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The Cesar Egido Serrano Foundation Flash Fiction Contest/How to enter ($26,000 + Publication)

The Cesar Egido Serrano Foundation Flash Fiction Contest is open for submission for writers over 14 years of age.

Submission deadline

September 30, 2021

Eligibility for the Cesar Egido Serrano Foundation Flash Fiction Contest

  • Writers can be from anywhere in the world
  • Writers must be over 14 years of age 
  • The participation of the workers and the board of trustees of the César Egido Serrano Foundation itself is restricted.

Submission Guidelines

  • Submission must be original and unpublished on any media
  • Stories can be written in any of the following languages; Spanish, English, Arabic or Hebrew.
  • Submission should not exceed 100 words
  • Submission can be of any theme
  • Submission should be made by completing this online form

Prize for the Cesar Egido Serrano Foundation Flash Fiction Contest

  • An overall first prize of $20,000 will be awarded for the best story in any of the languages authorized in the contest.
  • Three prizes of $2,000 each will be awarded for the best stories in each of the other remaining languages admitted in the contest

From the closing date of receipt stories and for a period of 30 days, all those participants who so wish will be able to access the short stories presented, selecting the language in which they wish to do, to a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 25 stories, and giving to all accounts so wishing a net score between 1 and 10 points anonymously and through a random selection of them that will be made available to you from the official website of the Foundation.

You might want to understand how to give stories a narrative arc and the steps to writing short stories before you send in your submission.

Good Luck!

Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam

Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam writes prose fiction and creative non-fiction. She is the founder of creativewritingnews.com. Her first novella, Finding Love Again was published by Ankara Press. Her second novella, The Heiress' Bodyguard was shortlisted for the Saraba Manuscript Awards. She currently works as content marketer for various online businesses. You can follow her at @cwritingnws.

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