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Gemini Magazine $1,000 Flash Fiction Prize

Deadline: August 31, 2023

Got a great short-short story? Win $1,000 for a story of 1,000 words or less in the 15th annual Gemini Magazine Flash Fiction Contest. Second…
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History Through Fiction Short Story Contest

Announcing the First Annual History Through Fiction Short Story Contest

Deadline: August 15, 2023

Open June 15 – August 15, History Through Fiction will be accepting historical fiction short stories for publication to a special contest section of our…
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New Book :: Look Again

Once, years ago, while walking her dogs in the woods, Elizabeth found a dead body.
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New Book :: Worn Smooth between Devourings

These precise, sonically-driven poems investigate a confessed gaze for contentment with the conviction of quiet rebellion.
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