We had some terrific entries for our recent Poetry Competition and we’re hoping for a similar response for our latest Flash Fiction challenge.
This time the prompt is “Equinox” which I’m sure you know means ‘equal night’, referring to the two points in the year when day and night are equal length (ironic, given that it’s almost the summer solstice, when daylight has the upper hand). The word limit is 300 (not including title) but remember that every word should count – you’re looking to distil the very essence of your story into its purest form while at the same time immersing the reader into the scene. And also remember that 300 words is a limit, not a target. If you can achieve what you want in 219 or 73 words, that’s fine.
You can enter via hard copy or by email with docx/pdf attachments.
Deadline is 20 August with winners announced on 7 September 2022. Full details and rules are on our Competitions Page.
If you want to see some past winners, click here for 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018. Judging will be by flash fiction guru Matt Kendrick.
Good luck!
Fosseway Writers 