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Strands International Flash Fiction Competition - 11 is open for submission now and will close on  January 20, 2021. 

​First Prize: $ 120
 
Second Prize: $ 60
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Third Prize: $30

There are TWO free submission slots available now.

We will update it whenever someone uses the Tip Jar option and helps us keep free submission slots available. 
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More details in the Submit page

All the winners will be published in Strands Lit Sphere

Deadline for submission - January 20, 2021.

RULES
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Submit your flash fiction pieces between 300 and 1,000 words per entry.

There is an entry fees of $6.5/€5.5/£5  for up to two stories. 

The stories must be in a single Word file with a page break for the second entry.

Use a reader-friendly font sans serif like Times New Roman, 12 point, double spaced. 

The competition is open to writers of any age, from anywhere the world.

The stories you submit must be written originally in English. 

Please do make sure that you can receive the cash award via PayPal if you are adjudged a winner.

IMPORTANT DATES

Deadline for submission - January 20, 2021.

A longlist will be announced by January 25, 2021.

A shortlist and final results will be announced by January 31, 2021.

The winning stories will be published in Strands Lit Sphere before December 5, 2020. 

The competition will be judged by the chief editor of Strands, Jose Varghese. 

​(Read more about the judge by clicking the name above).

CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT
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