{"podcast":{"title":"The Failing Writers Podcast","slug":"the-failing-writers-podcast-3571374","podcast_index_feed_id":3571374,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/66202cf262f822001203895b","website_url":"https://www.failingwriterspodcast.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/66202cf262f822001203895b/1774252797881-8978c666-7232-4bd8-a257-0baa322169ea.jpeg","author":"The Failing Writers","episode_count":163,"summary":"Becoming a better writer, writing a novel, being a successful author - whatever your writing goal is, we’re here for you! Join two struggling writers learning everything there is to know about writing. They talk to best-selling authors, screenwriters and poets - people who actually know what they’re talking about. The award-winning Failing Writers Podcast is the best writing podcast around. Why? It’s funny, informative and could help you get over writer’s block, finish that novel, get a literary agent and achieve your writing goals. (Oh, and they do silly little songs too) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T04:19:51.659016+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-failing-writers-podcast-3571374"},"episode":{"title":"S5 Ep16: FLASH FICTION COMPETITION!","slug":"s5-ep16-flash-fiction-competition","published_at":"2025-09-29T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-failing-writers-podcast-3571374/s5-ep16-flash-fiction-competition","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-failing-writers-podcast-3571374","url":"https://shows.acast.com/failing-writers/episodes/s5-ep16-flash-fiction-competition","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66202cf262f822001203895b/e/68d5b22c136216b12f5a89d9/media.mp3","summary":"Finally. I know, I know. It's that time of year we all look forward to. The leaves begin to loosen their grip. The sky is pregnant with it's autumnal offerings. Jon gets poetic. But aside from all that - it's the bloody Failing Writers Five Hundred Pound Flash Fiction Competition, in association with Scrivener! That's the bit we're really all excited about. That's when Tommy and I hunker down, curl up and bask in your beautiful little stories. (I'm not even joking here, it genuinely is a joyful experience.) So have a listen to the episode - find out everything you need to know in order to enter the competition, including the little phrase you have to include in your story... and be in with a chance of winning that 500 squids! This years judge is the delightful Sarah Lewis from writers HQ. Sign up now for a whole smorgasbord of helpful stuff. Workshops. Advice. Masterclasses. and of course the brilliant (and free!) Flash Face Off. Which we urge you to join in with - After all, it could be the thing that takes your flash piece from great to really blummin' marvellous! https://writershq.co.uk/ Finally we wrap things up with an unusual but brilliant bit of poetry from the very talented free-styling-street-poet: Isaiah Frati. check him out here: Insta: @ ___reaver And finally... A GIGANTIC THANK YOU to our wonderful sponsor Scrivener yet again, for sponsoring the podcast, and the competition. If you'd like to get your hands on the writing software that really matters - get yourself to https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview and get 20% off with the code: failing Right. Go on then... crack on! You've got until midday October 24th. We can't wait to read your submissions! Good luck. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Finally. I know, I know. It's that time of year we all look forward to. The leaves begin to loosen their grip. The sky is pregnant with it's autumnal offe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2540,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-failing-writers-podcast-3571374/episodes/s5-ep16-flash-fiction-competition/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-failing-writers-podcast-3571374/s5-ep16-flash-fiction-competition.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}