Announcing the 2024 Bumblebee Contest Longlist

Buzzed About the ‘Bees

We are delighted to announce the longlist for the 2024 Bumblebee Flash Fiction Contest.

Authors are listed alphabetically by first name. And those with a (2) beside their name have two stories under consideration for the shortlist.

And the longlisted authors are …

Alan Sincic
Caitlin Carpenter
Cat Girczyc
Cheryl Skory Suma
Dianne Kenny
Doreen M Bleich
Douglas Pereira
Jerry Weller
Jodi MacAulay
Joshua Beggs
KT Wagner
Leslie Wibberley
Malumir R Logan
Mamie Potter (2)
Marta Anielska
Mary Leah de Zwart
Megan W Shaw
Morgan Christie
Neil Jefferies
Scott MacLeod

Congratulations!

The shortlist will be revealed soon, and the winner, picked by Bob Thurber, will be announced mid-March. To be among the first in the know, stay tuned to the blog, or sign up for our newsletter.

Thank you to all of our submitting authors for sharing your words and supporting Pulp Literature!

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Poets, It’s Your Turn!

The Magpie Award for Poetry Is Now Open:

First Prize: $500 and publication in Issue 44, Autumn 2024
Runners up (2): $50 each and publication in Issue 44, Autumn 2024

Earlybird fee (before March 15th): $25 1st poem, $10 each subsequent poem
All entry fees include a 1-year digital subscription to Pulp Literature.

Contest Closes: April 15th

For all the details and to enter, visit the contest page!