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IT’S FLASH FICTION TIME!

posted: December 1, 2021

Ghost Train. Photo: Jesse Draper

Now Accepting Submissions: The Screw Turn Flash Fiction Competition

What? Our biannual contest for sudden short stories incorporating a supernatural theme or element.

When? NOW.

Deadline: January 31.

Judge: Tara Lynn Masih, author of the novel, My Real Name Is Hannah, and editor of The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Fiction.

Length Limits: 250-1,000 words.

Cash Awards: $1,000 for the winner, $200 for each of two honorable mentions. Print and online publication for all three.

Recent Media Coverage of our competitions and publications: Here are some links.

Complete Guidelines and link to our electronic submissions system: Right HERE!

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