Back in December I was delighted when FlashBack Fiction nominated my ship wrecker tale ‘Foundering‘ for inclusion in the Best Microfiction 2021 anthology. I thought little more about it, but woke up a couple of days ago to a Twitter notification saying that I had made the cut!
Best Microfiction have published an anthology since 2019 and ‘provides recognition for outstanding literary stories of 400 words or fewer’. It’s always nice to be published, but to have my piece put forwards by a publisher and then in turn selected by editor Amber Sparks was particularly so. I’ll be looking forward to it being published and really proud when it is.
Matthew Richardson is a writer of short stories. His work has featured in Gold Dust magazine, Literally Stories, Near to the Knuckle, McStorytellers, Penny Shorts, Soft Cartel, Whatever Keeps the Lights On, Flashback Fiction, Cafelit, and Shooter magazine. He is a doctoral student at the University of Dundee, a lucky husband, and a proud father.
Not necessarily in that order.
Discover more from Matthew Richardson
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
Oh well done, Matthew! Well deserved too. That story was a cracker!
Cheers Chris. It was a slow burner and it’s always nice to see these pieces on the page in front of you!
Congratulations, Matthew, on your achievement. Well deserved. I remember this story with its shocking twist at the end, reminding me so strongly of the Star of Greece shipwreck of our coast at Port Willunga back in 1888. A vivid recreation of a shipwreck from bystanders’ eyes
Cheers John. It was a nice surprise after all this time!
Delighted for you, Matthew. So glad your worthy efforts are receiving appropriate recognition. Thank you for sharing your happy news with us!
Thanks Annie. Hope all is well with you!
Yay, heartfelt congrats Matthew. 🎉🙌🌷
Cheers Nadine. An unlooked-for little fillip!
That is seriously awesome when that happens. :))
Well done for getting it recognised in multiple websites! You must be so proud of making the cut 🙂
Congratulations. What a good thing to happen. Your hard work paying off. I’m glad to hear this.
Thanks Claudia. Very much appreciated!
Congratulations, Matthew. Well deserved. Cheers!
Thanks Peter. Very much appreciated.