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Shortlist
Contest - 2023-Flash-01 - Transformation
Congratulations to the writers whose stories made the shortlist!
- All selected stories were formatted and edited for publishing in our eBooks Collection.
- Voice.club Staff will select the Grand Winner from the shortlist.
- Public voting will select 1st, 2nd and 3rd winners.
- Check your My Account page to watch your likes and credits accumulate!
There’s a like button at the bottom of each story. Each “like” = 1 vote.
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Voting ends Sunday, March 19th, 2023 – 12 noon ET (New York time)
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Contest
Contest - 2023-Flash-01 - Transformation
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Entry deadline – Saturday March 4, 2023 – 5 pm ET (New York time)
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2023-Flash-01
"Transformation"
In this new year of 2023, let’s celebrate our wonderful writing community. We opened our virtual doors in early 2020, just as the pandemic began. Now we have a full slate of talented writers and dedicated readers. We look forward to each new contest and to each new story. Congratulations to so many of you for almost three years of excellent writing!
We are making some changes this year to help us keep thriving and keep this valuable resource for writers alive and well. Here’s to transformation – as individuals, as a group, and hopefully as a society.
The natural world is full of miraculous transformations. We watch in awe as a caterpillar becomes a chrysalis, then opens its lustrous wings and becomes a butterfly. The painting we’ve chosen for our picture prompt shows an even further evolution, from butterfly to pure light!
All of nature evolves, grows, transforms, so why limit ourselves in any way? We invite you to explore new ideas and new forms of expression as you write a flash fiction story of 350 words or less.
Ensure your submission follows these rules:
- Correct length (350 words or less)
- Correct spelling and grammar
- Family-friendly content
Be sure and include a reference to transformation!
Become your own best editor! Make sure you have followed all our basic rules, and checked your story against our list of common errors before you submit. Once you submit, you can track the status of your story with our new descriptive entry status images.
Lists of basic rules, common writing errors and entry status images can all be found here:
Contest Guidelines
Please observe these guidelines for our 2023 contests:
- One story per person
- Fiction only – no poems, memoirs or essays
- Shortlist not selected until after contest entry deadline
- Shortlist not published until after contest entry deadline
