First Annual Flash Fiction Contest Sponsored by WriterAdvice

WriterAdvice is searching for flash fiction that grabs, surprises, and mesmerizes readers. If you have a complete story that runs under 750 words, has a strong theme, sharp images, a solid structure, and an unexpected discovery, please submit it to the WriterAdvice Flash Fiction Contest. If you don’t have one yet, see what you can create. The best stories will have an immediate and vivid impact.

Although this is called a Flash Fiction contest, we will gladly look at memoir or creative non-fiction. Quality and length are more important than genre.

Visit www.writeradvice.com (cut and paste) to learn more about the e-zine.

All entries should be typed and submitted in hard copy, not e-mail. Entries must be postmarked by MARCH 15, 2006. Send them to B. Lynn Goodwin, WriterAdvice, P.O. Box 2665, Danville, CA 94526-4339.

You may enter UP TO THREE stories. Enclose a $10 check for EACH entry made payable to B. Lynn Goodwin. This will help defray the costs of the contest. If no prizes are awarded, checks will be refunded.

Include a separate cover sheet with your name, address, phone number, current e-mail address, and each story title. Please put the story title, but not your name, at the top of each page. Winners will be asked to submit a brief biography as well as an e-mail copy of the story. Names of all winners will be announced in the June – July issue of WriterAdvice, www.writeradvice.com (cut and paste).

PRIZES: Winning stories will be published in WriterAdvice. In addition, First Place earns $60, Second Place earns $30, Third Place earns $20, and Fourth Place earns $15. Honorable Mentions will also be published. A list of all winners will be posted in the June – July issue of WriterAdvice.

SPECIAL PERK: All entries accompanied by an SASE will be returned with brief comments.
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