Whim's Place Flash Fiction Contest

11/28/2007 - The Whim's Place Flash Fiction Contest has been cancelled indefinitely. Effective now, any additional paid entries will be considered as donations. Thank you to all past contestants. May you all have long and successful writing careers.

First Place $250

Second Place $150

Third Place $100

5 Honorable Mentions $50 each

Quarter	Start	End	*Winners Announced
First Quarter, 2007	January 1	March 30	May 1
Second Quarter, 2007	April 1	June 30	August 1
Third Quarter, 2007	July 1	September 30	November 1
Fourth Quarter, 2007	Cancelled	Cancelled	Cancelled

*Winners will be published on Whim's Place on the announcement date; however, individual winners may be contacted before that date. Payouts will be made two to four weeks after publication via PayPal or money order. If you request payment by money order, the purchase price will be deducted from your prize. To be notified when the winners are announced, sign up for the Whim's Place Newsletter.

Guest Judge

Monica Poling is the editor of www.OnceWritten.com - a resource for new and emerging authors. The site features advice columns, writing prompts, writing contests and an online bookstore that lists only the works of new authors. Monica is also a freelance travel writer and is an editor at www.TravelGlitter.com.

Submission Guidelines

Stories must be 500 words or less. Any story exceeding the 500-word limit will automatically be disqualified.
We now accept submissions and payments via regular mail or online. If you are paying by mail, click here.
Each entry fee is $5 USD, and you may enter as many stories as you like.
The entry fee is payable through PayPal. If you do not have a PayPal account, there is a link at the bottom of the page that will take you to PayPal’s enrollment page. And, you may now mail in a check or money order. See directions at the bottom of the page.
The work must be your own. If your submission is a reprint, the original publisher must be given credit for discovering your greatness. That information will be collected at the end of the contest, along with your biography.
Entries will be judged based on style, originality, technical skills, and content. Proofread your work, if you want to win.
Write about any topic, any genre! As long as you follow the preceding guidelines, your story is what we want to read.
Judging will be done by the Whim's Place editors and one special judge.
International entries are welcome, provided PayPal accepts your currency for conversion.

Note: Contestants are not required to give up any rights to their story to win. Whim's Place will request first or subsequent (Yes, we do except reprints.) North American rights for electronic and/or paperback anthology rights, but acceptance is not contingent on winning. While we like to think everyone shares our pride in Whim's Place, the point of the contest is predominantly to recognize and reward the creators of quality flash fiction.

Contest Notes:

Entry deadline is based on 11:59 p.m. CST, on the contest ending date.
Send questions to contest@whimsplace.com.
Editorial feedback will be provided upon request. Please hold your request until the end of the contest.
Winning entries may be published at Whim's Place.

Entry Form
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