
the fractured lit Anthology 2 prize
judged by Deesha Philyaw
December 31 to February 20, 2022
ghost stories, fairy tales, and fractured fables fiction prize
February 25 to April 24, 2022
The 2022 Fractured Lit ghost stories, fairy tales, and fractured myths, for unpublished Flash Fiction up to 1,000 words, will open on February 25th. Three winners will be selected by guest judge Rumaan Alam, with $3,500 total awarded. Winners will receive publication and a written introduction by the judge. All entries will be considered for publication.
fractured flash lab
June 2022
This online, asynchronous workshop will help you move your writing to the next level! You work will get specific feedback and actionable advice from the best editors we can partner with. You'll also receive unique and rigorous learning materials to work through, curated by our editorial team. We aim to make this as close to an MFA semester of learning craft as possible—totally self-driven and according to your own time table.
reprint prize
May 15 to July 17, 2022
micro fiction prize
July 18 to September 18, 2022
monsters, mystery, and mayhem fiction prize
October 15 to December 18, 2022
fractured flash lab
October 2022
This online, asynchronous workshop will help you move your writing to the next level! You work will get specific feedback and actionable advice from the best editors we can partner with. You'll also receive unique and rigorous learning materials to work through, curated by our editorial team. We aim to make this as close to an MFA semester of learning craft as possible—totally self-driven and according to your own time table.
flash & micro
always open
Fractured Lit publishes Micro and Flash Fiction from writers of any background or experience. Both Micro and Flash categories are open year round and we do not charge any submission fees. We accept simultaneous submissions but ask that you inform us immediately and withdraw your work if your story is accepted elsewhere. We pay our authors $50 for original micro fiction and $75 for original flash fiction.
Micro Fiction for Fractured Lit is 400 words or less.
Flash Fiction is 401-1,000 words.