Loveday Writing

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – August 2026 short story competition was as follows: *** Fleeing “The State Emergency Service (SES) has issued an immediate evacuation order for residents and businesses in Haywood’s Cliff due to dangerous and rising floodwaters. If you are in this area, you must leave immediately. It is no longer safe to stay.” It

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – July 2026 short story competition was as follows: *** Monsters on Display Hopefully this museum will be healing for at least one person. Inspired by the What Were You Wearing exhibit, Julia decided to open The Monster Museum, but the exhibits wouldn’t explore ancient artefacts, or people with birth defects that would

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – June 2026 short story competition was as follows: *** Let it Rain If I get rid of it all, nothing bad will happen, they can’t catch me. My bosses were warm in the beginning – welcoming, made me feel like part of a real family, told me that my work, their work,

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – March 2026 short story competition was as follows: *** Additional Service I should have never set up my car mechanical business at the petrol station. It seemed like the perfect business plan at the time – regular potential customers who could drop in after they filled up their cars (if they happened

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – April 2026 short story competition was as follows: *** The Sandman’s Factory Tour Are you enjoying the tour of my factory? I’m the Sandman, most people think I bring them dreams by sprinkling sleep-inducing sand into their eyes as they yawn for the final time of that day. In reality, like any

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – February 2026 short story competition was as follows: *** An Important Service Some people view my job as a medical examiner as either boring or gory. I view it as an important service – I provide answers – answers to questions raised by families, doctors, medical boards, and sometimes, sadly, even the

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – January 2026 short story competition was as follows: *** The Front Desk I’m the gatekeeper of fun at the Sapphire Ocean Resort. I’m the first person people see when they check in and that’s when they’re at their nicest – they’re excited for their holiday, eager to see what their room will

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – September 2024 short story competition was as follows: *** Purgatory (The Waiting Room) My favourite form of torture is the waiting room. Most people associate the torture that goes on in Hell as the constant presence of demons, the fire and brimstone, darkness and stench, as well as torment and punishments. That

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – June 2025 short story competition was as follows: ALPHA, BRAVO, CHARLIE, DELTA, ECHO, FOXTROT, GOLF, HOTEL, INDIA, JULIET, KILO, LIMA, MIKE, NOVEMBER, OSCAR, PAPA, QUEBEC, ROMEO, SIERRA, TANGO, UNIFORM, VICTOR, WHISK(E)Y, X-RAY, YANKEE, ZULU. *** Foxtrot, Tango, Victor Charlie foxtrotted with Juliet in Quebec and then Tangoed in India, after they made

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – December 2025 short story competition was as follows: *** Caught on Camera It wasn’t the first time this had happened, but it was the first time that it went viral. Colleagues having affairs isn’t anything new. Think about it, if someone wants to have an affair, the office is the easiest place