Deadline: October 1. $500,

publication in Big Muddy.

Best short-short story, 500 words or less.

$15 fee includes copy of Big Muddy with winning story.

Wilda Hearne Flash Fiction Contest, Southeast Missouri State University Press, MS 2650 One University Plaza, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701.

Website:http://www6.semo.edu/universitypress/hearne.htm