Unbound Press Flash Fiction Competition

Closes 31 October 2010

Short story: 400 words max

Fee: £3

Prizes: £30; £15

Details: for info see www.unboundpress.co.uk. Email entries only to upsubmissions@googlemail.com All Winners and Runners-up will be published in the Unbound Press Journal and will each receive a free copy of the journal.

Flash 500 is a quarterly open-themed competition with closing dates of 31st March, 30th June, 30th September and 31st December. The results will be announced within six weeks of each closing date and the three winning entries each quarter will be published on the competition website. The judge changes each quarter, details on the judge's page at: www.flash500.com

Entry fee: £5 for one story, £8 for two stories

Optional critiques: £10 per story

Prizes are awarded as follows:

First: £250 plus publication in Words with JAM

Second: £100

Third: £50

Highly commended: A copy of The Writer's ABC Checklist

Competition website: www.flash500.com