The Real Jazz Baby

The Real Jazz Baby features 162 flash fictions from over 120 of the best flash fiction writers in the world. These short short stories, each no longer than 360 words, were long-listed for the four rounds of the Reflex flash fiction competition held in 2018. Within these pages traditional narrative shares space with the boldly experimental. Humour sits alongside tragedy. The Real Jazz Baby is the perfect introduction to readers new to flash fiction, and essential reading for those already familiar with what the form can offer.

Featuring prize-winning stories by Fiona J Mackintosh, Karen Ashe, Alex Reece Abbott, Christopher M Drew, K M Elkes, Lyndsay Wheble, Johanna Robinson, E L Norry, Sharon Telfer, Donna L Greenwood, and Conor Montague.