June 2011

Some say the Fidelity Bank Creative Writing Workshop -—that convened June 17-24, 2011 at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka— was poorly organized. They argue that the organizers were trying to cut costs. They say this, I think, because the workshop slated to end on Saturday, June 25th, was abruptly cut short; and was made to […]

The contest is now open for the above prize. Deadline for submission is JULY 17, 2011. Everyone is eligible for this contest. Entrants are to submit ONLY one TRUE flash story of not more than 750 words on the theme: Women As Vessels of Honour. Entry is free. Soft copy of entry to be submitted […]

The first place winner of the Ninth Glass Woman Prize ($500) is Dallas Woodburn‘s stunningly crafted and moving story “Woman, Running Late, in a Dress.” Congratulations, Dallas Woodburn! Second prize ($100) goes to Marlee Cox‘s story “Collapse.” Third prize ($50) goes to Kari Nguyen‘s story “The Problem With Keeping,” which has been accepted for future […]

Judy Croome has announced the winner of her LAUNCH COMPETITION! PRIZES GALORE!Here’s how she announced the winner on her BLOG. 1. According to the rules, I worked out the number of entries each entrant into Competition One had earned. 2. I then allocated a number to each e.g. 1 (Person A), 2(Person B), 3 (Person […]

<!–[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 What’s the latest challenge? You’re expected to write a short story (on any genre) in 420 characters (including spaces and punctuations)! Post this story on the Short Story Day South Facebook wall. The competition is sponsored by Book Live. Deadline for application […]

Last month, Judy Croome announced the launch of a six-week promotion campaign for her eBook, “Dancing in the Shadows of Love.” She has called it FRIDAY FREEBIE, because every Friday till 1 July 2011, a variety of prizes will be up for offer in two different competition categories as described below. The two GRAND PRIZE […]

Winners of the Voice of America flash fiction competition have been announced. Five writers had their stories published on the farafinabooks blog. Listed below are the winners in no particular order. WINNERS EXCERPT CHOICE OLAMIDE ADEOLA The Men They Married ELNATHAN JOHN Voice of America STANLEY AZUAKOLA The Men They Married CHIOMA IWUNZE The Men […]