Check out the writing of Kim Martins.

Kim has just been longlisted for the Raven Short Story Prize.

Kim placed third in the Whangarei Libraries Flash Fiction contest in 2017 and was longlisted for the Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize 2018 (Canada). 27 on longlist from a total of 300 entries.

Kim is Australian and lives in New Zealand.  She writes short stories, flash fiction and poetry. She took up writing in 2016 after working in Australian organisations for many years, followed by long-term consulting work in Italy and Bhutan.

Kim is a keen photographer and traveller with inspiration for poetry and stories often coming from her photos. She has a BA (Hons) in History and a BA LLB.  Her stories and poetry often have historical themes and she is working towards her first novel, set in Italy.

Her work is published in the Copperfield Review, Furtive Dalliance, CafeLit, Flash Frontier, Flash Flood Journal, Visual Verse & “a fine line’

 

FLASH FICTION

 

“Fallen Fruit” September 2016 Flash Frontier

http://www.flash-frontier.com/september-2016-motel/#fruit

 

“On Every Street” National Flash Fiction Day UK – Flash Flood

, http://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.co.uk/ 24th June 2017.

 

“They Came that Night” Third prize. 2017 Northland Flash Fiction Competition. Published in Flash Frontier, September 2017.

http://www.flash-frontier.com/2017/09/16/2017-northland-flash-fiction-competition/

 

Years and Years published by Cafe Lit Feb 24 2018 https://cafelitcreativecafe.blogspot.co.nz/2018/02/years-and-years.html

 

No. 7704 published by CafeLit March 11 2018

https://cafelitcreativecafe.blogspot.co.nz/search?q=7704https://cafelitcreativecafe.blogspot.co.nz/search?q=7704

 

Avocado Days published by CafeLit April 11 2018

https://cafelitcreativecafe.blogspot.co.nz/2018/04/avocado-days.html

 

When We Danced published by CafeLit May 11, 2018

https://cafelitcreativecafe.blogspot.co.nz/2018/05/when-we-danced.html

 

Il Paolio de Siena published by CafeLit June 11, 2018

https://cafelitcreativecafe.blogspot.com/2018/06/il-palio-de-siena.html

 

The Carousel published by CafeLit July 11, 2018

https://cafelitcreativecafe.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-carousel.html

 

These Hands published by CafeLit August 10, 2018

https://cafelitcreativecafe.blogspot.com/2018/08/these-hands.html

 

The Rose Garden Flash Fiction Magazine August 9, 2018.

https://flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2018/08/09/the-rose-garden/

 

POETRY

 

The Battle of the Hydaspes  

http://visualverse.org/submissions/the-battle-of-the-hydaspes/

Vol. 03 Chapter 11, September 2016.

 

The Glove Maker

http://visualverse.org/submissions/the-glove-maker/

Vol. 04, Chapter 1, November 2016.

Ellen Davis: “Emotion filled….beautiful expression! Thanks for sharing!”

 

 

Cartographia

http://visualverse.org/submissions/cartographia/

Vol 4 Chapter 10. 2017.

 

The Final Voyage

The Copperfield Review, Volume 16 Number 1 Spring 2017

http://copperfieldreview.com/?p=3244

 

Of this Land. Published in August edition of ‘a fine line’, NZ Poetry Society (2017) p17 online.

 

Lady of Margate Published in June 2018 Furtive Dalliance (US) Issue #2, Summer 2018

 

There is a Light Published in June 2018 Furtive Dalliance (US)Issue #2, Summer 2018

 

Anniversary Published in June 2018 Furtive Dalliance (US)Issue #2, Summer 2018

 

Caught Published in June 2018 Furtive Dalliance (US)Issue #2, Summer 2018

 

Gone To be published October 2018. of Barren Magazine (US) Issue #2