New Authors from New England!

Call for manuscripts! Riddle Brook Publishing is now looking for narrative non-fiction from beginning writers from New England: New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maine and Massachusetts.

For more information, please visit their website.


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Drunk Monkeys Short Fiction Contest

It’s time for the Drunk Monkeys Summer 2013 Short Fiction Contest. They are looking for short fiction from 400-2000 words on the theme of, you guessed it, clever people: summer.

Prizes: First prize, $50 and publication in their Ebook anthology series. Second and third prize, publication.

Reading fee: $3 per story.

Deadline is June 7, 2013. For more information, please visit their website.


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The Danahy Fiction Prize

The Danahy Fiction Prize is an award given annually for a previously unpublished work of short fiction, generally between 500 and 5000 words. Judging is by the editors of Tampa Review, and all entries are considered for publication.

Prizes:

$1,000 and publication in Tampa Review

Deadline for submissions is November 1, 2012. There is a $20 entry fee. For more information and submission guidelines, please visit their website.

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Wind Sprints

Well, my post is due in less than an hour (forgot; it was 100 degrees today…I forgot to breathe for a little while, too). Let’s see if I can play this off. This is something I do a lot, something that I recommend for all fiction writers. Flash fiction is fun, and challenging yourself keeps you sharp. So, I will give myself five minutes. Go. Continue reading “Wind Sprints”