Announcing news of what is, and surely will be, my shortest ever short story - at least, to win a competition!
In December last year, the Exeter-based Riptide Journal advertised this call-out for submissions...
In December last year, the Exeter-based Riptide Journal advertised this call-out for submissions...
So I tweeted my effort...
... and won a few books!
Since I usually struggle to get my short fiction below 3,000 words, I'm actually rather pleased with this result. It doesn't quite beat the one word story I saw published in the flash fiction anthology "Scraps" (which has to be read to be believed), but telling - or at least, hinting at - a tale in six words certainly represents a victory for brevity.
Coming up at a literary event near you: a zero-word story contest for mimes.
Since I usually struggle to get my short fiction below 3,000 words, I'm actually rather pleased with this result. It doesn't quite beat the one word story I saw published in the flash fiction anthology "Scraps" (which has to be read to be believed), but telling - or at least, hinting at - a tale in six words certainly represents a victory for brevity.
Coming up at a literary event near you: a zero-word story contest for mimes.