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.
Stories in Smokelong Quarterly
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And At Christmas I’ll Visit the Nursing Home, Pretend An Elderly Couple Are My Grandparents
Interview: Smoke & Mirrors with Jo Withers
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The Reason Wolverine and Deadpool Are Flambéing on the Barbecue
Interview: Smoke & Mirrors with Jo Withers
The core workshop of SmokeLong Fitness is all in writing, so you can take part from anywhere at anytime. We are excited about creating a supportive, consistent and structured environment for flash writers to work on their craft in a community. We are thrilled and proud to say that our workshop participants have won, placed, or been listed in every major flash competition. Community works.