Flash and Other Things

We've got flash links today in the form of contests, submission calls, and just an interesting micro-flash site. And here we go.

This Wednesday, July 8, is the kick-off date for Jason Evan's newest Clarity of Night Contest. He'll be accepting entries based on the picture at his site for one week. There are prizes but the fun is in the many stories that evolve from that one picture. You'll find the details here http://clarityofnight.blogspot.com/2009/07/in-vino-veritas-truth-in-wine-short.html

Whispering Spirits Magazine is open to flash submissions to their contest from July 1 to the 31. They're looking for stories up to 1000 words. 1st prize is $50, 2nd and 3rd is a $10 Amazon gift certificate and 4th and 5th place is publication. You can find all the details at http://www.whisperingghosts.com I couldn't make the direct link to the contest work, so I've posted the site url. You'll find the link there.

With a hat tip to the Women of Mystery Blog, On August 1 through the 31 Hint Fiction will be seeking submissions of 25 words or less for an anthology. This is a paying market, you can find the details here http://www.robertswartwood.com/?page_id=8

And Paul Brazill sent me to this micro-flash site called Blink Ink. They're looking for submissions of 50 words. No pay, you can find the details on the site http://blink-ink.com/content

All flashing aside here's the rest of the news and links I've found this week.

Necrotic Tissue has opened for submissions as of July 1 through July 31. This is a paying market and you'll find the link in the zine column to the left.

For those of you thinking about sticking your toes in the Sci-fi market you might want to check out this new zine that's been set up to help newcomers to the Sci-fi world. There's articles, stories, science news, and even story prompts. I clicked around the site for a while but couldn't find the guidelines for those who might be interested in submitting here, but the information on the site is well worth visiting many times. Here's the url http://kalkion.com/

Back a few posts there was a discussion about writing genre and crossing genre lines so I was pleased to find two essays on this topic at Murderati today. One by Alexandra Sokoloff, the other by Allison Brennan. You can find them here, http://www.murderati.com/