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Biff Bam Pop Premiere Short Story Anthology 2012

This fall, Biff Bam Pop! will be publishing their first e-book of prose short stories. They’re specifically looking for imaginative fiction with elements of the horror, thriller and/or suspense genres.

Submissions are open to readers of Biff Bam Pop! and their friends and family, across the globe, who are over the age of 18. There is a limit of one submission per person.  The deadline is April 1, 2012.

For more information, visit Biff Bam Pop!’s website.

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Week 8 Flash Fiction Winner: Angela Rigley

Today we’re pleased to announce the winner of the eighth 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.

The 14 entrants received a total of 72 votes. With 35% of those, the winner is: Contestant #8– Angela Rigley.

Congratulations to Angela, and thanks to everyone who participated – excellent entries! Now, without further ado, (cue marching band) here’s the winning entry: Continue reading “Week 8 Flash Fiction Winner: Angela Rigley”

Fantasy-Faction Anthology

This Fantasy writing contest is looking for stories, of up to 8000 words, within any fantasy sub-genre. This could be traditional fantasy, epic fantasy, urban fantasy, steam-punk, and so on. $500 prize for the best Short Story, with runner up prizes of $250 and $125.  Six stories will be published in their Fantasy-Faction Anthology.  There is no entry fee.  The deadline for submissions is June 30, 2012.

For more information, please visit their website.

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Writing Exercise Competition Week 8 Voting: Fire on the Mountain

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 seventeen 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, "Fire on the Mountain."

  • 8. Angela Rigley (35%, 25 Votes)
  • 7. Ian Mathie (28%, 20 Votes)
  • 6. Brianna Lee McKenzie (14%, 10 Votes)
  • 1. Garrett Hise (6%, 4 Votes)
  • 12. A. L. Kaplan (4%, 3 Votes)
  • 14. William C. Busch (4%, 3 Votes)
  • 4. Jennifer (3%, 2 Votes)
  • 5. RG Bud Phelps (1%, 1 Votes)
  • 9. Rosanne Dingli (1%, 1 Votes)
  • 10. Elisavietta Ritchie (1%, 1 Votes)
  • 11. Carolyn Tody (1%, 1 Votes)
  • 13. Steve Johnson (1%, 1 Votes)
  • 2. Emmly Jane (0%, 0 Votes)
  • 3. Robert Cherny (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 72

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