The Collagist is pleased to announce its 2009 Flash Fiction Contest, judged by Kim Chinquee.
The contest is open for entries beginning today, September 15th, 2009, and will take entries until midnight on November 15th, 2009. Please see below for complete contest rules.
About the Judge
Kim Chinquee is the author of Oh Baby (Ravenna Press), the forthcoming Pretty (White Pine Press), and is co-editor of the forthcoming anthology Online Writing: Best of the First Ten Years (Snowvigate Press). She lives in Buffalo, New York.
Prizes
The contest winner will receive a minimum of $100 and publication in the December issue of The Collagist. Any finalists passed on to the editors of The Collagist will also be announced alongside the winner and considered for publication in future issues.
Prize money will be paid only to the final winner, and will increase along with the number of submissions, up to maximum of $500, along the following scale:
Up to 100 entries $100 and publication
101 to 200 entries $200 and publication
201 to 300 entries $300 and publication
301 to 500 entries $400 and publication
501 or more entries $500 and publication
Fees
$5 for one entry under 1000 words, which will be submitted as an attachment contest@thecollagist.com after your PayPal payment has been processed.
All fees will be used to support and promote Dzanc Books' non-profit ventures. As a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization, Dzanc Books publishes excellent books of literary fiction through both open submissions and the Dzanc Prize, as well its imprints, Black Lawrence Press, OV Books, and Monkeybicycle. Dzanc is also fully committed to developing educational programs in the schools through its Writers In Residence programs.
To Enter
1. Click on the ENTER NOW button above. You will be taken to PayPal, where you will be able to pay the entry fee.
2. Email your entry to contest@thecollagist.com, with the subject line "FLASH FICTION CONTEST ENTRY." Please send this e-mail from the same address used by your PayPal account, or note the difference in your e-mail. Please also include a brief cover letter with your complete contact information, including address and phone number.
3. Attach your entry as a .doc or .rtf file only, without any identifying information. For the sake of transparency, it is important that your document file does not contain your name, contact info, or any other identifying information. Failure to comply with this rule will result in disqualification without refund of entries fees.
4. All entries must be previously unpublished. Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please notify us if your entry is accepted elsewhere.
5. Deadline for entries is midnight, November 15th, 2009.
6. Winners and finalists will be announced in the December issue of The Collagist. 7. Any further questions may be directed to editor@thecollagist.com.
Restrictions
Relatives, close friends, and former students of contest judge Kim Chinquee should not enter this contest, and will not be eligible to win in the case of their entry. If such a winner is selected and the guest judge informs us of the prior relationship, the piece will be disqualified and no refund of entry fees will be granted.
You may enter the contest as many times as you like, but each entry will require its own separate entry fee.
