Member-Sponsored St. Patrick’s Day Horror Flash Fiction Contest

Details

I’m looking for Flash Fiction stories up to 500 words that are in the horror genre with a St. Patrick’s Day Theme. I see flash fiction as a complete but short story with a journey arc and a twist ending (twist optional). The story you write, therefore, should have a beginning, middle, and end, but written in only 500 words or less. Use the photo you see in the upper left hand corner as a prompt, but a prompt is only what it is—the story you come up with is entirely your own sparked by the picture. I won’t necessarily be looking for any of the elements in the photo. But, I will be looking for creativity that the image sparks. How will you turn that picture into a horror story? I’m looking forward to seeing the creative outputs. Scribophile writers never disappoint and it’s always a fun ride.

Prize money for this contest is provided by the Scribophile Writing Contest Prize Fund.

Winning entries

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Prizes

Rules

• Entries must be no longer than 500 words per Scribophile’s count.

• No novel chapters.

• Work submitted must not have been previously won or placed in any other contest.

• No previously published stories.

• Only one entry per member.

• Entries must have Public visibility on Scribophile until winners are announced.

• You may post your work, receive critiques, and edit until the deadline.

Submission guidelines

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

• To post your work for this contest, check the box that says “Enter this work into the Member-Sponsored St. Patrick’s Day Horror Flash Fiction Contest.” Your work will automatically be considered. The check box will be visible until the contest deadline, which is in UTC time.