, or reserve a place at the launch @ wildfirespoken.com/preview-wata/

Audio books have 2 advantages over print — No trees needed for paper & readers can see & hear the author’s work. Trees are the perfect theme for a poetry audio book You can access Waves at the auditorium free or read at Zoom launch 20 Sept. wildfirespoken.com/preview-wata/

NINE more days. Our ever-popular free Open Submissions feature #8 is bringing new subs every day from poets and short fiction creators. Closes 31 Aug. Work published to date and entry details: wildfire-words.com/os8/

Sadly, yesterday’s meeting didn’t stop the killing in Ukraine. And more writers will add their voices to Wildfire Words Anthology. Will you read them or join them? wildfire-words.com/ukraine-2025/

Thanks to early entrants to our popular Open Submissions for poems or flash fiction. Still lots more to review. Plus YOURS? Details: wildfire-words.com/os8/

Limericks are best spoken was agreed by all the poets selected to feature in wildfire words' 3rd Limerick Anthology. You can hear all their work at wildfire-words.com/kep-2025/

THREE MORE DAYS to submit and join poets from more than 20 countries who are published in this anthology after four years of open submission windows. wildfire-words.com/ukraine-2025/

Creative writers of poetry/flash fiction – 4 opportunities for publication with audio of the author, 2 of them with cash prizes. Be heard and read around the world. wildfire-words.com

ONE MORE WEEK to enter our annual Limerick Competition, closing on 15 June. Cash prizes donated by Annie Ellis in memory of her daughter. All entry fees go to Katrina's favourite charity Cotswold RDA. Entries wildfire-words.com/kep-2025/