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Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction

25 April

Deadline: Prompts: Midday (AEDT) Friday 25th April 2025; Submission Deadline: Midnight (AEDT) Sunday 27th April 2025
Entry Fees: AU$35 per entry (PayPal) (approximately £19); 20% early bird discount before 28th February
Prizes: Total prize pool: AU$4,000 (everyone on the shortlist wins a cash prize); Winner: AU$1,500; 2nd place: AU$1,000; 3rd place: AU$500; 4th place: AU$350; 5th place: AU$250; 6th place: AU$200; 2 x Wildcard prizes: AU$100 (all winners also receive print publication in the Not Quite Write anthology and are read aloud on the podcast)
Word Limit: 500 words or fewer (excluding title)
Judges: Ed and Amanda (Hosts of the Not Quite Write Podcast)
Category: Flash Fiction Competitions
Competition Website: notquitewritepodcast.com/prize

The Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction is different to most flash fiction competitions for various reasons. Firstly, you have only two days in which to write your 500-word story (because you won’t receive the competition prompts until 24th October). Secondly, instead of just one prompt, there are two… plus an additional anti-prompt, which urges you to break a specific ‘rule’ of writing. This will either get your creative juices flowing or have you tearing your hair out, but we are really drawn to the originality of the competition… and indeed the AU$4,000 in cash prizes available!

There’s an option to purchase critique if you so wish. So if you want to test yourself in a time-specific competition that forces to your work within set parameters, this could be the contest for you.

Details

Date:: 25 April
Writing Competition Category:: Flash Fiction Competitions
Website:: https://notquitewritepodcast.com/prize/?pa=NEWWRITERS

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