The Flying Elephants Short Story Prize is meant to showcase the work of outstanding short story writers, published or emerging, and is sponsored by Gregory Colbert, the artist and nature advocate behind “Ashes and Snow.” AndWeWereHungry welcomes your entries!

Deadline: Sunday, March 31, 2013, 11:59 p.m. ET.

Short Story Length: No length restrictions, but longer manuscripts (8000—10000 words) or shorter manuscripts (less than 2000 words) will have to be truly exceptional to be shortlisted.

Entry Fee: No-Entry-Fee

Eligibility: Writers must 18-years of age or older, and short stories must be original and previously unpublished.

Theme or Prompt: “And we were hungry…,” or “Hunger.” For isn’t it, to quote the late Ray Bradbury, hunger or “lack that gives us inspiration?”

Grand Prize Theme: Consideration for the grand prize is reserved for stories that connect the theme with nature or the natural world.

Entry Instructions: A writer may submit two (2) short stories. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, and if you need to withdraw a story, you can do so directly via our online submission submissions manager. Entry of novel excerpts are fine, providing it stands alone as a short story.

How to Submit: Submissions accepted electronically online only.

Prizes: One grand prize winner ($2,000 + publication ), three finalists ($1,000 each + publication) and eight runner-ups (publication only).



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