Start Your New Year Off ‘Write’!
The 2024 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 with a word-count range of only 750 words or less (yes, that means a story of just 25 words might even get you the grand prize!), why not send a few tantalizing tales our way?
The Prize:
A sweet $300 and publication in Issue 43, Summer 2024!
The Details:
Entry fee: $20
Earlybird fee (before January 15th): $15
Add on an editorial critique for only $25 more!
All entry fees include a 1-year digital subscription to Pulp Literature.
The Dates:
Contest opens: January 1st, 2024
Contest closes: February 15th, 2024
Winner notified: March 15th, 2024
The Words of Past Winners:
To read last year’s winner and honourable mentions, pick up Issue 39, Summer 2023. Or get a sneak pick of the buzz-worthy stories on the blog: there’s ‘Reap What You Sow’ by Alex Reece-Abbott, ‘Vulnerability, Now and Then’ by Soramimi Hanarejima, and ‘Tourist Trap at the End of the World’ by KT Wagner.
The Judge:
Bob Thurber, winner of numerous awards, author of the novel Paperboy, and grand master of flash, is our final judge for the 2024 Bumblebee Flash Fiction Contest. Check out our interview with Bob and discover what he believes makes for a winning story.
For all the details, and to enter the 2024 Bumblebee Flash Fiction Contest, visit the contest page. Happy writing!
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