LitMag's Anton Chekhov Award for Flash Fiction (2024) - First Prize: $1,250 + Publication + Agency Review

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LitMag’s Anton Chekhov Award for Flash Fiction 


First Prize: $1,250 + publication in LitMag + agency review by  Sarah Fuentes of UTA, Molly Glick of CAA, Erin Harris and Sonali Chanchani of Folio Literary Management, Jenny Bent of The Bent Agency, David Forrer of Inkwell Management, Monika Woods of Triangle House, Emily Forland of Brandt & Hochman, and Nat Sobel of Sobel Weber Associates


Finalists: Three finalists will receive $100 each.
    All finalists will be considered for possible agency review and publication.

 Deadline: EXTENDED to December 8, 2023

 Contest Fee: $16

 Submission Guidelines: Entries must be short stories between 500 and 1,500 words. Please use 12pt type, preferably Times New Roman, and submit your short story as either a Word doc or a PDF. Only previously unpublished short stories are eligible. Writers may submit multiple stories, each of which requires a separate submission. Submissions through Submittable only.  Notification: The contest will be judged by the editors of the magazine. The winning short stories and finalists will be announced publicly on our Web site and social media as well as by email to all contestants in May 2023.

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