20-23 OCTOBER 2017
$2400 in awards
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Do you write short/flash fiction?
Enter the 3-DAY FICTION WAR™ and compete with writers from around the world for a share of up to $2400 in awards and publishing within Fiction War Magazine Issue 5.
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FIFTEEN FINALISTS including
ONE CHAMPION entry will be selected from all submissions.
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AWARDS
$1000 CHAMPION
$100 FOURTEEN FINALISTS
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TOP 15 ENTRIES PUBLISHED IN
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27 November 2017
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11 December 2017
FICTION WAR FALL 2017Q4 PROMPT
"Next in Line"​
CHAMPION ANNOUNCED!
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Congratulations to our Fiction War Fall Champion Carrie Houghton, our Finalists, and to every Fiction Warrior. We have some returning finalists and a ton of brand new authors to celebrate!
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Finalists will receive their cash honoraria within 30 days of printing — awards are contingent upon first publishing within Fiction War Magazine — please do not publish submissions elsewhere before then. Open Call submissions may substitute for withdrawn/ineligible selections.
Congratulations to the following authors:
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Carrie Houghton (WAVES NAMED JIM)
Rebecca Corke (THE KING OF AUSTRALIA)
Claire Hawkins (PERCY JONES)
Laurie Hicks (PREINCARNATION)
Laureen Katana (CHECKING OUT)
Kimby Maxson (THE BODY)
Storme Maynard (DREAMS BEYOND THE SKY)
Vickey Mouze (IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME)
Greg Roensch (ALWAYS ON THE RUN)
Karla Rogers (A DAY OR TWO AGO)
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You have a story to tell, and we want to publish it. Get in here.
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Finalists
In the Good Old Summer Time
The King of Australia
Preincarnation
Waves Named Jim
A Day or Two Ago
Percy Jones
Always on the Run
Checking Out
Dreams Beyond the Sky
The Body
.900–.949
Hospital Chairs
Maximum Occupancy
The King
The Matchmaker
Growing Pains
The Audition
Pound for the Unwanted
Sleepy
Alexandria’s Lament
John
A Questionable Gift
The Wait
.850–.899
Checkmate
Track of the Jackal
Doomed
Sugar Cubes
The Fate of the Godspeed
The Waiting Room
.800–.849
First Contact
Face into the Screams
Joie de Vie
Destined
Bright Future
Plucked Strings
Chasing Cash
Closing Time
Red Light Center Game Over
My Song Request
A Load of Cock and Bullroarer
Her Belly
Mother’s Curse
Life for a Life
Popular
A Conjure Chant to Dispel…
.750–.799
Above the Furnaces
The List
The Angel’s Death Knell
The Silence in Between
Sergei and Borislav
The Beast
A Woman’s Weapon
Cup of Coffee
Hamlet the Rat, a Vengeance…
Soul Choice
Guardians and Monsters
Waiting for Lots
Truth is Cyclical
Hell is Murky
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.749 and below are not listed.
Works within each score range
are in the order of submission.