Can you believe we’ve already gotten through one round of the second series of micro fiction writing competitions? I can’t. Christmas is also approaching rapidly and a million things are racing through my mind in regards to kids, Christmas holidays and the blog. The busy season starts now but I really want to get through at least 2 more rounds before the year finishes, so next comp needs to have a tonne of entries in the first two weeks so we can avoid the extensions. So make sure you keep spreading the word when the next round starts so we can make this happen and get that second anthology out.
This round was extended but we got a great bunch of stories to go through and choose for our shortlist. Very proud of everyone who entered, it’s a shame we couldn’t pick you all for the anthology but there’s always next time. Congratulations to all our shortlisted stories, they will all appear in the anthology and all receive a free digital copy of the anthology when it is published.
Round 1 Shortlist
Here are our 10 shortlisted stories in alphabetical order (please note the order has no bearing on placement):
- Earth Mother, ELIZABETH SMITH, Great Britain
- I Cannot, KRISTINA ANDERSON, Australia
- Listening In, LAURA TAPPER, Great Britain
- Suffer Little Children, GRACE G MORAN, Ireland
- The Alter, AUTUMN BETTINGER, United States
- The Hollow, DETTRA ROSE, Australia
- The Miracle, RHETT SMITH, Australia
- The Way Home, JULIE MEIER, Canada
- Undisclosed Desires, BROOKE DEBONO, Australia
- Where Things Grow, KRISTINA ANDERSON, Australia
Winners will be contacted shortly so keep an eye on your inbox if your name appears on our shortlist, and these winners will be announced within the next few days so stay tuned.
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Next Micro Fiction Round
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