The Affirmative Action Submissions Opening
The recent US elections revealed an ugly underbelly of fear and bigotry that surprised the world and has terrified many marginalized groups across the country. […]
Bob Thurber
The Brilliant Hummingbirds
We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2016 Hummingbird Prize for Flash Fiction, as chosen by the master of flash himself, Bob Thurber. […]
The Hummingbird Longlist
Thank you to all the wonderful storytellers who submitted to this years’ Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize. Every year the number of quality stories grows, making […]
Meet the Judge: Bob Thurber
Pulp Literature invites short story writers from around the globe to enter our Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize. It’s a humdinger of a contest, judged by […]
Bumblebee Brilliance!
Congratulations to our Bumblebee Micro-fiction Award winner, John Meyers! We had a swarm of entries, but final judge Bob Thurber was able to pick the […]
What’s the Buzz?
Microfiction is the grey zone between poetry and prose, in my books. It all depends on how you read your words. Do you memorize the […]
Pushcart Picks
At the end of our second year of publishing, we look back at 2015 and admire the works we have printed. It’s a bit like […]
2015 Winners of the Hummingbird Prize
We are pleased to announce the winner of the 2015 Hummingbird Prize! ‘The Last Neanderthals’ by Cristina Crocker Escribano Judge Bob Thurber says of this […]
Hummingbird Shortlist
We’ve had some fabulous entries for the Hummingbird Prize for Flash Fiction — so fabulous that we had a hard time culling the stories for […]
A Taste of Last Summer
The Hummingbird Contest closes on Monday. Do you have your stories in yet? Our contest judge is Bob Thurber, master of short fiction. To inspire […]