For the week of February 6 through February 12, Flash Fiction Chronicles is  having its third String-of-10 Contest—String-of-10 THREE—for the best 250-word story written from a specific prompt: a series of ten words posted at this site on February 6, 2011.

PRIZES

1st Place: Winner will have his or her story published at Every Day Fiction in April, 2011 and be paid the standard payment of $3.00 per story.   A copy of The Best of Every Day Fiction THREE along with a copy of Pomegranate Stories by Gay Degani, editor of Flash Fiction Chronicles will also be awarded as well as an “I Write Every Day” t-shirt.

2nd and 3rd Place: Winners will have their stories published at Flash Fiction Chronicles in April. (There is no payment for publication at Flash Fiction Chronicles.) A copy of The Best of Every Day Fiction THREE along with a copy of Pomegranate Stories by Gay Degani, the editor of Flash Fiction Chronicles will be awarded to 2nd and 3rd place winners.

GUIDELINES in Brief

  1. The prompt for String-of-10 THREE will be available at 12:01 on Sunday, February 6, 2011 here at FFC.
  2. There is no entry fee.
  3. Submit stories up to 250 words.
  4. Enter up to two stories per author.
  5. All stories must contain at least four words from the String of 10.
  6. Seamless integration of any four of the prompt words is the goal.
  7. Entries must be received by 11:59 PDT Saturday, February 12.
  8. Winners will be notified by March 2011.  Publications will follow in April.

PRACTICE WRITING FLASH STORIES EVERY DAY USING PROMPTS FROM FLASH FICTION CHRONICLES DAILY PROMPT PAGE HERE OR THE FFC FACEBOOK PAGE HERE.

Stories from the first String-of-10 Contest

1st Place—Salvation by Ann Pino

2nd Place—Gypsy Flour by Jon Towler

3rd Place—Good Morning Susan by Brittany Soder

Stories from the second String-of-10 Contest

1st Place—The Haircut by Sharon E. Trotter

2nd Place—The Forever Summer by Mary J. Daley

3rd Place—Choices Made by Jim O’Loughlin