Closing June 15th: The Hummingbird Prize for Flash Fiction

Don’t Miss Your Chance!

With just three days left to enter, the 2024 Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize is our final flash-fiction contest of the year.

Enter today for your chance at the $300 Top Prize …

… and publication in Pulp Literature Issue 45, Winter 2025! How’s that for flashtastic?

And for a look at last year’s winner, pick up a copy of Issue 41, Winter 2024.

Details and How to Enter

Closing June 15th, this contest is for previously unpublished short fiction. And remember: tell those terrific tales in under a thousand words.

All entry fees include a 1-year digital subscription to Pulp Literature.

And why not add on a professional critique by one of our editors for only $50 more?

For all the details and to enter the 2024 Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize, visit the contest page.

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Meet Hummingbird final judge, Finnian Burnett!

Finnian Burnett’s work explores the intersections of the human body, mental health, and gender identity. They are a recipient of the Canada Council for the Arts grant, a finalist in the 2023 CBC nonfiction prize, and a 2024 Pushcart nominee. Their novella in flash, The Price of Cookies, is now available. When not writing or teaching, Finnian enjoys walking, Star Trek, and cat memes.

Finnian’s stories ‘Ethan Peck’s Muscles’ and ‘Nothing Left’ appeared in Pulp Literature Issue 37, Winter 2023. ‘When Captain Picard Was My Dad’ was our feature story for Issue 41, Winter 2024. And you’ll find a new story by Finnian, coming up in Issue 43, Summer 2024. Meanwhile, visit Finn at finnburnett.com.