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 […]
Hummingbird Prize
The Value of Feedback
Writers love feedback. No, let me clarify: Good writers love feedback. I have just finished sending out critiques for Hummingbird contest entrants who paid an […]
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 […]
Contest deadline extended 12 hours
We’re extending the Hummingbird Prize for Flash Fiction deadline till noon (Pacific time) today, June 16th, as we work to process the entries we’ve received. […]
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 […]
Contest Special: Paperboy by Bob Thurber
Word must have spread about the keen eye and discerning taste of our Hummingbird Prize judge, the multiple award-winning Bob Thurber, because entries are coming […]
The Hummingbird is an Early Bird!
Our contest is officially open! You’ve a fortnight to enter the Hummingbird Prize for Flash Fiction for a discounted pittance, so sharpen your quills! Pen […]
Spinning Straw into Gold
Life is full of pain. As writers, we feel the blows keenly, yet the best of us utilize that pain. Instead of letting tragedy or […]
The 2014 Hummingbird Prize for Flash Fiction
For the past few weeks author, raconteur, and stylish man-about-town JJ Lee has been reading through the longlist of flash fiction stories for the Hummingbird […]