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 RyeApr 19, 20191 minNational Flash Fiction Day Anthology 2019UK National Flash Fiction Day this year is 15th June and the line-up for the annual anthology to celebrate this has been announced. I’m...
Helen RyeApr 17, 20192 minFlashing Norwich - Flash Fiction Reading Event, May 1 2019Flashing Norwich is excited to present a stellar cast of writers of flash fiction for this free reading event on Wednesday 1st May, 7-9pm...
Helen RyeApr 16, 20191 minNorwich, UK Workshop with SmokeLong QuarterlySmokeLong Quarterly, the international flash fiction journal I edit for, is running a half-day flash fiction workshop in Norwich on...
Helen RyeApr 7, 20191 minAdam Lock's Favourite Shorts: Review of What The Unicorns SawSuch a nice review of my story here from Adam Lock. Thanks, Adam! https://www.adamlock.net/adam-locks-blog/favourite-shorts-9-what-the-un...
Helen RyeApr 5, 20191 minAtticus Review - What The Unicorns SawI love Atticus Review, and having this story published there a couple of weeks ago made me very happy. It started from a prompt in a...
Helen RyeApr 5, 20191 minAWP 2019 - Portland, OregonHere's the link to the SmokeLong AWP 2019 video, starring us and lot of very cool writers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk3B21-QXCs&t=...
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 RyeNov 17, 20181 minPushcart Prize NominationUnexpected and terrific news last week that my story, Reunion, published in the Ellipsis Zine Two anthology, was nominated for a Pushcart...
Helen RyeOct 19, 20181 minBristol Short Story Prize—Joint 3rd!Last weekend was the Bristol Short Story Prize ceremony at the beautiful, cathedral-like Reading Room of the Bristol Central Library....
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 RyeSep 10, 20181 minThe Girl Who Eats LightbulbsI have a new story up at New Flash Fiction Review, here. It comes with a big content warning for eating disorders, although I didn’t set...
Helen RyeJul 26, 20181 minBristol Prize Shortlist!I’m really, really happy to be on this list. This story is close to my heart – the characters live for me and, ridiculously, even though...
Helen RyeJul 14, 20181 minBristol Short Story Prize LonglistI was at work scrubbing limescale off an Air B’n’B shower screen when one of my writer buddies messaged me to congratulate me on making...
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...
Helen RyeApr 28, 20182 minOne Hundred Voices for One Hundred Years (audio recording)http://www.100voicesfor100years.com/voice-of-the-day/2018/4/25/one-in-twenty-three This project is celebrating the 100th anniversary of...