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Features
Art feature: Moata McNamara’s circles cycles
Moata McNamara, TwiningCircles on the screensaver of my phoneOutside on a wild wind circling seagulls soarA circle of...
Feature interview: Rachel Smith and the ‘non-linear process’ of writing for screen
Here at Flash Frontier, we know Rachel Smith as one of our careful and insightful editors – and of course writer of...
Kōrero since 2019
For the last five years, we’ve been running the Kōrero series. Vaughan Rapatahana has interviewed leading Aotearoa New...
Sins of omission: Alex Reece Abbott in conversation with Iona Winter
Alex Reece Abbott is an award-winning NZ-Irish writer, who currently resides in the UK, with work that has been...
New book: Sharni Wilson’s One to many and other experiments
Launched in August 2024, Sharni Wilson’s hybrid collection, One to many and other experiments, won the At The Bay 2023 flash manuscript award for hybrid writing.
‘Stifled by the truth’: Tina Barry in conversation with Michelle Elvy
‘Stifled by the truth’: Tina Barry in conversation with Michelle Elvy about her imaginative new collection, I Tell...
Out of time: myth, mystery, story
Four writers sharing flash fictions that operate outside of the bounds of time, with audio for your listening...
Tiny stories: Vanuatu’s love of storytelling
Mikaela Nyman introduces us to the Sot Sot Storian / Microfiction competition and talks with Anna Naupa and Rebecca...
Sot Sot Storian: Vanuatu’s microfiction competition winners
With an interview with joint winner Leina Isno VANUATU SOT SOT STORIAN 2024 FINALISTS JOINT FIRST PLACE – OPEN A...
Kōrero: Vaughan Rapatahana and Ruby Solly
Vaughan Rapatahana: Ngā pātai. Can you please tell us your tribal affiliation(s)? Ruby Solly: Ko Kāi Tahu rātou ko...
Kōrero: Vaughan Rapatahana and Arihia Latham
In this issue’s Kōrero, Vaughan Rapatahana talks with Arihia Latham, author of poetry collection Birdspeak, which was published last year by Anahera Press.
Art feature: Nod Ghosh and rock art
We invited former Flash Frontier editor Nod Ghosh to tell us about her recent adventures in rock art.
Ekphrastic micros: emerging voices from Ōtepoti
In June, the Dunedin National Flash Fiction Day community contributed to the year-long UNESCO City of Literature...
August launch: One to many and other experiments by Sharni Wilson
Winner of the ATB | ITK 2023 award for a hybrid collection. Launching August 17 at Time Out Books in Auckland!...
Gail Ingram: anthology (n.) a collection of flowers
On July 25, former Flash Frontier editor Gail Ingram launched her third poetry collection. We had a long chat with her...
New book: Sandra Arnold’s Below Ground
Sandra Arnold’s new flash fiction collection, Below Ground, was released in the UK on 24 June and launched on the...
2024 Festival of Flash
In June, we celebrated flash fiction in Aotearoa and around the world. Online, we held our annual Festival of Flash, with panels, readings and conversations.
New book: Madeleine Slavick’s Town
This month, we are pleased to feature Town, a beautiful, subtly powerful collection from Madeleine Slavick.
New Book: Jenna Heller’s The End of the Beginning
Heather McQuillan launched Jenna Heller’s new book, The End of the Beginning, at Scorpio Books on 13 June in Ōtautahi, a flash fiction collection.
New Book: Janis Freegard’s Wild, Wild Women
Maggie Rainey-Smith launched Janis Freegard’s new book, Wild, Wild Women, at Unity Books on 19 June in Wellington, with a view to what makes this book special.
NFFD 2024: Judges’ writing
Discover the works of NFFD 2024 judges from Aotearoa: Lynn Jenner, Rachel O’Neill, James Norcliffe, and Ya-Wen Ho, in this special feature.
Feature: Savage, and the NFFD 2024 winning story
‘Brother’ is the 2024 winner of the National Flash Fiction Day competition. We asked the author to share a bit about background, inspiration and writing techniques and flow.
Feature editor: Welcome, Mikaela Nyman!
This year, Mikaela Nyman joins our team of editors. We sat down to talk briefly with her as a way of introducing her...
New book: Robert Scotellaro’s Quick Adjustments
Flash Frontier Editor Michelle Elvy talks with Robert Scotellaro about writing micros –from the precision of the form...
Interview: National Flash Fiction Day 2024 Judges Lynn Jenner and Rachel O’Neill
The National Flash Fiction Day competition is open! Details are on the website. Flash Frontier Editor Rachel Smith...
Micro Madness 2024 Judges: Mikaela Nyman talks with Christopher Allen and Courtney Sina Meredith
We are excited to present this year’s Micro Madness judges, who between them hold such a range of experience and...
Kōrero: Vaughan Rapatahana and Mere Taito
Vaughan Rapatahana: Can you please tell us about your background, i.e., where you are from and so on… of course...
Writing the last taboo: Alex Reece Abbott talks with Iona Winter
An introduction from Alex Reece Abbott We first met through flash fiction, and across the waves, and in my night/her...
Flash around Aotearoa: Te Tai Tokerau Northland
Flash writers and locals from the Whangārei district, Deb Jowitt and Sue Barker, tell us about flash in their region...