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24 Hour Flash Fiction Competition
Thu 24 September 6.30pm - Fri 25 September 6.30pm
Start your writing engines! The inaugural NZYWF Flash Fiction Competition is here! Think: the 48hr film festival but 24hrs and Flash Fiction.
Winners!!
Co-winners:
"Hanging Out With Marie Curie" by Dadon Rowell
"Native Bush Cottage" by Sean McCabe
Runner-up:
"Why I Watch Porn Incognito" by Emer Lyons
Most Devastating Ending:
"The Story of Dunedin Manor" by Sorcha Wilkinson
Best Animal:
"Confession" by Susan Wardell
Best Onomatopoeia:
"The Thief" by Ella Robinson
PROMPTS:
Your story/ piece of flash fiction must include the following in some manner (feel free to interpretthis however you choose, don’t be afraid to get weird):
Punga fern/sLight reflectingSomething blue makes an appearance
Flash FictionThis competition defines flash fiction as: a piece of fiction containing no more than 200 words.
rules
The NZYWF Flash Fiction Competition is open to all writers aged 15-35 anywhere in NZ, and is free to enter.The deadline is Friday 25 September 2020 at 6.30pm.
- Any theme, provided you use the prompt that will be released at the launch on Thursday 24 September 2020 at 6:30pm.
- Your story should not exceed 200 words.
- Submit as many flash fiction stories as you like.
- Please include the word count on the first page.
- Your story should be written within the 24 hour time frame
- All submissions should be the writer’s original work.
- Authors retain all rights to their work.
Apply
Send your story to: competition@youngwritersfest.nz
Prompt
Will be released at the 24 Hour Flash Fiction Competition Launch on Thursday 24 September 2020 at 6:30pm, and uploaded here and on our social media chanels.
Prizes
- Best Flash Fiction
- Runner up
- Best use of onomatopoeia
- Best appearance of an animal
- Most gut-wrenching ending
