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​Strands International Flash Fiction Competition


Open Theme​

Strands International Flash Fiction Competition - 17 is open for submission and the tentative deadline is June 30, 2022.

​First Prize: $ 120
 

Second Prize: $ 60
​

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 - June 30, 2022.

RULES
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The stories you submit must be between 300 and 1,000 words..

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

The stories must be sent as an email attachment in a single Word file. (More details in the 'Submit' page).

Use a reader-friendly font like Times New Roman, Calibri or Arial, 12 point, double spaced. 


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

The stories you submit must be unpublished and written originally in English. No translations are accepted for this competition.

Simultaneous submissions are okay, but please inform us immediately if they're accepted elsewhere. 

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

IMPORTANT DATES

Deadline
for submission -
 June 30, 2022.

We aim to publish a longlist  by July 15, 2022.

We aim to publish a shortlist by July 25, 2022, and a final result by July 30,2022

The winning stories will be published in Strands Lit Sphere soon after the final results are published. 

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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  • Home
  • Competitions
    • Strands International Flash Fiction Competition >
      • Results
      • Competition Judge
      • Submit
    • Water - Short Story (May 31, 2017) >
      • Results
      • Important Dates
      • Rules
    • Fire - Short Story (Nov 30, 2016) >
      • Results
      • Competition Judge
      • Important Dates
  • Contact
  • Call for Submissions
  • Lit Sphere
    • Novels >
      • Mrs. Saville by Ted Morrissey
      • Shueli's Star by Anna Sujatha Mathai
    • Poetry
    • Visual Art
    • Short Fiction
    • Creative Nonfiction
    • Reviews
    • Interviews