These 20 stories thrilled us with their specific and creepy details, their attention to character, and their surprises in plot and language! This shortlist has been sent anonymously to Amber Sparks! A Modern Fairytale...
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Monsters, Mystery, & Mayhem Contest Longlist
These 39 stories thrilled us with their specific and creepy details, their attention to character, and their surprises in plot and language! We're narrowing it down to our shortlist and this will be sent to judge Amber...
Fractured Lit 2021 Micro Contest Winners and Shortlist
Huge thank you to judge Matthew Salesses for reading and choosing the winners. This was definitely one of our most competitive contests and we expect these shortlisted stories will find excellent homes very soon! 1st...
2021 Best Small Fictions Nominations
Endangered Species by Caroljean Gavin Things Never Stay Warm by María Alejandra Barrios A Too Small Room by Yume Kitasei Bit by Bit by Minyoung Lee Ornithology for Girls by Tara Stillions Whitehead
Fractured Lit 2021 Micro Contest Longlist
I'm so proud of our team for reading so many micros! We're so impressed by the sense of place, the knowledge of character, the use of compression to create resonance in these 52 longlisted micros! Writers please...
2022 Best Microfiction Nominations
https://fracturedlit.com/welcome-to-our-home/ https://fracturedlit.com/sapphire-eye/ https://fracturedlit.com/ostrom/ https://fracturedlit.com/explaining-divorce-to-my-three-year-old/ https://fracturedlit.com/jones/...
Omission Serves a Purpose: An Interview with Tara Stillions Whitehead
(Tommy Dean) I love the mix tape/Album format of the Chapbook. Especially the run or readingtimes next to the titles in the Table of Contents! Where did this idea comefrom? How does it influence or enhance the reading...
2021 Fractured Lit Pushcart Nominations
Lost Centuries by Shome Dasgupta Motherhood: A Hexaptych by Candace Hartsuyker Nothing the Wind Might Sting by Edie Patterson A Nice Blue Place by David Byron Queen A Guide to Small Town Ghosts by Regan Puckett Lessons...
flash fiction prize
fractured lit flash fiction prize judged by K-Ming Chang closed 7/18/2021 2021 Winners: 1st Place: Everything Will Be Okay in the End by Lindy Biller 2nd Place: Self-Portrait as Everything You're Not by Jasmine Sawers...
the 2021 fractured lit flash fiction prize shortlist
We’re so excited to announce the 25 titles on our shortlist! We'll announce the winners' titles in the next few days! Thank you for your patience! From this list, K-Ming Chang has chosen 3 winners! "I got so excited...
the 2021 fractured lit flash fiction prize longlist
We’re so excited to announce the 52 titles of our longlist! The submissions we received were so original, exciting, and creative that we’ve had a hard time narrowing down the list! We'll announce the shortlist titles...
the 2021 fractured lit Anthology prize shortlist
We’re so excited to announce the 34 titles of our shortlist! These stories are so good we've decided to publish them on the website this year prior to their publication in the print anthology! Thank you for your...








