the 2021 fractured lit ghost, fable, and fractured fairy tale prize longlist
We’re proud to announce the 57 titles of our longlist! The submissions we received were so thrilling, inventive, and affecting…
April Flash Roundup
The Children of Flash I don’t like novels told from the perspective of children – they make me uncomfortable. I…
March Flash Roundup
Prisms In my MFA workshops, sometimes, when something felt clunky or not-quite-right, someone would say, “is this just a device?”…
100 Word Story Mini-Contest Winners
Libertas Bayveen O’Connell War Destroys A Man From the Inside Out Edie Meade Look Sky, No Suburbs Meg Tuite I…
100 Word Story Mini-Contest Shortlist
Libertas Button mashing After Grief Space Whales War Destroys A Man From the Inside Out Look Sky, No Suburbs Snow…
Recommended Reading: Ghost Stories
This past weekend, I did a deep dive into flash ghost stories. I leaped into the realm of flash specters…
Recommended Reading: Fables
The Tortoise and the Hare. The Ants nod the Grasshopper. Both are examples of famous fables with the inclusion of…
Recommended Reading: Fairy Tales
The New Oxford Dictionary defines a fairy tale as a children’s story that includes magical beings and places. I was…
the 2020 fractured lit micro fiction prize shortlist
We’re proud to announce the 25 titles of our shortlist! The submissions we received were resonant, inventive, and so engaging…
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