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Jo Withers

Jo Withers writes short fiction and poetry for children and adults from her home in South Australia. Her work has won prizes at The Caterpillar, SmokeLong, Bath Flash Fiction Award, Reflex Press, Molotov Cocktail and Fractured Lit and has featured in Best Microfiction 2020 and Wigleaf Top 50 2021. Her first novella-in-flash, Marilyn’s Ghost, based on the death scene of Marilyn Monroe will be published by AdHoc Fiction in 2024.

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Stories in Smokelong Quarterly

Story: And At Christmas I’ll Visit the Nursing Home, Pretend An Elderly Couple Are My Grandparents
Interview: Smoke & Mirrors with Jo Withers

Story: The Reason Wolverine and Deadpool Are Flambéing on the Barbecue
Interview: Smoke & Mirrors with Jo Withers

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The March Micro Marathon 25

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We’re doing it again! We’re homing in on the micro: 100-word, 250-word, and 400-word stories. In March 2025 SmokeLong is hosting The March Micro Marathon, a 24-day workshop with a new writing task each day, peer review in small groups, 3 webinars, a reading and interview with Michelle Ross and the editors of 100 Word Story, and 3 competitions with cash prizes.

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