Category: IU Flash Fiction Challenge

Week 13 Flash Fiction Contest Voting

The time has arrived for IU readers to begin voting in this week’s Flash Fiction Competition. On behalf of the IU staff, I want to thank all the entrants for doing such a great job with the writing prompt and the merciless constraints of the exercise.

This week, there are eleven entries from which to choose. You may review the entries here. Please spread the word and encourage your friends to vote by using the share buttons at the bottom of the post!

The poll will be open until 5:00 PM (Pacific Daylight Time) Thursday

Choose the winner for week 13 of the Indies Unlimited Flash Fiction Competition

  • 3. JD Mader (49%, 46 Votes)
  • 4. JM Cogdell (22%, 21 Votes)
  • 5. Shiri Sondheimer (10%, 9 Votes)
  • 6. Helmy Kusuma (5%, 5 Votes)
  • 10. Dick Waters (4%, 4 Votes)
  • 2. Per Holbo (2%, 2 Votes)
  • 8. Jenna Sebastian (2%, 2 Votes)
  • 9. A. L. Kaplan (2%, 2 Votes)
  • 11. Terveen Gill (2%, 2 Votes)
  • 1. Hope Welsh (1%, 1 Votes)
  • 7. Elisavietta Ritchie (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 94

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Weekly Flash Fiction Competition: Losing It All

Photo by K.S. Brooks

She came to the casino to gamble. She gambled and lost. She lost everything. She ended her own life right there in the ladies room.

No one cared.

They are about to care.  Your character came here with a purpose. They took her from him and now he’s going to take something back. Continue reading “Weekly Flash Fiction Competition: Losing It All”

Week 12 Flash Fiction Contest Winner: Monica Baguchinsky Lunn

Today we’re pleased to announce the winner of the 12th weekly Flash Fiction competition at Indies Unlimited.

The winning entry is rewarded with a special feature here today and a place in our collection of winners which will be published as an e-book at year end.

A total of 300 votes were cast in the contest this week. The winner (with 43% of those votes) is: Contestant #7 Monica Baguchinsky Lunn .

Congratulations to Monica, and thanks to everyone who participated – excellent entries! Now, without further ado, (release confetti) here’s the winning entry: Continue reading “Week 12 Flash Fiction Contest Winner: Monica Baguchinsky Lunn”

Week 12 Flash Fiction Contest Voting

Vote for Me!The time has arrived for IU readers to begin voting in this week’s Flash Fiction Competition. On behalf of the IU staff, I want to thank all the entrants for doing such a great job with the writing prompt and the merciless constraints of the exercise.

This week, there are fourteen entries from which to choose. You may review the entries here. Please spread the word and encourage your friends to vote by using the share buttons at the bottom of the post!

The poll will be open until 5:00 PM MST Thursday

Select the entrant with the best story for the IU writing exercise competition, "Nowhere."

  • 7. Monica (43%, 128 Votes)
  • 9. Jen Daniele (35%, 104 Votes)
  • 6. Kay Weeks (7%, 21 Votes)
  • 12. Melissa Cameron (6%, 19 Votes)
  • 8. Dick Waters (3%, 8 Votes)
  • 2. Margo Prior (2%, 6 Votes)
  • 1. Erica Manfred (2%, 5 Votes)
  • 13. Eleanor Wood Mason (1%, 3 Votes)
  • 3. Diane Stephenson (1%, 2 Votes)
  • 4. RG Bud Phelps (0%, 1 Votes)
  • 5. Stephen B. Pearl (0%, 1 Votes)
  • 11. Rose (0%, 1 Votes)
  • 14. A. L. Kaplan (0%, 1 Votes)
  • 10. Aurelia (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 300

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