19-22 JANUARY 2018
$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 6.
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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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12 March 2018
FICTION WAR WINTER 2018Q1 PROMPT
"One Perfect Moment"​
CHAMPION ANNOUNCED
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Congratulations to our Fiction War Winter Champion Joshua Robinson, 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honoraria within 30 days of printing — awards are contingent upon first publishing within Fiction War Magazine — please do not publish submissions elsewhere before then. Open Call submissions may substitute for withdrawn/ineligible selections.
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Congratulations to the following authors:
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Joshua Robinson (PERFECT RECORD)
Scott Dukette (A MOMENT WITH ARTIE)
Beth Greenfeld (ALL THINGS MUST PASS)
Brooke Hespeler (STRAIGHT ON 'TIL MORNING)
Alexis Hunter (SALVATION)
Jolan Marchese (GOING TO THE FAIR)
Laura McGinnis (THE DAY YOU ARE BORN)* Untitled works may use first sentence.
Sara Roberts (A WALK IN THE WOODS)
Greg Roensch (NOW OR NEVER)
Karla Rogers (A REALLY BIG SHOW)
Amy Saker (A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY)
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Finalists
A Moment with Artie
Salvation
A Perfect Opportunity
The Day You are Born*
A Really Big Show
Perfect Record
Going to the Fair
A Walk in the Woods
Now or Never
Straight On ‘Til Morning
All Things Must Pass
.900–.949
Catalyst
Boxing Day
Moments
Lollipop Lollipop
Hey Hon
A Second Chance
In That Moment
Gold Digger
The Golden Rule
Sunset on the North 500
The Crash
At Peace
The Museum of 06-27-2015…
November's Freedom
.875–.899
Bird Hide
Surface Tension
The Snapshot
.850–.874
The Distillation Process
Time fLies
The Children of Gods
Another First Try
The Next Fifty Years
The Best Laid Traps
Flashpoint
Love Chronicles
It’s a Gas
Bad Timing
A Light Where None but…
Mr. Garcia
If You Hold It Just Right
Sacramento Creek is Screaming
Missing the Moments
On a Warm Sunday*
Questions Answered
A Proposal to Remember
Alive
Casting Hope
June, It’s You
Fractured Spirits
The Boy Soldier
Art Agony
Twenty-Seven
Someday Everything is Going…
Bear With Me
.800–.849
It’s Too Late
One Perfect Proposal
How Did We Get Here?
Awakening Bubble
When Her Red Sky Wed His…
Zephyr’s Descent
Jayne, Joseph, and the Summer…
The Sniper
Perfectly Thrilling
The Sacrifice
Slave Heart
A Stitch in Time
.750–.799
Becoming a Woman
Simple Will
FPC Sits on the Stage*
The Book
The Moment Before
Chance Engagement
All is Fair in Love
Red Silence
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.749 and below are not listed.
Works within each score range
are in the order of submission.