Helen RyeJul 28, 20191 minPigeons and ProseThe Wix website manager always enjoins me, at the top of each new blog post, to 'write a catchy title', so I thought I would, for once....
Helen RyeJun 2, 20191 minIt's My Editor's Choice Week At SmokeLong! It’s my editor’s choice week this week, and man, am I nerdily excited about it. We get anything from about 90-250 submissions a week, and...
Helen RyeFeb 14, 20191 minSmokeLong on the Road Video Interview (Christopher and Helen)SmokeLong is travelling! The SmokeLong on the Road blog series will be featuring video interviews with as many of its editors and...
Helen RyeFeb 3, 20193 min2019It’s February, and I’ve finally accepted that the New Year is over and 2019 is definitely here. It’s been cold for approximately 400 days...
Helen RyeNov 24, 20181 minEllipsis Zine - Love | PrideA few weeks ago someone posted in a Facebook writers’ group about a flash fiction competition which had published guidelines which...
Helen RyeOct 14, 20181 minJudging TSS Flash 400 - ResultsWhat wonderful stories we received in this contest. There were nearly 300 entries. I read every one of them, most of them at least twice...
Helen RyeSep 16, 20181 minSubmissions Editor at SmokeLong QuarterlyOne of the happiest things that’s happened to me in approximately ever was being asked, this summer, to join the editorial team of the...
Helen RyeJun 30, 20181 minJudging the TSS Flash 400 ContestI’m honoured – and right now, a tiny bit emotional – to be judging the Autumn round of this terrific flash fiction competition with...
Helen RyeJun 3, 20181 minGuest Editing at SmokeLongI’m so excited to be guest editing at my all-time favourite literary journal this week. SmokeLong has always been my go-to place to find...