Short Poetry 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: SHORT POETRY

Writers submitting short Friday Flash Fiction poems 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

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

STORYBOX (for short poems no longer than 160 words AND no more than 16 lines)

I wish to submit my entry below for the Short Poetry Andrew Siderius Competition.

* Indicates required field

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

Please include the appropriate capitals, the comma, spaces and the name you wish to use.
(e.g. I Heard it on the Grapevine, by Marvin Gaye)

Word count *

Must not exceed 160 words in length. Please make sure your wordcount is accurate.

Please indicate which theme your story relates to (ONE only): *

Heroism Will to survive Tradition

Please insert your story into the "SHORT POEM" box below.

SHORT POEM *

(If you have any special instructions, such as italics, etc, please just add them at the end of the poem. 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 Short Poetry 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.

I understand that this is my sole entry for the 2023 Short Poetry competition, and I will not attempt to alter it later.

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

SEND MY POEM

Andrew Siderius Memorial Contest Submissions: SHORT POETRY

STORYBOX (for short poems no longer than 160 words AND no more than 16 lines)

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

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