Ashleigh
Adams
fiction writer
ABOUT
Ashleigh writes what she loves to read: complex and deliciously imperfect female characters. Her work often explores the nuances of what it means to be a woman—themes like identity, self-discovery and feminine rage tend to weave their way into her words. While her stories lean toward horror, thriller and suspense, she has a special fondness for “weird girl” literary fiction, comedy and the occasional romance.
As a career copywriter and creative director, she spent nearly 20 years schilling words for corporate America before she decided to reclaim her passion for fiction. She encourages other writers to not wait that damn long as often as she can.
Ashleigh lives in Dallas, TX with her husband and 14-year-old lab rescue Alice. She is currently working on a novella in flash and a contemporary upmarket thriller novel.
PUBLISHED WORKS
“PostnatalBot 4728B’s Evaluation of New Mother Lydia Harrison” - [forthcoming] 100-Foot Crow
“A Place for the Righteous” - [forthcoming] Flash Fiction Magazine
“PlantWatch 2025: The Lives & Deaths of Bekah Blake’s Houseplants” - [forthcoming] Foofaraw Anthology
“Here We Go Again” - [forthcoming] After Happy Hour Review
“The Good Girls” - [forthcoming] 2024 Bath Flash Fiction Anthology
“How to Defrost a Heart” - The Lit Nerds
“A Notice from the Bridgewater Homeowners Association” - Writing Battle
“That Beautiful Tomorrow” - Flash Fiction Magazine
“Seeing Stars” - Micromance Magazine
“Alice Montgomery’s Last First Date” - ScribesMICRO
“Don’t Worry Baby” - 72 Hours of Insanity, Vol. 12
“Signs of Life” - Sci-Fi Shorts
“Buttercream Dreams” - Witcraft
“Grandma Always Says” - ScribesMICRO
“The Last Visit” - Elegant Literature, Issue #019
“The Last Trip” - ScribesMICRO
“Here for the Right Reasons” - Elegant Literature, Issue #018
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
“A Notice from the Bridgewater Homeowners Association” - Comedy Winner, Writing Battle Heart Flash Fiction
“The Truth & Other Lies” - Honorable Mention, Elegant Literature 2025
“A Place for the Righteous” - WOW! Women on Writing Fall ‘24 Finalist
“That Beautiful Tomorrow” - Longlisted, 2024 Flash 500 Competition Q4
“A Thousand Precious Lives” - Honorable Mention, Elegant Literature 2025
“What a Lovely Dinner” - Highly Commended, Egg+Frog Inspirathlon 2024
“Alice Montgomery’s Last First Date” - Honorable Mention, Scribes Prize 2024
“The Good Girls” - Longlisted, Bath Flash Fiction Award, Fall 2024
“Don’t Worry Baby” - Judges’ Choice, Writers’ Games 2024
“PlantWatch 2024: The Lives and Deaths of Bekah Blake’s Houseplants” - Highly Commended, Egg+Frog Inspirathlon 2024
“Let’s Teach ‘Em a Lesson” - Honorable Mention, Elegant Literature 2024
8th Overall, Inaugural Twisted Tournament 2024
“Of Berries and Blood” - Honorable Mention, Elegant Literature 2023
“A Wolf in the Woods” - Honorable Mention, Elegant Literature 2023
“The Girl Who Works at Food Town” - Honorable Mention, Elegant Literature 2023
“Just the Nicest Place to Live” - Honorable Mention, Elegant Literature 2023
“Such a Good Guy” - Honorable Mention, Elegant Literature 2023
“Good Neighbors” - Honorable Mention, Elegant Literature 2023
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