Everything you need to know about flash fiction joanna. Congratulations to the winners of the flash in the attic flash fiction contest. The press publishes two fulllength books a year and also holds an annual chapbook contest. We are challenging you to write a 100 word max story or a poem about mom, what it means to be a mom, what you would like to be as a mom or a tribute to someone who is like a mom to you. Flash fiction refers to a story of extreme brevity. Submissions of flash fiction 1, 000 words or less are welcome starting monday, march 16. Read 15 amazing works of fiction in less than 30 minutes. Each year, a participating judge will select a winner and three runnersup. Oct, 2017 flash fiction, aka shortshorts not referring to clothing, are selfcontained pieces of fiction that are shorter than what literary magazines define as a short story.
The challenge of flash fiction is to create a thoughtprovoking story within the tight word constraints of the writing form. This is the place to enjoy flash fiction between 250 to 500 words of all genres. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Uk residents for original short stories between 1,000 and 5,000 words. Apr 20, 2020 the breakwater fiction contest overview we are seeking submissions for pieces that breathe freshness to the form. The ultimate list of free writing contests in 2020 jerry jenkins. Up to 50 entries will be selected for publication to capture the creativity, inspiration, ideas and thoughts of a diverse range of writers and provide a permanent published record of contemporary. When writing a flash fiction story, use each sentence to move the plot forward to tell a complete. In the 1920s flash fiction was referred to as the short short story and was associated with cosmopolitan magazine. Expert tips for writing the best flash fiction the writer.
Mar 21, 2018 the typical definition of flash fiction is a short fiction story of under 1500 words, usually under words. The hummingbird flash fiction prize pulp literature. The organisers advise that they prefer stories that celebrate the weird, take risks, and are driven by a strong, unique voice. Read several flash fiction examples 6 words and try to write the same. Flash fiction competitions lists of micro fiction contests. The story can be any genre as long as it is based on the picture. Judging sherrie flick is the author of the novel reconsidering happiness and two short story collections, whiskey, etc. Welcome to the 2017 national flash fiction day competition.
Jan 31, 2016 words or less wishes to give writers the opportunity to showcase their creative skill in the shorter story genre. Tania hershman is the judge for 2020, and she will be selecting the 10 flash stories to be published in the fish anthology 2020. Sunlight press flash fiction contest winning writers. Featuring 44 stories under 1,000 words by new and established. The story will also be made into a limitedrun broadside or microchap. Apr 22, 2020 we publish one flash fiction story a day. Cathy ulrich, author of ghosts of you, will guest judge our submissions. Contest news submissions to our spring flash fiction contest are. Flash fiction series 100500 words storytellerssaloon. Interviewsreflections by artists on their process of the art of choice accompanying photos welcome.
This page lists flash fiction, micro fiction, sudden fiction, twitterage, twitterature, dribble, drabble, minisaga, nanotale, microstory and very short fiction competitions, prizes and awards. True stories and prose poetry are welcome as long as theyre written in a narrative style. May 15, 2018 flash fiction is shorter than the normal range of short stories, which are generally 3,000 words or more. Welcome to crafts first flash fiction contest for unpublished stories up to 1,000 words. Each entrant must create a 1,000 word original flash fiction story by the end of the competition and submit. Sandra arnold and helen heath sandra arnold lives in rural canterbury. To view our catalogue of anthologies containing the winning stories from previous flash fiction contests and to read extracts, click fish books. Browse our big list of international writing competitions and contests. The 2020 leapfrog fiction contest will be open through may 1. Read flash fiction magazine books to see what stories we have. The average piece of flash fiction hovers somewhere between 500 and 1500 words. We are very excited to announce a new dark regions press writing contest. Microcosms is a weekly, microfiction contest, the primary goals of which are to inspire creativity, get writers in the habit of writing, and entertain readers. Some literary journals ask for 2,000 words or less, others set maximum word counts in the hundreds.
If that is not sufficiently vague for you, word counts for flash fiction are even vaguer. The goal of this contest is to promote flash fiction for both writers and. Flash fiction prize fish publishing fish publishing. The challenge of flash fiction is to create a thoughtprovoking story within the tight word. William somerset maugham was a notable proponent, with his cosmopolitans. Stories may be previously published or unpublished, and simultaneous submissions are accepted. Discover the best writing contests of 2020 including short story contests, essay contests, poetry contests, and many more free writing competitions. If this limit is too complex for you, set a challenge to write a story of words on a topic that has an open ending. The average reader can read about 300 words per minute and still retain the information of the work. Still, what is attractive about a flash fiction contest is that i almost always have a. The big list of uk writing competitions neon books. The award seeks fiction, poetry, and nonfiction books published the previous year books published in. Heres our guide for how to write it and where to sell it.
So, any competitions with maximum word count limits of 1,000 words or less will be listed here. We host two international flash fiction writing competitions. All submissions will be considered for publication. Entry constitutes acceptance of all national flash fiction day competition rules and guidelines. The ultimate list of writing contests in 2020 win cash. Flash fiction magazine daily flash fiction stories. Quarterly flash fiction contest with guest judge literary agent quressa robinson with the nelson literary agency. Research shows that this is generally regarded as a story containing fewer than 1,000 words, although there is no exact rule on upper word limits. The fish flash fiction prize is an opportunity to attempt one of the most interesting and rewarding tasks to create, in a tiny fragment, a completely resolved and compelling story in 300 words or less. Graft, won the best first book of poetry award and was the first book of fiction or poetry to be shortlisted for the royal society of nz science. Thank you to all writers who sent flash fiction to the contest. Non fiction flash fiction 100500 words poems also accepted prompt.
Fr iction spring contest is open to short fiction between and 7500 words, as well as creative nonfiction and poetry. If the word count is over or under this amount the work will not be presented to the contest committee. Send shorts, vignettes, hybrids, experiments, wild things. The ultimate list of writing contests in 2020 win cash prizes. They also publish an anthology, so finalists out of the money still get their work. We recommend the use of a computer word processor to count the words. Each entrant must create a 1,000word original flash fiction story by the end of the competition and submit. This british flash fiction contest is a rolling contest, which means as soon as one contest ends, the next begins. The deadline for the quantum shorts flash fiction competition is now less than two weeks away. Oct 31, 2019 welcome to crafts first flash fiction contest for unpublished stories up to 1,000 words. Latest judge is michelle elvy, and its organized by jude higgins. Aficionados of the shorter short story form will appreciate the creative skill and mastery of the authors of this international flash fiction collection.
The 1,000 word herd flash fiction competition will last for one week 168 hours. Get a professional critique from continue reading the hummingbird flash fiction. She has a phd in creative writing from central queensland university, australia, and is the author of five books. If your story is selected for one of our anthologies, your rights will be slightly different. Some legitimate contests do charge a small entry or reading fee, but often a fee can be a red flag for a scam, so you may want to stick to free contests and there are certainly enough of them.
Submissions are now open to authors of at least one fulllength collection of poetry. Most of the contests listed accept entries from writers residing anywhere in the world, but please check each competitions guidelines on their website. Its word count runs anywhere from 140 characters to over a thousand words, generally capping out at 1500. Flash fiction s popularity has increased with the advent of the internet. Ad hoc fiction is a weekly free flash fiction contest. She notes that what is deemed as good flash changes based on historical and cultural context.
This years contest judge is rebecca schiff, author of the bed moved knopf, 2016. A flash story is a little capsule for innovation, for velocity, for emotion. A flash fiction contest and a creative nonfiction essay contest. The fish flash fiction prize has been an annual event since 2004. Introducing the writers and winners of the inaugural flash fiction competition sponsored by words or less in australia. Feel free to submit multiple stories, but please do not submit multiple word documents as one submission or one text document containing multiple stories.
Writers interested in submitting a story have until february 29th to enter the contest. A drabble is a flash fiction story that uses 80 words. Sunlight press flash fiction contest deadline april 17 must be received by this date. Bath flash fiction award international rolling flash fiction. The cesar egido serrano foundations fifth international flash fiction contest is now accepting entries. The prize will recognize booklength manuscripts of poetry written in spanish. Any contests with word count limits over 1,000 words will be listed on the short. Wow us with your most economical and brilliant storytelling. We are proud to announce that our secondever flash fiction contest is now open to submissions. Some magazines define flash fiction as fewer than 2,000 words, others fewer than 1,000. That makes flash fiction pieces the perfect antidote to those tiny pockets of boredom that pop up in your life. There is no universally accepted definition, and it is open to interpretation, but most agree that the term flash fiction is used to describe a piece of work up to words in length, though some publications are very flexible. Winning will give you free entry into the bath flash, a contest with a top award of 1, 000 pounds. Each publication has its own style, its own format, and its own needs, so whether your 1,953 word short story qualifies as flash is entirely up to the editors.
Fiction southeast the ernest hemingway short fiction prize. Flash fiction, also known as microfiction, is a short story thats usually between 500 and 1,000 words. Entries for the ernest hemingway flash fiction prize should be approximately 1500 words or less. For this reason, fiction southeast has chosen to honor his accomplishments through the ernest hemingway flash fiction prize. Each entrant will receive two individual prompts at the beginning of the competition. The term is often used to describe short works or short casual works as well.