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InkSpotter's
Final
Finding
the Right Words
Flash
Fiction Contest
Open
Theme
1st Prize: $60 plus online publication -
2nd Prize: $30 plus online publication
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3rd Prize: $15 plus online publication
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Theme: Open
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Genre: Fiction
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Length: 500 words or fewer
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Deadline: December 31, 2011 (postmark)
Entry Fee: $2.00 per story (Paypal preferred)
PLEASE NOTE: The 2010 and 2011
contests have been merged into one and the deadline extended to
December 31st. We've also added an additional prize for the 3rd
place story. |
You may also send your entry and payment by postal mail. (No signature items
please.)
Betty Dobson
InkSpotter Publishing
163 Main Avenue
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canada B3M 1B3
Money orders must be in Canadian
funds and negotiable in Canada.
Cheques may be drawn on any currency using current exchange rates and must be made payable to Betty
Dobson or InkSpotter Publishing.
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All dollar figures are quoted in Canadian
funds
THE RULES
- Write a self-contained short story in 500 words or fewer.
No predetermined theme this year, so let your imaginations run wild!
- Be original. Be concise. Be spelled correctly.
- Send your story in plain
text in the body of an e-mail
to contests@inkspotter.com
(subject line = "Annual Contest Submission") or to the address
above. Do
not indent paragraphs. Leave one line space between each paragraph.
- All stories MUST have a title.
- Be
sure to include your full name and e-mail address. If your story wins, we'll
contact you for your preferred method of payment.
- Enter as often as you like, but payment must be received for each entry.
- You retain copyright of your story.
- All entries will be acknowledged if an e-mail address is included.
InkSpotter's
6th Annual
Finding
the Right Words
Flash
Fiction Contest
Open
Theme
First Prize
"The Veil" by Jean Blasiar
Second Prize
"Pilgrimage" by Jane Philpott
Honourable Mention
"Two Letters" by Malcolm Bray
"Blue Beach Towel" by Laura Salamy
"What is Winston Churchill Doing?" by Joshua Brown
InkSpotter's
5th Annual
Finding
the Right Words
Flash
Fiction Contest
Open
Theme
First Prize
"Grocery List" by Lisa G. Loud
Second Prize
"Close" by Jean Knight Pace
InkSpotter's
4th Annual
Finding
the Right Words
Flash
Fiction Contest
"Give
Me Shelter"
First Prize
"An Empty House" by Jeannette Angell
Second Prize
"The Government Lied" by Alicia Blade
InkSpotter's
3rd Annual
Finding
the Right Words
Flash
Fiction Contest
"Rebel
Heart"
First Prize
"Me and Jimmy" by Andrea Eaker
Second Prize
"On the effects of having been kidnapped by gypsies at an early age" by
Penny-Anne Beaudoin
Honourable Mention
"Bar-Mitzvah Speech at 32" by Mike Gross
"I've Come to Take Your Picture" by Tracy Koretsky
"Dicentra Spectabilis" by Vanessa Winn
InkSpotter's
2nd Annual
Finding
the Right Words
Flash
Fiction Contest
"Second
Chances"
First Prize
"A Time to Live" by Swapna Kishore
Second Prize
"Unconditional Love" by John Young
Honourable Mention
"Guardian Angel" by Anitha Murthy
"Saturday Morning" by John R. Cowan
InkSpotter's
1st Annual
Finding
the Right Words
Flash
Fiction Contest
"The First
Time"
Dr. Marlene
Caroselli
won First Prize
for her story "Modestina"
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