Flash Fiction Entry Guidelines:

 

This year's Halloween-themed topic is: What’s Behind the Door?

 

Send us your spookiest, ookiest, funniest, goriest story.

 

One prose piece no longer than 1,000 words. (Please, no poetry.)

 

Use 12-point Times New Roman, no page numbers, no author name, and save in Word.docX or RTF file format only.

 

Submissions are to be made only by the author.

 

The submission form includes space for a brief author bio (50 words maximum).

 

This contest does not accept work that has been previously published in print or online. It can have been previously posted to your social media or blogs, but cannot have been published in books, magazines, or similar collections open to the public. If you have questions or concerns, contact us.

 

The contest judges do not consider or review AI-generated or AI-assisted writing. Submissions utilizing AI tools will be automatically declined.

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