100-Word Entries

"The essential challenge of Friday Flash Fiction is to write a fresh new story of 100 words (or just under) in time for publication that following Friday."

Andrew Siderius Memorial Contest Submissions: 100 WORD STORIES

Writers who wish to enter the classic 100-word Friday Flash Fiction stories should use THIS page. Please complete the form (using the Storybox below) for the stories themselves – it's easier to manage editorially and helps us stay in line with data protection legislation.

Your story must relate in some small way to the photograph shown here below.

STORYBOX (for stories of 75-100 words)

I wish to submit my entry below for the 100-word Andrew Siderius Competition.

I understand that this is my sole 100-word entry, and I will not attempt to alter it later.

* Indicates required field

Story Title, AND Author Name (set out as shown below, please) *

(e.g. The Old Man and the Sea, by Ernest Hemingway – please include the appropriate capitals, the comma, spaces and the name you wish to use.)

FAILURE TO COMPLETE THIS FORM EXACTLY
AS REQUESTED WILL LEAD TO
YOUR ENTRY BEING REJECTED.

Word count *

Please note that submissions must be between 75 and 100 words in length. Please make sure your wordcount is accurate.

Please insert your story into the box below.

CLASSIC FFF STORY *

(If you have any special instructions, such as italics, etc, please just add them at the end of the story. We'll try to accommodate if we can.)

Name (for legal reasons, please use your real name here.) *

First

Last

Email *

Category *

This is my first and only Classic 75-100 word entry for this year's Andrew Siderius Memorial competition.

Declaration *

I certify that I have provided my real name and email address, and am not using a VPN.

General Data Protection Regulation Consent *

I give consent for Friday Flash Fiction to store my data in accordance with the European 2018 GDPR

First-Time-Ever Submitters please tick here *

Please check this box if this is your first ever submission to Friday Flash Fiction. It greatly helps admin.

BEFORE YOU SUBMIT, PLEASE ENSURE YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE FORM EXACTLY AS REQUESTED.
TAKE PARTICULAR CARE WITH THE TOP BOX.

We can no longer accept submissions on incorrectly completed forms. That's currently the main reason for rejections.

For guidance on how to complete the Storybox, click here.

SEND MY STORY

100-WORD SUBMISSIONS GUIDANCE
Please read this before submitting

The main reasons why submissions are rejected are:

they're not the correct length – 75-100 words;
the quality of writing is poor, often from someone unfamiliar with the English language;
the stories aren't actually fiction;
they're submitted as attachments, such as Word;
the stories have appeared elsewhere before;
the author has submitted two or more items (in any category) in the same week;
the entry form has been incorrectly completed.

REMEMBER: Your story must refer in some small way to the photograph above.

Each of these problems can be solved. For instance, part of the fun of writing flash fiction is shrinking your story to the required size! But please – take care to complete the form properly.

If you have any problems, please use our CONTACT FORM and we'll try to answer any problems, but all submissions must use the Storybox. Entries sent via this email address will not be accepted.

To all authors: we don't claim any sort of exclusive rights here, so feel free to submit your story anywhere else once your story has been published.

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