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"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: 500 WORD STORIES

Writers submitting Longer 151-500 word Friday Flash Fiction stories should use THIS page.
​Please complete the form (using the Storybox below) for the stories themselves – Word attachments will not be opened.

Your story must relate in some way to one of the themes:
HEROISM or WILL TO SURVIVE or TRADITION
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(For further guidance on how to complete the Storybox, click here.)

    STORYBOX (for stories of 151-500 words)

    I wish to submit my entry below for the 500-word Andrew Siderius Competition.
    Please remember the author's name, and don't CAPITALISE EVERYTHING or include "inverted commas'
    Please include the appropriate capitals, the comma, spaces and the name you wish to use.
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    (e.g. The Old Man and the Sea, by Ernest Hemingway)

    Total number of words in your submission, NOT including the title. Our preferred maximum is 100 but we'll consider up to 500. We currently do NOT accept stories of 101-150 words.
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    Must be 151-500 words (inc) long. Please make sure your wordcount is accurate.
    Please insert your story into the "CLASSIC FFF STORY" box below.
    Write story text in here – or copy and paste from your favourite word processor. However please be aware that we can't accept poorly formatted work or work written in poor English, or stories in bad taste. We notify all new stories on Twitter.
    (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.)

    This is to assert your copyright, and also to allow us to comply with GDPR regulations, etc..
    For more details, see our page under "GDPR Compliance". There's nothing sinister here, we're just ticking a box, too.

    I understand that this is my sole entry for the 2023 151-500 word competition, and I will not attempt to alter it later.

    Please... before you click "Send My Story", ​make one last check that:
    YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE FORM EXACTLY AS REQUESTED.
    TAKE PARTICULAR CARE WITH THE TOP BOX​

SEND MY STORY
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