We want those stories that make a mystery out of the ordinary, that make the rational out of the mystical. We’re thrilled to partner with Guest Judge Tara Campbell, who will choose three prize winners from a shortlist.
We’re looking for stories that use flash fiction’s unique use of brevity and lyricism to create new twists on these familiar traditions. We want stories that take a slant approach, that create and illuminate the shadows, that awaken us to new ways of looking at our…
Ready for the opportunity to turn reality on its head? We want those stories that make a mystery out of the ordinary, that make the rational out of the mystical. Play with the edge of genre, but make sure your character is still the star of your story.
And the winner is… What the Bones Remember by Melinda Li We loved this story from its opening line. The way it plays with paradox creates this liminal space between a god and their people. The story had a great...
judged by Jemimah Wei July 17 to September 14, 2025 Add to Calendar submit Ready for the opportunity to turn reality on its head? We're bringing back our Elsewhere Prize!...
We made some hard choices to create this shortlist for the Gods and Monsters Challenge! Congratulations to these writers! We'll choose a winner by next week! Shortlist: It's a Monster, Baby Return Barnacle Moon...
Check out the titles of these 20 stories! Congrats to all of our short-listed writers! Your story stood out to our readers and editors, and we're excited to send it to Judge Dan Chaon! Shortlist: Closed for the Season...
We will admit that the stories from this challenge lit up our brains in all the right ways! So much creativity and thrilling stories in our queue, but we found a longlist of 21 stories! And we're working on that...
Congrats to all of our long-listed writers! Your story stood out to our readers and editors, and we're excited to continue reading to find the perfect shortlist to send to Judge Dan Chaon! Longlist: Temptation a white...
Congrats to all of our long-listed writers! Your story stood out to our readers and editors, and we're excited to continue reading to find the perfect shortlist to send to Judge Dan Chaon! Longlist: Temptation a white...
Judge Tara Isabel Zambrano has done the difficult task of choosing the twenty winners for this year's anthology! We're so excited to publish these twenty stories on our website and then in print! We also want to...
We finally curated a shortlist of 41 stories, and they've been sent to judge, Tara Isabel Zambrano! It's out of our hands, and we can't wait to see which stories Tara chooses to include in the final 20 for the...