Flash fiction should tell a complete story, with a clear beginning, middle and end. The essential quality of this genre is its limited scope, which leads forcefully (yet logically) to an impact. Plot, ...

What steps do you take to figure out how the human brain processes memory? You hold a fiction writing contest, record people's brains while listening to the winners, and crunch your data, of course.

Ligonier Valley Writers is seeking submissions for its 15th Flash Fiction Contest. Deadline is midnight Aug. 15. No fees are charged and cash prizes are awarded, according to publicity director Judith ...

The Fish Flash Fiction Prize is an opportunity to attempt one of the most interesting and rewarding tasks – to create, in a ...

This year’s Flash Fiction Writing Contest, as part of Daniel Boone’s Regional Library’s One Read Program, asked participants to write a climate fiction story in 250 words or less inspired by author ...

For this year’s Flash Fiction Writing Contest as part of the Daniel Boone Regional Library’s One Read program, participants were asked to write a tale inspired by the naming conventions in M.O.

A few weeks ago, Denverite announced a coronavirus flash-fiction contest that resulted in three winners. Among them was Monterey Buchanan’s tale about love and toilet paper.