The Prime Number Magazine
Flash Fiction Contest,
a Monthly Competition
Prime Number Magazine’s monthly flash fiction contest earn
you a cash prize plus publication in Prime Number Magazine
(a Press 53 Publication).
you a cash prize plus publication in Prime Number Magazine
(a Press 53 Publication).
Open: First day of each month.
Deadline: Last day of each month, midnight Eastern
Standard Time.
Standard Time.
Prize for our winner: $251 (a prime number) plus
publication in Prime Number Magazine with traditional
layout on individual page with author photo, bio, Q&A,
and the winning story.
publication in Prime Number Magazine with traditional
layout on individual page with author photo, bio, Q&A,
and the winning story.
Reading fee: $7 (a prime number)
Entries will only be accepted through Submittable, your
online submissions manager.
online submissions manager.
Guidelines
Final Judge: for August 2017, Clifford Garstang, author
of the multi-award-winning What the Zhang Boys Know
and co-founder of Prime Number Magazine.
of the multi-award-winning What the Zhang Boys Know
and co-founder of Prime Number Magazine.
Winner Announced: No later than October 1, 2017.
All entries considered for publication.
All entries considered for publication.
Guidelines:
Submit one unpublished story that is no more than
751 words (a prime number), double-spaced in 12-pt.
type with numbered pages. Multiple entries require
separate reading fees.
751 words (a prime number), double-spaced in 12-pt.
type with numbered pages. Multiple entries require
separate reading fees.
Reading fee is $7 (a prime number) per entry and is
nonrefundable.
nonrefundable.
The judging process is “blind,” so author’s name
should not appear anywhere on or in the story.
should not appear anywhere on or in the story.
Writer will be prompted by Submittable to give name,
bio, and contact information on a cover sheet separate
from the story.
bio, and contact information on a cover sheet separate
from the story.
Open to any writer anywhere in the world whose entry
is unpublished and written in English.
is unpublished and written in English.
Authors who have published a book with Press 53
are not eligible to enter.
are not eligible to enter.
Entries will only be accepted through Submittable, your
online submissions manager.
online submissions manager.
Requests to open your entry for editing via Submittable
cannot be accepted after the deadline.
cannot be accepted after the deadline.
Writer is asked to withdraw the submission through
Submittable should it be accepted for publication
elsewhere. If entry is withdrawn, reading fee is
nonrefundable and entry cannot be replaced with
another piece.
Submittable should it be accepted for publication
elsewhere. If entry is withdrawn, reading fee is
nonrefundable and entry cannot be replaced with
another piece.
The winning story must remain unpublished until
it appears in Prime Number Magazine, otherwise
the prize and publication will be forfeited.
it appears in Prime Number Magazine, otherwise
the prize and publication will be forfeited.
Cash prize awarded upon publication.
Prime Number Magazine is granted First Serial
Rights. All rights revert back to author upon
publication.
Rights. All rights revert back to author upon
publication.
Confirmation of entry will be sent via e-mail
by Submittable immediately after submission.
by Submittable immediately after submission.
An announcement of our winner will be sent to
all entrants via email through Submittable, and
posted on Facebook and Twitter, no later than
September 1, 2017.
all entrants via email through Submittable, and
posted on Facebook and Twitter, no later than
September 1, 2017.
