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FLASH FICTION CONTEST WITH PRIZES (NO FEE)

Hello writing friends. It’s contest time. We are looking for flash fiction stories under 1000 words, and we’re only accepting the first 30 (thirty) entries. So get your story in right away if you want to be counted. This is a NO FEE contest. Check your spelling and grammar. The deadline is: February 28, 2014. We won’t take anything after that date. The judging will be done in March and we’ll let the winners know by the end of March. Your story will be posted on Patricia Crandall’s blog for one month. It will stay published on Linda Barnett-Johnson’s blog, unless asked to be removed. It will also be featured on the home page of Long Story Short e-zine. Please put ‘CONTEST’ in the subject line.

Here’s what is being given away by Patricia Crandall, author of The Dog Men, Pat’s Collectibles and winner of several short story submissions.

 NO attachments - Copy and paste. No previously published stories. 

PRIZES:

First - $30.00; published on 2 blogs and LSS e-zine.
2nd - autographed copy of The Dog Men plus the new Steven King or another bestselling author;
3rd - autographed copy of Pat's Collectibles paired with the latest Mary Higgins Clark or another top selling book.

As you can see, this is a win-win situation.  We’d like to suggest no profanity, explicit sex, or abuse of animals or people. Use our good ol’ English language.
We look forward to reading your flash fiction stories. Only one submission per author. 

Send to writingfriend@hotmail.com

Thank you and good luck!


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