This competition is truly international as entries are accepted in four languages. Her most recent are a novel, the ash, the well and the bluebell makaro press, nz, 2019, which was a finalist in the 2019 new zealand heritage book awards, and a flash fiction collection, soul etchings retreat west books, uk, 2019. Flash fiction 2019 competition writing on the wall. To be in with a chance of winning first prize my whole back catalogue, personalised and signed either for you or for a present christmas is just around the corner all you have to do is to enter a story or poem, under 150 words long, on the. Ff club if you are interested in writing, sharing and generally having fun with flash fiction, this is the place to be. This is the place to enjoy flash fiction between 250 to 500 words of all genres. The word, national centre for the written word is south tynesides new stateoftheart cultural venue, situated in the heart of south shields and is brimming with exciting new experiences, activities and facilities for people of all ages to enjoy. Each month, the editors will select one shortshort story under 1,000 words. Each entrant must create a 1,000 word original flash fiction story by the end of the competition and submit.
The national flash fiction day 100 word flash competition offers prizes of cash and books ten winners will be published in the 2015 nffd anthology. Jul 25, 2016 get notified when flash fiction stories under words is updated. Write a story that includes the words motel, billboard, and. But even if you dont win first place, you might just. Be sure to celebrate national flash fiction day on june 21. The dzanc books prize for fiction recognizes daring, original, and innovative writing. If youre submitting flash fiction stories to be published, some magazines limit flash fiction stories to as little as 300 words.
Each story has a maximum of 300 words and is based on a daily prompt, which ive included in the introduction for each story. Tania hershman is the judge for 2020, and she will be selecting the 10 flash stories to be published in the fish anthology 2020. Flash fiction is perfect for when you have five minutes to fill. The prime number magazine flash fiction contest is now an annual competition and opens for entries on april 1 with a deadline of june 30.
The cesar egido serrano foundation has convened the fifth international flash fiction competition. Scifi flash fiction competition shoreline of infinity. Entrants are invited to submit up to 500 words of flash fiction of any genre. Flash fiction competition the word, national centre for. This page compiles many examples of flash fiction, sudden fiction, micro stories, very short stories, or postcard fiction as they are sometimes called. This weeks challenge is not one of subject, theme, or other detail the challenge is simply one of length. Flash fiction packs the best parts of storytelling into brimming, pintsized packages. The contest is one of the activities carried out by the foundation to achieve its objectives, which is none other than that to use words as a tool against all violence and to promote concord between different cultures, religions and ideologies. Simultaneous submissions are accepted but please let us know if your entry wins a prize or is published elsewhere so we can withdraw your entry. The results of the competition will be announced on the bath flash fiction award website. Competition national flash fiction day new zealand. The flash fiction challenge mission, history, and past. We are proud to welcome entries into the 2020 international flash fiction prize. First, second, third and two commended fictions are published on our site.
Her debut novel, the normal state of mind parthian, 2015, bee books, india 2016 was longlisted for the word to screen prize at the mumbai film festival, 2018. International flash fiction competition has big prizes for small stories this competition is truly international as entries are accepted in four languages. Mar 20, 2015 this weeks challenge is not one of subject, theme, or other detail the challenge is simply one of length. Receive a free entry to the contest of your choice when you subscribe to fiction attic press. Dinesh allirajah prize for short fiction closes 31. Posts about horror flash fiction 1,000 words and less written by l. As part of its annual festival writing on the wall held a flash fiction competition with the theme of where are we now.
Flash fiction competition the word, national centre for the. I must be off travel writing competition closes 31. If you like writing, see what you can come up with, using the same prompts. Aspen words offers emerging writer fellowships at summer words. Remember, with 300 words only, every single word counts. Kanturk arts festival flash fiction competition 2019 writing. We are currently curating our second print anthology of flash fiction, flash in the attic. Entries should be a maximum 100 words, not including title, and must be original and unpublished. Featuring 44 stories under 1,000 words by new and established writers.
Each entrant will receive two individual prompts at the beginning of the competition. A woodpecker is a story about my time living in beijing. Entries must be at least 180 words but no more than 360 words. Introducing the winners and writers of the second flash fiction competition sponsored by words or less in australia. Introducing the writers and winners of the inaugural flash fiction competition sponsored by words or less in australia. Readers digest 100 word flash fiction competition writing. Entrants submitting wherein the feedback supplement is paid for will receive a performance report written in regards to their submission.
We own a small press, ad hoc fiction, which publishes quality books and also runs a weekly microfiction contest. Congratulations to the winners of the flash in the attic flash fiction contest. In the fourth edition, 35,638 works from 149 countries participated in the contest. The flash fiction challenge mission, history, and past winners. Horror flash fiction 1,000 words and less the intangible. The cesar egido serrano foundations fifth international flash fiction contest is now accepting entries. Flash fiction competition results international day of words. Flash fiction is a category of short story that limits the author to a word count of 1,000 words or less. As with the ghost story supernatural fiction award, in our flash fiction competition were seeking the finest work we can find that incorporates an uncanny element. Just remember, shoreline of infinity is a science fictionish magazine, and your story must be sciencefictional.
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. Eric brown has a long list of science fiction books to his name. There are three categoriesone for adults and two categories for schools. We publish one story every day as we count down to the winner of each competition. Flash fiction is a medium that works perfectly in a lowattention span world. Fiction writing contests worth your time fall 2017 edition.
The 1,000 word herd flash fiction competition will last for one week 168 hours. Emerging writers only we are interested in offering a larger platform to new writers. First it was cartons and tins on the worktops, then newspapers on the stairs. The flash fiction competition is international and welcomes entrants from all countries.
Aficionados of the shorter short story form will appreciate the creative skill and mastery of the authors of this international flash fiction collection. To be in with a chance of winning first prize my whole back catalogue, personalised and signed either for you or for a present christmas is just around the corner all you have to do is to enter a story or poem, under 150 words long, on the subject of trees. Welcomes short stories on any subject up to 2000 words. Dick award his latest releases are murder take three and binary system. Your stories should be original, unpublished and exactly 100 words longnot even a single word shorter or longer. Flash fiction prize fish publishing fish publishing. Fiction southeast the ernest hemingway short fiction prize. In 1,000 words or less, the authors of this second flash fiction collection demonstrate their creative skill and mastery of short story telling. Bath flash fiction award international rolling flash. Let these illustrations singly or together inspire you to create a story. The 44 stories in this collection tackle questions of love, longing, family, and.
Mar 31, 2016 words or less wishes to give writers the opportunity to showcase their creative skill in the shorter story genre. Were looking for flash fiction, which were defining as a maximum of 1,000 words. Approximately 50 entries will be selected for publication to capture the creativity, inspiration, ideas and thoughts of a diverse range of international writers and provide a permanent published record of contemporary, past or. Her short fiction has been widely published in new zealand and internationally. I dont think any story on this page exceeds 1,000 words, and many flash stories. Flash fiction club meetings are cancelled until further notice. But stories scaled back to a handful of words also give the reader what lydia davisa master of the genrecalls a less usual offering. The smokelong quarterly award for flash fiction submissions are open.
Flash fiction competition results font size decrease. We host two international flash fiction writing competitions. He won the british science fiction award twice for his short stories, and his novel helix wars was shortlisted for the 2012 philip k. Entrants have the opportunity to appear in our print and digital books. To enter the 2020 national flash fiction day competition, please follow these easy steps. Flash fiction competitions lists of micro fiction contests. We are proud to announce that our secondever flash fiction contest is now open to submissions. By breej858 ongoing updated jul 25, 2016 embed story share via email read. V edition flash fiction competition activities that promote. V edition flash fiction competition activities that.
Were excited to post the winning 100word stories from national flash fiction days microfiction competition. The flash fiction challenge is an international creative writing competition, now in its 11th year, that challenges participants to create original short stories 1,000 words max. The winning story will grace the front page of the website for the entire month and will be listed on the stories of the month page, as well as the fiction page. For this flash fiction writing competition, take a look at the photo depicted here and write a story about it using 300 words or less including the title. Poetry can include any number of poems up to 10 pages total. We are currently accepting flash fiction pieces of between 250 and 1,000 words via our online submission system available above. But even if you dont win first place, you might just earn some money as one of our finalists. Id much rather be sharing your stories in this place rather than my own. As part of this years festival, the winner of our flash fiction competition was christine ochefu, with her piece the same old song and dance.
Reflex fiction is a quarterly international flash fiction competition for stories between 180 and 360 words. Kanturk arts festival flash fiction competition 2019. International flash fiction competition has big prizes for. May 31, 2017 the word, national centre for the written word is south tynesides new stateoftheart cultural venue, situated in the heart of south shields and is brimming with exciting new experiences, activities and facilities for people of all ages to enjoy. Or visit daily flash fiction challenge for more prompts and contest entries. The reflex fiction flash fiction competition is a quarterly international competition for stories between 180 and 360 words. The 3rd annual bare fiction prizes for flash fiction, short story and poetry have a deadline of 31st october each year. So, my latest book, beautiful trees, is now published. The genres vary from adventure to science fiction to dystopia and so on. This competition is now closed but you are welcome to read the published writing and blog posts.
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