judged by Deb Olin Unferth October 01 to December 01, 2024 (Closed) submit This contest is now closed. Thank you to everyone who submitted and trusted us with your writing! Fractured Lit has always been a place that...
This has definitely been one of our hardest contests to decide on a longlist. We had the privilege of reading many fantastic chapbooks over the last few months, and we're sad we can only pick one winner. Here are the...
judged by Tara Campbell July 21 to September 15, 2024 (Closed) Add to Calendar submit This contest is now closed. Thank you to everyone who entered! We can't wait to read your stories! We're excited to bring back...
The winner is The Breakfast Shift at the Usual New York Diner by Debra A. Daniel! Thank you, and congratulations to our shortlisted writers. We so enjoyed reading your stories about work/play for this challenge! HR by...
We're so excited to announce our Anthology 4 winners! Judge Morgan Talty chose 20 stories to be published both online and in print! Thank you to everyone who submitted and to our finalists. It's never easy choosing...
We have narrowed down the total submissions for this challenge to 12 stories for the shortlist. We're making final decisions now and will announce the winner early next week! It's always so fun to see how writers...
We're so thankful to partner with Judge Aimee Bender on this prize. She was so impressed with the shortlisted stories that she chose co-second-place winners, so we will honor four stories with prize money and...
judged by Maurice Carlos Ruffin May 11 to July 14, 2024 This contest is now closed. Thank you to everyone who submitted and trusted us with your writing! Since this was one of our favorite contests last year, we had to...
Twenty-five fresh and original takes on this contest's themes are headed to our guest, Judge Aimee Bender! We can't wait to reveal her selections! Dear Goldilocks Heart of Stone The Incantation The Nesting Doll...
We asked for new ways to tell these kinds of stories, and these 52 writers did not disappoint! We're working on getting down to a shortlist very soon. We can't wait to send it to our guest, Judge Aimee Bender! Dear...
anthology 3 publication celebration reading Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at 4 p.m. PDT / 7 p.m. EDT on Zoom Add to Calendar submit Join us in celebrating the publication of our third anthology of flash and...
Fractured Lit Work/Play Challenge Judged by Fractured Lit Editors April 24 to May 5, 2024 (Now closed) Add to Calendar submit The winner is The Breakfast Shift at the Usual New York Diner by Debra A....