Penny Fiction: A Flash Fiction Writing Competition

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Penny Fiction: A Flash Fiction Writing Competition
Theme: Horror, Supernatural, Superstition
Media: Online/Electronic/Digital (Print issues forthcoming.)
Publication Date: September 2012, Fall Issue of From the Depths
Deadline: August 31, 2012

Haunted Waters Press editor, Penny Dreadful, is selecting works of flash fiction to be showcased in Penny Fiction, a new feature of our literary journal, From the Depths. Penny Fiction is dedicated to the art of flash fiction.

Summer 2012 Contest Rules:

•Entries accepted by email only. (Subject: Penny Fiction)
•A short story told in exactly 13 words. No more. No less.
•Previously unpublished works only.
•Type your entry in the body of the email.
•One entry per email.
•Multiple entries okay. One is fine. Four is cool. Twenty is borderline obnoxious.
•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.
•No attachments, cover letters, links, or long lists of previously published work.
•Like us on Facebook. (Not required, but it can’t hurt.)
•Penny Fiction is a “for the love of the flash” project. Authors receive exposure only, no monetary payment. Not even a penny.
•Haunted Waters Press holds publishing rights for ninety days following publication. Copyright remains with the author.
•Entry is taken to be acceptance of these conditions and rules.

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