The 250-word Microfiction Challenge is an international creative writing competition that challenges participants to create very short stories based on genre, action, and word assignments in 48 hours.

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The Flash Fiction Challenge is an annual creative writing competition that challenges writers around the world to create short stories based on genre, location, and object assignments in 48 hours.

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FREE CONTEST FOR WRITERS! Welcome to  First Page Contest #5 -- for writers of  Adult  Thriller / Mystery / Crime / Suspense . If you write in this age category, keep reading and submit your work!...

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The 100-word Microfiction Challenge is an international creative writing competition that challenges participants to create very short stories based on genre, action, and word assignments in just 24 h...