Simon Barker is an Australian living in Sydney, though for a number of years he lived in the Bay Area of California. His writing has appeared in Eclectica, Word Riot, Storyglossia and elsewhere and will appear soon in Birkensnake. His 2009 story, “Tarzan of the Danube,” was nominated by decomP for a Pushcart Prize.
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The March Micro Marathon 25
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.