We’re announcing our 2022 Flash Fiction theme, this one from Ben Brock. :) Clarity: Noun: 1) Coherent and intelligible 2) Transparent or pure 3) Attaining certainty about something 4) Easy to see or hear We’ll formally open the contest at the beginning of March, but start working on your submissions now! We do take early submissions – contest rules here.
Ink is here at last, and it’s time to announce the top three winners! It was an incredibly difficult field this year, with 384 entries, our most ever! Everyone who managed to write a tiny story and get it to us on time should be proud. Flash fiction is not easy! Here are the winners, along with our combined judges’ comments: Mixology, by Emilia Agrafojo The judges chose this one for its imagination, sweetness and joy. It managed to be both on-theme and different from any other submission in the contest. A lovely story that leaves a smile on your … Read more
It’s time for the next round of announcements for our 2021 QSF spec fiction contest. First off, the five Judges’ Choices. These stories were not chosen as our top three winners, but were singled out by our judges and director for special recognition. Congrats to all! Judge: Angel Martinez EduTron 6000 + Principal Vertner 4EverBrenna Harvey “The Ink-themed entries for this year’s flash fiction contest were surprisingly blood and death laden (surprising to me, at any rate), so the lighthearted stories really stood out for me. I found this particularly whimsical piece completely charming with a surprising amount of world … Read more
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Scott: Do you loathe flash fiction? Love it? Why? Where do you find the best stuff (books, websites etc)? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf
Congratulations to our “Ink” honorable mentions! These are fantastic stories that may not have placed in the top three, but nevertheless were in the top 40 based on our judges’ scores. These authors should be extremely proud of this accomplishment, especially given that we received 384 stories this year, a new record for the contest. While they were not chosen for the top three spots, these stories may still be announced as one of the Judge’s Choices or the Director’s Choice. Stay tuned! Ink releases on August 10th. Laura Antoniou – A Most Rewarding Quest Tam Ames – The Autograph … Read more
We’re announcing our 2021 Flash Fiction theme, this one from Ryane Chatman. :) Ink: Transitive Verb: to put ink on ink a pen ink a printing block to draw or write in ink ink a design—often used with in carefully inked in the letters to obliterate with ink —usually used with out inked out many lines to affix one’s signature to to engage or hire by securing the signature of (someone) on a contract Noun: a colored fluid used for writing, drawing, printing, or duplicating informal: a tattoo publicity in the written media a black liquid ejected by a cuttlefish, octopus, or squid to confuse a predator We’ll formally open the contest at the … Read more
It’s that time of year again. In two weeks our 2020 flash fiction contest opens once again, and this year the theme is Innovation. So we’re inviting past participants and winners to stop in and talk about how to write these short short stories, and what aspects of the theme we might explore this year! See our current rules here. FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf
Title: Migration Series: Queer Sci Fi Annual Flash Fiction Contest Author: Various Genre: Speculative Fiction LGBTQ+ Category: LGBTQ+ Publisher: Other Worlds Ink Pages: 256 Reviewer: Linda Tonis, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book MI-GRA-TION (Noun) 1) Seasonal movement of animals from one region to another. 2) Movement of people to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions. 3) Movement from one part of something to another. Three definitions to inspire writers around the world and an unlimited number of possible stories to tell. Here are 120 of our favorites. Migration … Read more
Queer Sci Fi has just released the annual QSF Flash Fiction anthology. This year, the theme is “Migration.” MI-GRA-TION (noun) 1) Seasonal movement of animals from one region to another. 2) Movement of people to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions. 3) Movement from one part of something to another. Three definitions to inspire writers around the world and an unlimited number of possible stories to tell. Here are 120 of our favorites. Migration feaures 300 word speculative flash fiction stories from across the rainbow spectrum, from the minds of the writers … Read more
Hey all… It was Mark’s turn to come up with the theme this year, and he came up with something that had a real relevance and resonance with today – “Migration”: Seasonal movement of animals from one region to another. Movement of people to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions. Movement from one part of something to another. See the rules here: https://www.queerscifi.com/flash-contest-rules/ We live in an age of migrations – from one kind of society to another, from one country to another, from one platform to another. It’s a rich vein … Read more