Friday, January 20, 2017

Oakland University English Department's 2017 Annual Flash Fiction Contest

To all Oakland University writers, past and present:
 
Announcing the English Department's 18th Annual Flash Fiction Contest!
 
There will be a separate contest for undergraduates and graduate students, alumni, and staff. You may submit up to three pieces of flash fiction (stories between 250-1000 words).  Your name can’t be anywhere on the stories; instead, include  a cover sheet with the titles of your stories, plus your name, email address, and phone number. Please also state whether you are an undergraduate or otherwise.
Deadline: Stories must be submitted or postmarked by March 1, 2017
 
There will be prizes and a reading featuring the winning stories on March 23, 2017 from 5-6:30 PM, in the OC Gold Room A.
 
To submit, send your stories to the English department 
(Oakland University, 544 O’Dowd Hall, Rochester, MI 48309) 
c/o Jeff Chapman, or email them to OUFlashFiction@gmail.com 
(please include "Flash Fiction Contest – Grad/Alum"
or "Flash Fiction Contest - Undergrad" in the subject).

PRIZES:

Undergraduate Awards
                     1st place: $200
                     2nd place: $100
                     3rd place: $50

Open Contest Awards
               Three additional prizes of $50 each will be awarded to O.U. faculty, staff members,
                           graduate students, and alumni winners of the Open Contest.

For contest guidelines and more information, go to: O.U. English Dept Contests