Member-Sponsored freeze frame fiction Flash Frenzy Contest

Details

freeze frame fiction, a new online flash fiction publication, is holding a contest here on Scribophile to accompany our first quarter submissions. Entries should be good flash fiction, pure and simple. No genre or content restrictions, 1,000 words or less.

Good flash fiction is like a freeze frame—a snapshot of a real story about real people. The word count is low, so many of the details are left to the reader to fill in, but they're there in the background. Flash fiction is not the same as a vignette, or a scene; it hints at much more. It requires a connection between the reader and the writing, and when done well, it leaves a lasting impression.

After the contest ends, all entrants not winning first prize are encouraged to submit their pieces according to freeze frame fiction's guidelines.

Please see our site for more information: http://freezeframefiction.com/

Winning entries

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Prizes

Rules

• Entries must be received before midnight, Thursday, May 15 (UTC time) and the winners will be announced on or before May 31. This leaves 15 days for non-winners to submit their pieces during the Q1 submission period.

• Entries must be no more than 1,000 words per Scribophile's count.

• Multiple entries are allowed.

• Work must have Public visibility on Scribophile until a winner is announced.

Submission guidelines

• To enter the contest, post your work on Scribophile and check the box that says "Enter this work into the Member-Sponsored freeze frame fiction flash frenzy Contest." Your work will automatically be considered.

• The checkbox will be visible until the contest deadline, which is in UTC time.

• Entry is free, but you'll need karma points to post your work. You can earn karma points by writing critiques of work by other members.

• If you have placed in a contest in the past with a particular piece, you may not resubmit that piece in other contests.