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Flash Face Off Prompts – Sea vs Shells

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Flash Face Off Prompts – Lift vs Stairs

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Flash Face Off Prompts – Leaf vs Branch

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5 Competitions and Submissions! January

Too many options when it comes to submitting your work? Here's our top five comps and subs for January 2026. 
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December 2025 Toot Your Flute

Who won at writing in December? The VERY long list of WHQers and their writerly wins.
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Flash Face Off Prompts – Kissing vs Hugging

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Flash Face Off Prompts – Silent vs Noisy

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Flash Face Off Prompts – Touched vs Untouched

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Flash Face Off Prompts – Whole vs Half

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Set yourself up for a creative year

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Set yourself up for a creative year

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5 Competitions and Submissions! December

Too many options when it comes to submitting your work? Here's our top five comps and subs for December 2025. 
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November 2025 Toot Your Flute

Who won at writing in November? The VERY long list of WHQers and their writerly wins.
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Flash Face Off Prompts – Hours vs Minutes

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The 2026 Writers’ HQ Programme sneak preview

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Flash Face Off Prompts – Encourage vs Discourage

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Flash Face Off Prompts – Forwards vs Backwards

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Flash Face Off Prompts – Wet vs Dry

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5 Competitions and Submissions! November

Too many options when it comes to submitting your work? Here's our top five comps and subs for November 2025. 
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October 2025 Toot Your Flute

Who won at writing in October? The VERY long list of WHQers and their writerly wins.
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Flash Face Off Prompts – Bend vs Break

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Flash Face Off Prompts – Salt vs Sugar

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Flash Face Off Prompts – Questions vs Answers

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Flash Face Off Prompts – Pumpkins vs Catkins

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