Happy Book Birthday!

Happy second birthday to Laurel Hightower’s “Every Woman Knows This” Two years ago today, we had the honor and privilege of publishing Laurel Hightower’s short story collection, Every Woman Knows This. This powerful little collection packs a punch and has lasting appeal through our ever-changing social climate. The Synopsis: A never-ending storm rages, tossing aContinue reading “Happy Book Birthday!”

Winter 2024 Flash on the Fly Winning Story

In November, we posted a pop-up flash fiction contest where participants had only 48 hours to write a 500 to 1000-word horror story in the theme “Ten Years After the End of the World”. Our guest judge, L.P. Hernandez, read through about 80 submissions and selected “Tending to Dead Flowers” by David K Mitchell. “TendingContinue reading “Winter 2024 Flash on the Fly Winning Story”

48-Hour Contest Submission Window is Open

SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED The Flash on the Fly Challenge begins now Submissions are open as of Saturday November 9 at 10:00AM EST and will close in 48 hours on Monday November 11 at 10:00AM EST. No submissions will be accepted outside of that window. Theme: TEN YEARS AFTER THE END OF THE WORLD Write a horror flash fiction story, 500-1000 words (FIRM LIMITS) that fitsContinue reading “48-Hour Contest Submission Window is Open”

FALL CONTEST DATE ANNOUNCED

Flash on the Fly is back for Autumn 2024 with Guest Judge L.P. Hernandez How quickly can you go from reading the open call to submitting a story? Can you do it in 2 days? HOW IT WORKS: On Saturday, November 9th, 2024, we will announce the theme and/or subgenre of the horror writing contest.Continue reading “FALL CONTEST DATE ANNOUNCED”