Penny Fiction: A Flash Fiction Writing Competition

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Penny Fiction: A Flash Fiction Writing Competition

Theme: Exceptional Works of Flash Fiction

Media: Online/Electronic/Digital (Print issues forthcoming.)

Publication Date: Winter 2012 issue of From the Depths

Deadline: November 30, 2012

Haunted Waters Press editor, Penny Dreadful, is selecting exceptional works of flash fiction to be showcased in Penny Fiction, a regular feature of the literary journal, From the Depths.  Entries are not bound by themes, just seriously good writing. 

Contest Rules for the Winter 2012 Issue:

1. •Entries accepted by email only. Subject: Penny Fiction Winter 2012
2. •A short story told in 50 words or less. 
3. •Previously unpublished works only.
4. •Type your entry in the body of the email.
5. •One entry per email.
6. •Multiple entries okay. One is fine. Four is cool. Twenty is borderline obnoxious.
7. •Include one interesting fact about yourself in under 13 words. No cut ‘n paste author bios. Undertakers and cat herders earn extra points. If we do not find you interesting, we reserve the right to make you appear more interesting.
8. •No attachments, cover letters, links, or long lists of previously published work.
9. •Like us on Facebook. (Not required, but it can’t hurt.)
10. •Penny Fiction is a “for the love of the flash” project. Authors receive exposure only, no monetary payment. Not even a penny.
11. •Haunted Waters Press holds electronic and print publishing rights for ninety days following publication, archival rights forever. Copyright remains with the author.
12. •Entry is taken to be acceptance of these conditions and rules.
    

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