On episode 3 of the podcast, I talked with Eric S. Brown about holding some sort of contest. Amazing author David Dunwoody has joined in the fun! So now I present to you the Eric S. Brown and David Dunwoody Zombie Flash Fiction Contest.
Here’s what you gotta do:
We want a zombie story from you. It has to be completely original, and be no longer than 500 words. Here’s a good article to help get you familiarized with flash fiction if you’re new to it.
Type it up, put it into the body of an email message (along with your name), and send it to: corey AT midnightcorey DOT com. Please put “Zombie Flash Fiction Contest” in the subject line.
All the entries will be read by Eric S. Brown and David Dunwoody, and they will decide on the top three stories.
The prizes:
- First Place: Bigfoot War by Eric S. Brown; Empire (first edition, signed) by David Dunwoody
- Second Place: How the West Went to Hell (signed) by Eric S. Brown; UNBOUND & Other Tales (signed) by David Dunwoody
- Third Place: Kinberra Down (signed) by Eric S. Brown and Jessy Marie Roberts
The three winners will also be read on an upcoming episode of Midnight Corey’s podcast.
The deadline:
Your entries must be received by 11:59pm on July 4, 2010. Say happy birthday to America by writing a 500-word zombie gorefest!
The contest has officially begun, so start writing! Multiple submissions are allowed (in separate emails, please), but please limit to 3 entries per person.
A huge thank you goes out to Eric S. Brown and David Dunwoody for offering their books and judging expertise!
Sounds like fun! :: gets zombie game face on ::
finished and sent mine, ugggg.
I’ll certainly be throwing down into this zombie slugfest!
Oh man, sounds like a real fun way to justify writing some zombie stories. I’m definitely getting in on this.
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Just shot something over for this. Got my fingers crossed, but I am sure there will be plenty of terrific pieces of flash fiction the guys will have to choose from. Looking forward to listening to the top three stories on the podcast!
What do you mean by original? Do you mean A story that has not ben published? What if the story is pending publication? Would that me ok?
Ugh, stupid phone keyboard! Be*
I’m in…sounds like some stiff competition though. 😀
@Lyle – published or unpublished, as long as you’re allowed to submit it elsewhere.
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Just wanted to see how this was progressing. Any time frame on when the decisions will be made on these puppies?
Thanks!
Patrick: Yes sir! The winners have just been received, and will be announced and read on this week’s podcast.
who were the winners?
The winners were announced on the podcast:
http://midnightcorey.com/2010/07/midnight-corey-10/