2015 Winning Writers Fiction and NonFiction contest:

Hello writers -

Do you have a short story or a powerful essay in the works? 
Finish it up and submit it to Winning Writers by the end of April.

           Deadline: Apr 30, 2015

           Results Announced: Oct 15, 2015

                Theme: All themes accepted

                Length Limit: 6,000 words

                Entry Fee: $16 per entry. Please submit entries one at a time.

            Prizes:

• FICTION: First Prize, $1,500
• ESSAYS: First Prize, $1,500
• 10 Honorable Mentions will receive $100 each (any category)
• Top 12 entries published online
• To enter, click on the link below.
• Tom Howard & John H Reid Fiction and Essay Contest
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2015 Oakland University Flash Fiction Contest

Hello Fellow O.U. Alums, 

Here is the information I have regarding the Flash Fiction contest.

Happy Writing. 

Oakland University English Department's 2015 Annual Flash Fiction Contest!

Enter the contest as an undergraduate or graduate student/ alumni. 

You may submit up to three pieces of flash fiction. (stories between 250-1000 words)

Entry deadline: March 16, 2015 at 5:00 pm

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

Send ALL entries to: Oakland University English Department

544 O'Dowd Hall
Rochester, MI 48309
or email: gilson@oakland.edu

Contact Dr. Annie Gilson with questions at: gilson@oakland.edu

Lascaux250

Writing flash fiction is challenging in itself, but when you reduce a story to a mini flash, it heightens the challenge. I'm reading the entries and have found there are many talented authors participating.

What's your opinion of mini flash fiction?

PI Day