2024 Micro Prize Shortlist
Here is the shortlist of 20 micros we couldn’t stop discussing! We’re excited to have sent these stories to judge…
“Maya is considered an illusion”: A Conversation with Patricia Bidar on Wild Plums
by Erin Vachon In Patricia Bidar’s debut novelette Wild Plums [ELJ Editions, 2024], Maya moves to Oregon with an older…
2024 Micro Prize Longlist
Microfictions often set-up and exhibit their own kind of narrative rules, and we’re excited to honor these 47 rule-breaking stories.…
No More Needs to be Said: An Interview with Robert Shapard
Robert Shapard’s collection, Bare Ana and Other Stories, will be released by Regal House Publishing in February. Winner of the…
Fractured Lit 2024 Elsewhere Prize Judged by Tara Campbell Winners and Shortlist
We’ve got our winners for this contest! 1st Place: All and Sundry by Candace Leigh Coulombe This story captures the…
Fractured Lit 2024 Elsewhere Prize Judged by Tara Campbell Shortlist
Congratulations to the writers of these 14 speculative stories! We’ll be back shortly with our winners!
Fractured Lit 2024 Elsewhere Prize Judged by Tara Campbell Longlist
Congratulations to the writers of these 39 speculative stories! We’ll be back shortly with our shortlist! We can’t wait to…
Fractured Lit Flash Fiction OPEN Judged by Maurice Carlos Ruffin Grand Prize Winner and Finalists
Guest Judge Maurice Carlos Ruffin has chosen his grand prize winner and the 16 finalists! We’re excited to publish all…
Fractured Lit Chapbook Prize Judge W. Todd Kaneko Winner and Finalists
Congratulations to our grand prize winner: You Go Home by Steven Sherrill! We can’t wait to get your chapbook into…
A Fractured Reader’s Perspective: The 5 Most Common Reasons I Decline a Piece, and What to Do About Them
I’ve been a reader with Fractured since January 2024, and in that time, I’ve read hundreds of submissions. I’ve found…
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