Writers may submit up to three pieces of flash fiction, each of 500 words or fewer. Previously published work will not be considered. 

Please remove any identifying information from your manuscript as the submissions will be read blind. 

All entrants receive a one-year, two-issue digital subscription (ePub and PDF) to Meridian.

The winner will receive a prize of $100 and publication in the Winter Issue of Meridian. All entries will be considered for publication. 

Other Eligibility Rules:

• UVA undergraduate alumni who graduated after June 2010 are NOT eligible.
• UVA MFA students and alumni are NOT eligible.
• Current UVA students, staff, and faculty are NOT eligible.
• Former Meridian staff are not eligible. (If you’ve ever been on our masthead, please don’t enter.)
• Family members and former teachers and students of current Meridian staff or its advisor are not eligible.