Flash fiction contests

NEWPORT REVIEW FLASH FICTION CONTEST

TNR awards $100, $75, $50, and
publication. 750 words maximum,
$10/single entry, 3 for $20, check
payable to Newport Review. Judge is
prizewinning writer Kathryn Kulpa.
All entries considered for
publication. SASE for winners'
issue. Newport Review, 94 Sandy
Point Farm Rd., Portsmouth, RI
02871.
Deadline: Sept. 1, 2006

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The Finger is a chronicler of art, music and activism in the Northwest;
documenting the
technological, ecological, political and cultural happenings in our
region.
By covering
bands, artists and organizations largely overlooked by available media,
we
hope to
build community among those leading creative, alternative
lifestyles--and
those just
trying to live.

Shut Up: The Finger's Flash Fiction Contest
Word limit: 500
Deadline: September 5th
Guidelines: Short fiction can be a spectacle; a sudden accosting of
conceptions and
emotions. Succinct and surprising. Stories like olives. Something
small,
something
feisty. Pedantic fools be damned.
Winners: Top five will be printed in the next issue of The Finger, and
receive secret
gifts of wild and uncommon variety.

Email: editor fingermagazine.com with 'Flash Fiction Contribution'
in
subject line.
www.fingermagazine.com


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LASH FICTION CONTEST: GHOST STORIES
www.ligoniervalleywriters.org

Ligonier Valley Writers, in cooperation with West Overton Museums, is
sponsoring
its second Annual Flash Fiction Contest. First prize is $50, second is $25
and third
is $15. Three honorable mention winners will also be announced. All winners
will
have the opportunity to read their stories for attendees of Other Worldly
Weekends
at West Overton, Scottdale, PA, on October 20, 21, 27, 28, 2006. In addition,
all
winners will have their stories published in the 2006 version of the
Loyalhanna
Review Online, the literary journal of the Ligonier Valley Writers. LVW
members will
read the winning stories of those who cannot attend the readings.

Contest Rules
Stories must be 1,000 words or less.
Stories must be on the topic of ghosts.
Only one story per applicant.
Type story double-spaced using 12 point type and a standard font like Times
New
Roman, Courier or Ariel on 8 1/2 x 11 white paper.
Type the title of the story and the word count on the upper left corner of
each page,
but not the author's name (for judging purposes).
A cover page with the story title and author's name, address, phone number
and
email must accompany the story.
Include a copy of the folloring statement and sign it for publication and
reading
purposes. "I (signed name) give Ligonier Valley Writers a one- time right to
read my
story (title) and a one-time right to publish the story in the 2006
Loyalhanna Review
Online. The rights revert back to me six months after the story is
published." No
story will be accepted without this statement attached.
The submission fee for the contest is $5.00. Send the story and a check made
out to
Ligonier Valley Writers
TO: 2006 Flash Fiction Contest
Ed Kelemen, Contest Chair
195 Ninth Street
New Florence, PA 15944
(ed.kel(at)verizon.net--replace (at) with @)
Deadline is August 15, 2006