Flash Fiction Call for Submissions by February 23, 2019
“Flash Fiction” Contest… a VERY short story
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
This is a call for submissions for the 2019 flash fiction contest sponsored by the Arts Consortium of Carver County (ACCC). Participants do not need to be residents of Carver County or members of the ACCC.
The theme for the 2019 Flash Fiction Contest is A SURPRISE DISCOVERY. Stories must be 600 words or less.
Date
Contest begins Jan. 1, 2019
Deadline for Submissions
February 23, 2019
Details
The theme’s three words, A SURPRISE DISCOVERY, do not have to be used in the body of the story.
All entries must be submitted to: flashfiction@artsofcarvercount
- Submit PDF files only. Hand written entries will not be accepted.
- Give us your best new work. We will not accept stories previously submitted to an ACCC flash fiction contest.
- One story per entrant. We will consider the submission of a story as implied permission to publish the story on the ACCC website. Authors retain all other rights.
- Entrants must be at least 18 years of age.
- Judges will determine the top three entries. Winners will be announced prior to the ACCC Annual Meeting.
Remember, flash fiction should tell a complete story, with a clear beginning, middle and end. Entries should focus on one event or situation and involve only one conclusion, which should come as a shock, surprise or feeling of satisfaction. Try to limit the number of characters and set your story within a well-defined space. The theme for this contest should lend itself well to first-person narrative, though this is not a requirement. The essential quality of this genre is its limited scope which leads forcefully (yet logically) to an impact.
Program Fee
free to enter
Contact
Jim Kane, literary liaison, ACCC
flashfiction@artsofcarvercounty.org
952-448-4526
