American Short Fiction, a print literary magazine, is having a contest, The American Short(er) Fiction Prize. The deadline for entries of under 1,000 words is midnight May 15, 2012 at midnight. If you have a really good flash fiction story that hasn’t been published yet, this could be a great opportunity for you. This publication [...]

Feeling defiant? Try writing something only 53 words long for Press 53′s new flash writing contest (this link will take you to the first contest, so you’ll need to check the newer posts on the blog for current contests.) These writing prompts will be written by Meg Pokrass, who writes flash fiction and poetry. She [...]

Here at Word Zeal, we like it short. Well, we like it long too, but we focus on shorter works that require a focus on words, including flash fiction and poetry. If you’re a flash fan, or you’ve already tried writing hint fiction, this 78-word contest might interest you. Sound fun to you? {lang: ‘ar’}

Hey word lovers, guess what? Flash fiction can help you write better fiction. And writing better is sure to make you smile. Here are two places to submit your writing in August 2011. {lang: ‘ar’}

“Remove all that is extraneous until all that remains is absolutely necessary – and beautiful.” Writing flash fiction can improve your overall writing. For me, it’s spotlighted the importance of each word in a story. {lang: ‘ar’}

Write flash fiction? If you play #fridayflash on Twitter on Fridays, then you should certainly check out this contest. The deadline is February 12, 2011, so you need to write quickly. The best stories can come at the last minute, at least that’s how it works for me sometimes. This contest is through Every Day [...]

Writers, especially those who write flash fiction, know word choice is important. Hint fiction makes this even more true, and attempting it can help you write better fiction. Hint fiction is a newly coined type of fiction that is fun, but not easy and can help you improve your ability to choose the right word. [...]

This deadline for this writing contest will be here soon. Word lovers will especially enjoy this contest because it requires tight writing with carefully selected words. Even though you might not think you have enough time to enter, I bet you do. {lang: ‘ar’}

Re-writing another author’s work can be a fun way to improve your writing. In a fiction writing exercise derived from one of my favorite novels by Ayn Rand, I re-wrote the opening to The Fountainhead. Writers should try it sometime. Here’s how: Find a piece of writing that you admire. (a novel, short story, poem, [...]