It’s Our First Contest of the New Year
The 2023 Bumblebee Flash Fiction Contest opens today. So dust off your old drafts, or polish up your latest gems, or craft a new creation. Just be sure to send your work our way!
And remember, with a range of 750 words or less, you could claim the top spot with only a few well-wrought sentences.
The Prize:
A sweet $300 and publication in Issue 39, Summer 2023!
The Details:
Entry fee: $15
Earlybird fee (before 15 January): $10
Add on an editorial critique for only $20 more!
All entry fees include a 1-year digital subscription to Pulp Literature.
The Dates:
Contest opens: 1 January 2023
Contest closes: 15 February 2023
Winner notified: 15 March 2023
The Words of Past Winners:
To read last year’s high-flyers, pick up the winning 2022 entry, ‘Whispers in between My Shoulder Blades’ by Christine Breede, in Issue 35, Summer 2022. Or check out the runner-up, ‘Adrift off the Shore Of Alzheimer Island’ by Cheryl Skory Suma, in Issue 36, Autumn 2022.
The Judge:
Bob Thurber, winner of numerous awards, author of the novel Paperboy, and grand master of flash, is our final judge for the 2023 Bumblebee Flash Fiction Contest. Check out our interview with Bob and discover what he believes makes for a winning story.
Leave a Reply