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In June 2024, we posted a pop-up flash fiction contest where participants had only 48 hours to write a 500 to 1000-word aquatic horror story. Laurel Hightower read through over 200 submissions and the competition was fierce. The winning story is: “Poolhorse” by Samir Sirk Morató. Guest Judge Laurel Hightower’s comments on “Poolhorse”: “Fantastic scene setting, atmosphericContinue reading “FLASH ON THE FLY WINNING STORY SUMMER 2024”

A HORROR WRITING CONTEST 48-HOUR SUBMISSION WINDOW IS NOW CLOSED! Submissions are open as of Saturday June 8 at 9:00AM EDT and will close in 48 hours on Monday June 10 at 9:00AM EDT. No submissions will be accepted before or after the open window. Theme: AQUATIC HORROR (any subgenres of horror are permitted) WriteContinue reading “Flash on the Fly”

Flash on the Fly is back in June 2024 with guest judge, Laurel Hightower! 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, June 8th, 2024, we will announce the horror subgenre and theme of the contest. FromContinue reading “CONTEST DATE ANNOUNCED”

On December 10th, I announced a surprise micro-fiction contest challenging writers to write a 200-300-word winter/holiday story. Typically, the Flash on the Fly contests request up to 1000 words in only 2 days, but since ’tis the season for giving, I gave writers 7 days and offered the same prize amount of $50.00. I receivedContinue reading “Flash on the Fly Winning Stories for December 2023”