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2015 NANO Prize Results!

We would like to congratulate Stephanie Devine whose piece, “Of Felling,” has been selected by Amber Sparks as this year’s contest winner! About her selection…

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Announcing Issue 9.1, Sehr Flash, and More!

We’re not quite out of the summer inferno yet, but if you’re like us, you’re already dreaming of fall. Cooler times are fast approaching, meaning…

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Shame Shame, by Devin Becker

Shame Shame, by Devin Becker (BOA Editions, 2015) ISBN 9781938160592, $16.00 Becker’s debut poetry collection, which recasts the prose poem as a selfie, diary entry,…

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ONE DAY LEFT TO ENTER! SUBMIT NOW!

There are only 24 hours left to submit to the 2015 NANO Prize. Send us your stories now, or forever hold your flashes. Enter here

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PROMPT #71

Now that we’ve almost finished with our contest, let’s talk about another one! Today, in 1921, the first Miss America Pageant was held. This contest…

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Sehr Flash: Fiction Becomes Music

(from “sehr Rasch,” a German tempo marking for very fast music) presented by NANO Fiction Mark your calendars for Sehr Flash: Fiction Becomes Music  Saturday, October 17, …

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NANO Prize Deadline Extended

Dear Writers — Due to a record low number of entries, the editors of NANO Fiction have decided to extend the 2015 NANO Prize deadline to…

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Last-Chance Writing Prompt #1

This is it! The last writing prompt you’re getting before the contest ends! Use it or lose it, writers! Enjoy! Summer’s drawing to a close,…

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Last-Chance Writing Prompt #2

On this day in history, George Harrison was found guilty of plagiarizing “My Sweet Lord.” Pablo Picasso is widely credited with having said, “good artists…

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Last-Chance Writing Prompt #3

On this day in 1932, Amelia Earhart completed her transcontinental flight. While Mrs. Earheart accomplished a great deal in her life, her unsolved disappearance has…

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