Flash Europa 28

The Delegation of the European Union to China, in association with the Bookworm, a China-based literary organization, is proud to announce the launch of Flash Europa 28, a project to bring creative short fiction from all 28 EU member states to the interested Chinese reader.

Selected Stories

Flash Europa 28 showcases European flash fiction and creative content to the Chinese online reader. Through national competitions five submissions were selected from each EU member state, translated into Chinese, and the 140 stories were distributed free of charge, over a period of 28 weeks to Chinese audiences via multiple social media platforms.

Flash Fiction from 28 EU Member States

Young European Writers of 28 years and under

Stories of 500 words or less, with works clearly set in 28 different nations

Five Selected Pieces from each of the 28 Countries Translated into Chinese

28 weeks of Distribution of 140 stories across Chinese Social Media Platforms

Read the stories
"The era we’re in is an age of short stories"
- Yan Lianke, March 2014
"Flash allows literature to be a part of our everyday life, even if we are strange multitasking creatures addled by a world that demands more, more, more "
- American flash fiction writer Grant Faulkner

Our Partners

Flash Europa 28 is organised and run in cooperation with the Delegation of the European Union to China, the embassies of each of the 28 EU member states, The Bookworm, Literature Across Frontiers, and social media platforms in China.

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