Events
NFFD CENTRES – CELEBRATING NORTH TO SOUTH June 22!
Join us to celebrate the shortest day of the year and the best of the shortest stories!
Find a centre near you and come celebrate. The awards night includes:
National competition winners – youth and adult
NZSA Regional Awards
Te Taitokerau Northland
Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Taranaki
Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington
Ōtautahi Christchurch
Ōtepoti Dunedin
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Festivals of Flash
2023 Festival of Flash
Watch this space for the 2024 Festival of Flash!
Panels, readings and conversations with prize-winning writers, ...
2022 Festival of Flash
In June we celebrated ten years 2012-2022 with panels, readings and our big awards ceremony. With prize-winning writers, artists and entertainment from Aotearoa New Zealand and beyond!
2021 ONLINE PANELS
In our Festival of Flash 2021, we showcase a programme that includes international readings and panel discussions, Best Small Fictions/Best Microfiction readings.
Micro Madness
2024 Micro Madness
22 micros will be selected by the judges and published, a micro a day, starting June 1, with the top 3 published on June 20, 21 and 22.
2023 Micro Madness
Welcome to Micro Madness 2023! A free international competition of short stories, up to 100 words.
2022 Micro Madness
Because each story on the Micro Madness long list had something compelling and original, it was challenging to select just 3 winners, but eventually, after many readings, our top three emerged.