Writing
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Featured Work
The latest work from Michael Murphy.
Light Pressure
A story of the lure of false light. How when you live in its shine, you are changed. “Light Pressure” was chosen as a finalist for the 2024 Oxford Flash Fiction Prize and included in the prize anthology which was launched at Oxford’s Bodleain Libraries in October 2024.
Oct 16, 2024Recognition
“Your pieces are polished, very sharp, smart, satirical, and I appreciated the humor and unexpected turns throughout.”
Tom Jenks – Editor – Narrative Magazine
“We admired the economy, imagery and specificity of the prose, of packing so much world and character building into each short section.”
Editors – Fractured Lit
“We love it, you popped our heads.”
Editors – NUNUM
2025
Semifinalist for John Gardner Memorial Fiction Prize
2025
Longlisted for Fractured Lit Anthology Prize
2025
Semifinalist for the Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize
2024
Oxford Flash Fiction Prize Finalist
2024
Bridport Prize Second-round Selection
2022
Longlisted for Dillydoun Short Story Prize
2021
Longlisted for Cambridge Short Story Prize
2021
Longlisted for the Desperate Literature Prize for Short Fiction
2016
Hampstead Village Voice Story of the Year
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