Not Quite Write

Mar 27 2025 47 ep. 66 mins 14
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Conversations about media, culture and the art of writing. Find links to our contacts and social media at https://notquitewritepodcast.com

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Daredevil Critique – ‘I Remember’ by Stephanie Hewat Simmonds

Mar 27 2025 40 mins  
Listen in as the judges of the Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction deliver an unfiltered critique of I Remember by Stephanie Hewat Simmonds.This story appeared in the January 2025 Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction, which featured the anti-prompt: Break the rule “write what you know”.Thanks to our daredevils for bravely facing the judges’ fire for the collective bene

Daredevil Critique – ‘Jesus, et al. Hereby Demand Ms. Paula Green to Cease and Desist All Invocations of Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and “Big Daddy God”’ by Holly Sadowski

Mar 20 2025 52 mins  
Listen in as the judges of the Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction deliver an unfiltered critique of Jesus, et al. Hereby Demand Ms. Paula Green to Cease and Desist All Invocations of Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and “Big Daddy God” by Holly Sadowski.This story appeared in the January 2025 Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction, which featured the anti-prompt: Break the rule �

Daredevil Critique – ‘Covid ’28 – Case-study (LS0977/B) – The impact of The Open Door programme on infected females displaying hysteria’ by Dez Veares

Mar 13 2025 42 mins  
Listen in as the judges of the Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction deliver an unfiltered critique of Covid ’28 – Case-study (LS0977/B) – The impact of The Open Door programme on infected females displaying hysteria by Dez Veares.This story appeared in the January 2025 Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction, which featured the anti-prompt: Break the rule “write what you

Winner and Shortlist – January 2025 Not Quite Write Prize

Mar 06 2025 65 mins  
Ed and Amanda reveal the wildcards, shortlist and winner of the January 2025 Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction featuring the anti-prompt: Break the rule, "Write what you know."Sit back and enjoy as we read the 6 a-door-able shortlisted stories that will feature in our annual print anthology.Who will take home the AU$1,500 first prize and see their name emblazoned on the covet

Longlist – January 2025 Not Quite Write Prize

Mar 01 2025 126 mins  
Ed and Amanda reveal the 40 members of the January 2025 Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction longlist, featuring the anti-prompt: Break the rule, "Write what you know."First, we kick off with a deep dive into key competition stats. Then stay tuned as we answer listener questions. We'll shoutout the best takes on the prompts, and some of our favourite titles and lines.... brrring

Announcing the Not Quite Write Prize for FLESH Fiction

Feb 13 2025 25 mins  
Entries are now wide open for the Not Quite Write Prize for FLESH Fiction. The competition is free to enter and calls for erotic stories of no more than 1,500 words written in response to the following theme: “Making the unsexy irresistible.”Find out more at https://notquitewritepodcast.com/fleshfictionJoin the conversation now on social media via the links at notquitewritepodc

#19 – The Next Big Thing

Feb 01 2025 112 mins  
Capitalism and art don't mix... unless you're Taylor Swift! We start with a look at Self-publishing (Taylor's Version) following the news that the Pop artist's self-published Eras Tour book sold nearly a million copies in its first week. From there, we explore Ed's hidden agenda to lure more men into the literary world (whether they like it or not!) Finally, in Get Rec'd, Amanda ha

#18 – Can’t Touch That

Jan 11 2025 132 mins  
We indulge in a little self-Daredevil action with dramatised readings of Ed and Amanda's own stories and a little one-on-one tough love, before talk turns to the NanoWriMo A.I. controversy and our cancellable thoughts on the matter.In Get Rec'd we turn the microscope on the film, 'May December', and its ties to the true story of convicted pedophile, May Kay Letourneau.Read Ed's sho

Daredevil Critique – ‘What Cassandra Saw’ by Elysia Rourke

Dec 30 2024 45 mins  
Listen in as the judges of the Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction deliver an unfiltered critique of What Cassandra Saw by Elysia Rourke.This story appeared in the October 2024 Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction, which featured the anti-prompt: Break the rule “avoid head-hopping”.Thanks to our daredevils for bravely facing the judges’ fire for the collective benefit

Daredevil Critique – ‘Home Sweet Home’ by Christy Hartman

Dec 26 2024 42 mins  
Listen in as the judges of the Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction deliver an unfiltered critique of Home Sweet Home by Christy Hartman.This story appeared in the October 2024 Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction, which featured the anti-prompt: Break the rule “avoid head-hopping”.Thanks to our daredevils for bravely facing the judges’ fire for the collective benefit o