Competition Rules & Information
Entries/stories will be anonymised once they have gone through the reading and administration process, then they will be read again by members of the FFF editorial team, then the long list of 15 anonymised entries will be sent to the judge, who will then prepare a shortlist of 6 stories - comprising of 3 Shortlisted, 2 Highly Commended and 1 Winning Flash Fiction.
The judge’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Entrants must be 16 years or over.
Entries must be in English.
There is no limit to the number of entries an entrant may make but multiple entries must be submitted separately.
The competition is open to writers worldwide but stories must be written in English.
Entry is open to everyone; locally, nationally and internationally.
An entry can only be made by the work's individual author. Entries must be fiction but can be on any subject, and written in any style or form of 'flash fiction'.
New and/or previously unpublished stories only please.
Submission of entries that previously made the Long-list - but remain unpublished - are allowed to be entered in future competitions.
Please check your email address carefully before submitting your entry!
Do not use copyrighted material, song lyrics etc.
Maximum word count is 300 (excluding title) minimum 100. Do not get disqualified!
Please write in, or copy and paste your work in, the copy box.
File attachments / uploads also accepted.
Please include a word count on the story document. - Not essential but a way to double check your word count!
All prize money will be awarded in £GBP via Bank Transfer or PayPal.
Entries will only be accepted in the following formats: Microsoft Word Document (.doc or .docx), OpenDocument Text (.odt), Rich Text Format (.rtf), and Text Document (.txt).
Worldwide copyright of each entry remains with the author.
Please check throughly your entry and your details as refunds for / of a competition entry fee will not be refunded after your entry has been submitted.