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funds
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
PLEASE NOTE: 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.
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. |
| EFFECTIVE MARCH 2008: By entering the contest, you
agree to have your name and email address added to the subscriber list
for InkSpotter News, our monthly ezine. Contest news and
winning stories appear in the newsletter. (Our subscriber list will
never be shared with or sold to a third party.) |
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
Read
them now in InkSpotter
News 6.01
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
Read
them now in InkSpotter
News 5.06
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
Read
them now in InkSpotter
News 4.08
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
Read
them now in InkSpotter
News 3.10
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"
Read
it now in InkSpotter
News 2.10
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News to keep up to date on future contests.
