If you can write short . . .

[karen_w_newton]

I saw an announcement on the Pikes Peak Writers list serve that Bantam Spectra is running a contest for unpublished writers (their website calls it their "first annual" short fiction contest). If you can write a good spec fic story that's 2,000 words or under, you have until January 31, 2009 to submit it to them. Go here for the complete rules,

Comments

[scottedelman]

As far as I'm concerned, 2,000 words is almost flash fiction!

It's been a long time since I've written anything that short. Most of my stories tend to be in the 5,000-8,000 range. Which turns out to be a pain when it comes to marketing horror these days, since lately many horror magazines seem to have 2,500 words as their maximum.

[karen_w_newton]

Yeah, well most of mine tend to be more the 75,000 to 120,000 range, so there! You're right about 2,000 words being almost flash fiction, I think. It's difficult to develop characters in that length. The shortest thing I have written was 4,000 words. I applaud those who can right that short, though. It's funny because when I worked in visual arts, it was the other way around; my best works were the small intimate pieces rather than large-scale.

Besides, you don't need to worry about this contest because it's for unpublished writers, and you've had a ton of sales this year alone!