Guidelines Topic The topic for Volume I of the Glint Awards Anthology is open.  In general, submissions should aspire to “show, not tell” in keeping with the spirit of our organization’s adopted quotation by Anton Chekov, “Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.” Eligibility The contest is open to all writers age 18+.  All submissions must be original, the writer’s...

We are pleased to announce the Fifth Annual Gemini Magazine Flash Fiction Contest. GRAND PRIZE: $1,000. Second place wins $100 and four honorable mentions each receive $25. All six finalists will be published online in the October 2013 issue of Gemini. Maximum length: 1,000 words. Deadline: August 31, 2013. Open to ANY subject, style or genre. Both new and established writers are welcome. ENTRY FEE: just $4 ($3 for each additional flash). Enter...

The Drunk Monkeys Summer 2013 Short Fiction Contest is here! We will consider short fiction and flash fiction pieces. Nothing shorter than 400 words or longer than 2,000. The theme of the contest is, appropriately enough, “SUMMER”. You can work the theme into the story in any way you choose, but it must be present. Entries will be accepted from April 1, 2013 to June 7, 2013. First prize will win $50 in cash money and publication in an upcoming...

WriterAdvice seeks flash fiction, memoir, and creative non-fiction running 750 words or less. Enlighten, dazzle, and delight us. Finalists receive responses from all judges. DEADLINE: Submit to the 8th WriterAdvice Flash Prose Contest by April 18, 2013. JUDGES: Former prizewinners, Marcelle Soviero,  JLSchneider, and Madeline Stevens are this year’s judges. Read their pieces and biographies by clicking on the Archived Contest Entries button at...

Raging Aardvark Publications – Twisted Tales 2013 Flash Fiction Closing date: Midnight (Australian EST) 7th of July 2013 Location: Open to International writers Cost: FREE More information: This Australian publisher seeks your flash-fictions of between 350-700 words for publication in an e-book and printed version. Submissions via Submittable:  https://ragingaardvarkpublications.submittable.com/submit Raging Aardvark Publications...

It may be apocryphal, but the story goes that Ernest Hemingway won a bet by writing a short story that ran fewer than ten words. One version of the story places the bet at the famed Algonquin round table. Whether true or not, there is an actual bet-winning short story attributed to Hemingway: For sale. Baby Shoes. Never worn.   You have to admit its pretty good. It builds, and there’s a whole world of background and emotion lurking...