Here are links to our fun and quirky Pop-Up Issues.
These are flash and short stories written to themes or prompts.
Click on the images to read a wealth of words…
Pop-Up Issues
The unexpected place for
treasured words
Click image to buy Trash Cat a Ko-Fi cuppa
The Trash
Calendar
Submissions always open at 9am and close at 8pm on the given dates. UK time.
2026
HALLOWEEN HORROR
27th September to 11th October
BIOHAZARD HORROR
Flash 100 to 1000
Guidelines HERE
WINTER GENERAL
1st to 14th November
WINTER STORIES
Flash 100-750
Short Stories up to 2000
Guidelines HERE
Mood Board HERE
WINTER POP-UP
1st to 14th December
HOW DID IT END?
Post-Apocalypse Stories
Fiction 300-2000
Guidelines HERE
