Diane Simmons

Diane has been widely published in magazines such as New Flash Fiction Review, Mslexia, Splonk and FlashBack Fiction and placed in numerous writing competitions. She is the author of five flash fiction novellas: Finding a Way (Ad Hoc Fiction, 2019), An Inheritance (V. Press, 2020), A Tricky Dance (Alien Buddha Press, 2024), William Prichard & Co (Arroyo Seco Press, 2024) & Bereft of Reason (V. Press, 2026). Both Finding a Way and An Inheritance were shortlisted in the UK Saboteur Awards. She has been a co-director of National Flash Fiction Day since 2018 and is a former director of Flash Fiction Festivals (UK) and reader for the international Bath Short Story Award. An editor for FlashFlood, Diane has judged flash fiction contests such as Micro Madness NZ, Flash 500, NFFD Micro Competition and many online Flash Fiction Festival competitions and has co-edited all eight Flash Fiction Festival anthologies. You can read more about Diane on her website: www.dianesimmons.co.uk and connect with her on Bluesky @scooterwriter.bsky.social