2019 CRAFT Flash Fiction Contest | $3,600 Awarded
Submissions are open September 1 to October 31 2019. Guest judge Benjamin Percy will choose three stories from a shortlist. Visit https://craft.submittable.com/submit/147242/craft-3k-flash-fiction-contest-judge-benjamin-percy for more info.
GUIDELINES:
- CRAFT submissions are open to all writers
- International submissions are allowed
- Fiction only
- Please submit work in English only
- 1,000 word count maximum—flash only
- Review literary fiction, but are open to a variety of genres and styles — their only requirement is that you show excellence in your craft
- Previously unpublished work only—they do not review reprints, including self-published work, for contests
- Allow simultaneous submissions—writers please notify CRAFT and withdraw your entry if your work is picked up elsewhere
- $20 reading fee per entry allows up to two stories of 1,000 words or fewer each—if submitting two stories, please put them both in a SINGLE document
- Allow multiple submissions—please submit each set of two flash stories as a separate submission accompanied by a reading fee
- All entries will also be considered for publication in CRAFT
- All entrants will receive an exclusive digital compilation in spring 2020 that includes: the winning pieces, with Benjamin Percy’s introductions and the winners’ craft essays; excerpts from the editors’ choice and finalist pieces; notes from the readers and editors about the reading process; and more
- Please, please, double-space your submission and use Times New Roman 12 pt font
- Please include a brief cover letter with your publication history (if applicable)
- Do not require blind submissions
AWARDS:
The writers of the three winning flash fiction pieces will each receive:
- $1,000 award and a bundle of the Rose Metal Press Field Guides
- Publication in CRAFT, with an introduction by Benjamin Percy, and an Author’s Note (craft essay) to accompany the story
- A micro-interview with our flash fiction section editor, Tommy Dean
The $600 editors’ choice round:
- $150 each and publication to four stories we just can’t let go