helen rye
is a writer, editor, and workshop tutor specialising in flash fiction. She’s a newbie PhD researcher in creative/critical writing, based in Norwich, UK. She has an MA in Creative Writing (Prose) with Distinction from the UEA, where she won the Annabel Abbs Scholarship. She is a senior editor at the international flash journal SmokeLong Quarterly.
awards
- Shortlisted for The Bridport Prize, 2016 (Flat Pack)
- 1st Prize, The Bath Flash Fiction Award, 2016 (One In Twenty-Three)
- 1st Prize, the Reflex Fiction Contest, 2017 (Fly Away Home)
- 3rd Prize, The Bristol Short Story Prize, 2018 (Transposition)
- The Annabel Abbs Scholarship in Prose Fiction, UEA, 2019
- 3rd Prize, Manchester Writing School QMD Prize, 2020 (The Lost Girls). Also Finalist in the same contest (Reel).
- The Best Small Fictions 2020 Winner (The Diamond Factory)
nominations
Multiple nominations for The Pushcart Prize, The Best Small Fictions, and The Best of the Net awards
editing & teaching
Senior Editor for Workshops and Outreach, SmokeLong Quarterly (editing, critique, mentoring, workshop tutor, social media, events). I teach flash fiction workshops online for SmokeLong Quarterly, and have run creative writing workshops online and in person, locally, for Norwich Writers’ Circle and The Public House, Norwich.
Past:
Prose Editor, Lighthouse Literary Journal
Editorial Advisor, TSS Publishing
Workshop Tutor, Introduction to Creative Writing, The Public House, Norwich
Editorial Board, Ellipsis Zine
Judge, The Cambridge Prize for Flash Fiction, 2018
Judge, The Colin Sutton Cup for Humour, 2020
Judge, The Olga Sinclair Shield, 2021
Judge, The Propelling Pencil Flash Fiction Contest, 2023