June 1, 9am NYC Opening – Celebration of the 2023 Summer Competition Finalists, Kick off A SmokeLong Summer Bookfair with Authors & Drawing of the Summer Raffle – 10 Prizes!
All SmokeLong events are recorded.
June 2, 9am NYC “The Shape of Things: Movement, Momentum and Dimension in Flash CNF” with Steve Edwards
June 8, 11am NYC “Reading your work like a Pro” with Farhana Khalique
June 15, 4pm NYC Reading — Announcement, Celebrating & Reading the Finalists of The Smokey” and Drawing of the Summer Raffle – 10 Prizes
June 22, 9am NYC Open Mic — Drawing of the Summer Raffle – 10 Prize
June 29, 10am NYC “High Intensity Interval Training for Flash Writers” with Ingrid Jendrzejewski
July 6, 2pm NYC Panel Discussion — Authors of Flash Collections
July 13, 11:30am NYC Open Mic and SmokeLong on the Road at the UK Flash Fiction Festival. Drawing of the Summer Raffle — 10 Prizes
July 20, 11am NYC Panel Discussion with publishers from Autumn House, Alternating Current Press, Curbstone Press, Rose Metal Press
July 27, 9am NYC Open Mic — Drawing of the Summer Raffle – 10 Prizes
August 4, 2pm NYC Farewell Party – Announcement of the SLQ Competition Winners and 10 Finalists – Celebration of their Stories — Drawing of the Summer Raffle – last 10 Prizes
The core workshop of SmokeLong Fitness is all in writing, so you can take part from anywhere at anytime. We are excited about creating a supportive, consistent and structured environment for flash writers to work on their craft in a community. We are thrilled and proud to say that our workshop participants have won, placed, or been listed in every major flash competition. Community works.