Day 7 - 31 Days of Flash Fiction 2026. Here is your prompt for today. As we come to the end of our first week we already have 40+ unique submissions. Go Team! If you haven't already check out the collection.
Collection: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/31DaysofSSHGFlashFiction2026
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Day 6 of 31 Days of Flash Fiction 2026. Here is your prompt for today.
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Day 5 of 31 Days of Flash Fiction. Prompt of the day.
We're closing in on the end of the first week of our event, how are we feeling? Our authors seem to be having a good time.
Check out the stories so far here:
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/31DaysofSSHGFlashFiction2026
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Day 4 of 31 Days of Flash Fiction. Here's today's prompt.
Heading into the first weekend of our event and I'm looking forward to a lot of new submissions from our authors.
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Day 3 of 31 Days of Flash Fiction. Here is your daily prompt.
Submissions have already started to pour in, and I have more that came through overnight in the inbox to approve. If you haven't already, dive in and show our writers some love. I'll link the collection below.
31 Days of Flash Fiction Collection: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/31DaysofSSHGFlashFiction2026
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Day 2 of 31 Days of Flash Fiction for 2026! Let's get into those feels early shall we?
Event details: https://docs.google.com/.../1haiq9cMvMk48gshkEmVY.../edit...
Event collection: https://archiveofourown.org/.../31DaysofSSHGFlashFiction2026
The bonus prompt challenge available exclusively on the Discord Server. Link: https://discord.gg/khtvDy7YV
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31 Days of Flash Fiction Post.
Seeing as the "Too Hard Basket" prompts are in addition to the daily prompts they don't fall on particular days. They are extras available to participants they can use to substitute for any of the daily prompt that doesn't resonate with them.
Here they are for you to peruse too.
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Image 2 - Multiple stitched images. Provenance unclear.
Image 3 - Gif from Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows. Rights with Warner Brothers.
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Welcome to the first day of 31 Days of Flash Fiction for 2026! Let's kick it off with our first prompt shall we?
Event details: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1haiq9cMvMk48gshkEmVY3HhnCXS-nqXrocuPAzC3bWg/edit?usp=sharing
Event collection: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/31DaysofSSHGFlashFiction2026
The bonus prompt challenge available exclusively on the Discord Server. Link: https://discord.gg/khtvDy7YV
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The daily prompts will be posted on the Potions & Parchment Facebook group and Discord server
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The 2026 Scratch That Niche: Trope Edition is Officially Concluded and the results of the voting are in.
We had an amazing amount of works submitted for this event, 40 to be exact. Thank you so much to the writers who put in the time and effort to create these fantastic rare trope fics for us. From the silly to the serious each one was an absolute delight.
Now that the voting is closed, I have the pleasure of announcing the winners. Writers, we also have little participation awards that you can post on your fics and any of your fandom spaces and social media.
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Drabble & Microfic Category
Reader's Choice - Last Words - xoxkharisma
Rarest Trope - Last Words - xoxkharisma
Most Tropes - Last Words - xoxkharisma
Hit's the Spot - See Me - xoxkharitries
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Short Category (101-5000)
Reader's Choice - Snape's Snake Snap - Kittiepie11
Rarest Trope - Dance - antebellum13
Most Tropes - Dance - antebellum13
Hit's the Spot - And You Want To Travel Blind - zeegrindylows
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Long Category (5000+)
Reader's Choice - Master - antebellum13
Rarest Trope- The Neighbor - tempora
Most Tropes - Scent Theory - SlytherinLovesAGryffindor
Hit's the Spot- Scent Theory - SlytherinLovesAGryffindor
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Five of our staff opted to choose a fic from the event, either competition or showcase that was their top pick of the event.
Modmin's Choice
DeepShadows2's (Tea's) Choice - Pleasant - xoxkharisma
Relish_RedShoes's Choice - Severus Takes Naps - xoxkharisma
SerenBlack's Choice - Master - antebellum13
Kidansong's Choice - Daddy's Money - Kittiepie11
Tragic_Hamster's Choice - The Neighbor - tempora
Thank you everyone for participating in this event and we look forward to your participation in the great ones we have coming the rest of the year!
Award certificate digital images are available to download on our Facebook Group or the Discord Server.
A reminder that there are 2 days (48 hours) left to vote for your favourite Scratch that Niche fics for 2026!
* Authors in 3 days your fics will be revealed and you will need to change your publish date. More information on how to do that will come the day before reveals.
<EDIT: LINK REMOVED AS VOTING HAS OFFICIALLY CLOSED>
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31 Days of Flash Fiction is returning for its fourth huge year!
Full event details and prompt previews available from 15th JUNE.
Register interest and opt in for your sneak peek at the prompts here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfXPDMS05wx3sHLSgN3o1p4EzFtTR27rCQRP-kvOCHJHvTXng/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=107152573559730141758
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31 Days of Flash Fiction is returning for its fourth huge year!
Full event details and prompt previews available from 15th JUNE.
Register interest and opt in for your sneak peek at the prompts here:
https://tinyurl.com/5e2kt3te
So we have just past the first week mark for STN26 and we already have 18 submissions to the festival collection!
Has anyone got an early favourite? What's your favourite rare trope so far?
If you haven't already, please swing by and have a look at the collection and support our wonderful participating authors.
STN AO3 collection: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Scratch_That_Niche_2026
Discord Server: https://discord.gg/6ECuwApfnN
