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Articulated Press Is Accepting Submissions for Anthology

Articulated Press short story anthologyArticulated Press is currently accepting submissions from writers from all countries; however, all stories must be in English. The collection will feature literary fiction from writers from around the world. They want your best and most memorable stories: work that fascinates, provokes, moves, intrigues. Maximum word count per story is 5,000. Submissions must be previously unpublished.

Prizes: All chosen contributors will receive $100, two hardcovers, two softcovers, and an eBook.

Deadline: March 31, 2016

Entry fee: Free

For more information and submission guidelines, please visit their website.

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Flash Fiction Challenge: Paradise Lost

flash fiction writing prompt 1998 cozumel dock
Photo copyright K. S. Brooks. Do not use without attribution.

Donovan basked lazily in the hammock as the gentle Caribbean breeze caressed him. Alone on this tiny out-of-the-way island, he could at last live the simple life.

Here, he could just let time wash over him. He ate fresh fish and crab and fruit. He didn’t have to worry about shooting anyone or being shot at. He didn’t have to cope with any plans cooked up by idiot desk jockeys back in Washington. Most of all, he didn’t have to think about her.

He frowned as he rubbed at the ropy scar on his left shoulder. The aching in the old wound always seemed to portend trouble.

His brow furrowed as he heard a familiar low thrumming. Of course. He looked out over the water to see an all-too-familiar little black dot in the sky.

As the whir of the helicopter grew louder and unmistakable, Donovan swung from the hammock and walked back to his hut…

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The Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction

Willie Morris award for southern fiction
The Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction is now accepting entries of classic novels published in 2015 over 50,000 words in length that take place in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.  .

Deadline: March 31, 2016

Entry fee: FREE

Payment: $2,500.00, and an expense paid trip to New York City. (The winner must come to NY to receive the award, attend a luncheon with the contest judges and a reception in his/her honor.)

For more information, please visit their website.

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Flash Fiction Challenge: Can’t Go Home

flash fiction writing prompt jersey city graffiti 12 2006
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Taranto stepped out of the limousine and eyed the area with dismay. The old warehouse district had decayed something awful.

Thirty years ago, he was a kid loading trucks in that very warehouse.

Time changes everything. The ten years Taranto did in the slammer changed him too. He shared the feeling of decay. He shook his head slowly and walked toward the door. No matter. If the building is still standing, the money will still be where I hid it.

But Taranto did not know he was being watched…

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