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CRAFT Flash Fiction Contest

2020 CRAFT Flash Fiction Contest
Open: September 1 to November 1, 2020
Judged by Leesa Cross-Smith
 
Welcome back to the annual flash fiction contest for unpublished stories up to 1,000 words! Guest judge Leesa Cross-Smith will select three winning stories and each winning writer will be awarded $1,000, publication, a bundle of the Rose Metal Press Field Guides, and more. There’s an editors’ choice round, too!
 
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CRAFT Flash Fiction Contest

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  • Previously unpublished work only—they do not review reprints, including self-published work, for contests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