The power of placing one thing next to another - microfiction in which time, place, emotion and scenario are juxtaposed in interesting ways.

The rush of a story told within the space of a single breath - microfiction that unspools through a single, flowing sentence.

Pieces that make us laugh - microfiction that uses humour to describe a ever-building chain of events.

The emotional burden of the past - microfiction that builds itself around a character reflecting on prior events.

Leaning into the weird, the unsettling and the surreal - microfiction that uses speculative elements to hold a mirror up to the world.

Crafting mirofiction that puts tone of voice centre stage - evoking and tempering voices that soar off the page.

With so little space to play with, how do we effectively bring a story’s world to life? How do best evoke place, time, and wider context without it overwhelming the story?

How do a character's early influences affect who they become in later life? What do they inherit? What do they learn? And how do we use all of this within our writing to create character depth?