What steps do you take to figure out how the human brain processes memory? You hold a fiction writing contest, record people's brains while listening to the winners, and crunch your data, of course.

Flash fiction should tell a complete story, with a clear beginning, middle and end. The essential quality of this genre is its limited scope, which leads forcefully (yet logically) to an impact. Plot, ...

This year’s Flash Fiction Writing Contest, as part of Daniel Boone’s Regional Library’s One Read Program, asked participants to write a climate fiction story in 250 words or less inspired by author ...

This year’s Flash Fiction Writing Contest, as part of Daniel Boone Regional Library’s One Read Program, asked participants to tell a story that emphasizes its setting in 250 words or fewer inspired by ...

The Knoxville Writers’ Guild is sponsoring a flash fiction contest of 1000 words or less on the subject of Merriment, to be judged by acclaimed author and Creative Writing Program Director Michael ...

A few weeks ago, Denverite announced a coronavirus flash-fiction contest that resulted in three winners. Among them was Monterey Buchanan’s tale about love and toilet paper.