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Weird Christmas Flash Fiction Contest - Fiction (Poetry)



Description
This is a contest for flash fiction of no more than 350 words that’s both about Christmas (or any other winter holiday) and simultaneously weird. Exactly what that means is, of course, up to you because you’re the one with literary pretentions and a damaged psyche. All you have to do is make something about the Christmas season seem new and unsettling with a bit of that grinning like you’re not sure if it’s funny or creepy, and you make your fellow co-conspirators in this hell of existence a bit more bearable.



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Market Genres
Genres
Fantasy
General
Horror
Humor
Science Fiction

Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 350 words
$35/piece



Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only

Market-Provided Data

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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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Count:
There are 42 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 19 | Average: 41.05 | Median: 33 | Max: 80
Responded:
95.23%
Accepted:
19.04% - avg 40 days
Rejected:
76.19% - avg 41 days (18.75% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
2.38%
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
2.38%
Withdrawn:
2.38%

Pending:
There are 0 pending responses.


Submission Timeline for Weird Christmas Flash Fiction Contest
Submission Timeline
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Listing added: 15 October 2019


Last officially checked: 2 October 2024


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