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February 2012 Flash Fiction Contest


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robotosaur
February 4th, 2012, 07:12 AM
Happy February, everyone! It's a grim month but at least it's short, right?

I've noticed a slight dropoff in entries over the last couple months, so if you've never entered a flash contest here before, or you haven't entered one in awhile, then jump aboard! We're very friendly, I promise.

This month's theme is Fairytales and Folklore, which you may interpret and twist to your heart's desire. Strict 1,000 word limit as usual, and all entries are due by 11:59 PM EST on February 25, 2012. Post stories in the Stories subforum and link back here so we can see them!

Happy writing! (sticky please?)

norm
February 4th, 2012, 11:07 AM
Last February there were more than thirty entries. Now that was fun!

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imaster
February 4th, 2012, 11:14 AM
Yay, I´m in. Love the theme, right up my alley. Nordic folklore is a great interest of mine and right now I´m teaching "my" 7th-graders about fairytales.

EDIT: I´m not in as in having written a story yet but I´m in as in "I will write a story this month".

Slynt
February 4th, 2012, 02:10 PM
It's kind of weird how I saw this thread and just out of nowhere this little story came to me. Bit early perhaps to be submitting, but what the heck. I'll probably regret it when something else comes to mind. And now I have to wait a whole 'nother month for the next time :p

Anyway, my entry, A Dirge from Dirgewater (http://www.sffworld.com/forums/showthread.php?p=674035#post674035). Dissect at will.

tmso
February 4th, 2012, 06:39 PM
Last February there were more than thirty entries. Now that was fun!

That's why I stopped participating! Reading all those entries...:eek: Just too much.

Congrats, Robo on your win and I'll try to pull something together for this contest. :)

robotosaur
February 4th, 2012, 08:38 PM
Congrats, Robo on your win and I'll try to pull something together for this contest. :)

We miss you, tmso! I will personally guilt you into a contribution if necessary.

MrJims
February 4th, 2012, 08:56 PM
The contest yo-yo's over it's life. In the begining it was 4-5 then up to ten, then down again. Thirty was the highest though. I just popped back in and was shocked how low its at now.

Zero_Blue
February 6th, 2012, 08:30 PM
Here's my attempt: The Hound of Culann (http://www.sffworld.com/forums/showthread.php?p=674219#post674219)


(One of my favourite stories as a child retold from a somewhat different perspective)

Hereford Eye
February 7th, 2012, 02:38 PM
[Delivered in my very best MacArthur drawl] I have returned'
http://sffworld.com/forums/showthread.php?p=674256#post674256

zachariah
February 12th, 2012, 08:32 AM
Can I resist? Of course not.

Her Father's Child (http://www.sffworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33419)

 

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