The Cesar Egido Serrano Foundation\u2019s fourth \u2018Museum of Words\u2019 international flash fiction contest is now accepting entries. The competition is for very short fiction pieces of up to a maximum of 100 words. The winner will receive a prize of $20,000, with three runners-up each receiving $2000.<\/span><\/p>\n This contest is open to writers from all countries and entries are accepted in four languages: English, Spanish, Arabic and Hebrew. The slogan for the 2014 contest is \u00a0\u2018Mandela: Words and Concord\u2019 but there are no subject or genre restrictions. All stories entered must be original and unpublished.<\/span><\/p>\n With such a generous prize on offer, the contest\u00a0is extremely competitive. The last Museum of Words contest attracted 22,571 entries from writers in 119 countries.<\/span><\/p>\n The Cesar Egido Serrano Foundation is based in Spain and is a private, not-for-profit foundation. The foundation\u2019s aim is to\u00a0encourage dialogue between different cultures, ideas, religions and sensibilities.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Entries for the\u00a0Museum of Words flash fiction contest\u00a0close on\u00a023 November 2014<\/strong>. Entries must be submitted via an\u00a0online form<\/a>. The contest rules\u00a0limit the number of entries per writer to two. There is no entry fee.<\/span><\/p>\n For further details and updates visit the\u00a0competition\u2019s homepage<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Armando Macchia\u2019s winning entry, \u2018The Sniper\u2019, from the last Museum of Words contest\u00a0can be\u00a0read here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n![\"Museum](\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.aerogrammestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Museum-of-Words-Flash-Fiction-Contest.jpg?resize=610%2C458\")
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