Summer Romance Flash Contest

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The end of summer brings on nostalgia for summer love. Songs like “Boys of Summer” by Don Henley capture some of the sentiment. A book like Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller is another good example.

Romance is my favorite type of story. Except, I am very picky about the type of romance stories I love. I like the characters to be deep and developed. I like the chemistry to be strong. I like literary stories with beautiful prose.

Sex and adult content are okay, but make it creative. No erotica.

Other genres are okay as well, as long as the romance is at the center of the story. The only genre I’ll exclude is horror.

Am I being to picky about my wishes for romance? Possibly, but I challenge you to write a flash story in 1,000 words or less that captures that nostalgic feeling of summer.

Prize money for this contest is provided by the Scribophile Writing Contest Prize Fund.

Winning entries

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Prizes

Rules

• Entries must be no longer than 1,000 words, per Scribophile’s count.

• Stories must be flash fiction and must be complete. No poems or chapters.

• Your story should not be overly violent or sexually explicit.

• Work submitted must not have previously won or placed in any other contest.

• Work cannot be submitted to any other current Scribophile contest.

• No previously published stories.

• Only one entry per member.

• Entries must have public visibility on Scribophile until winners are announced.

• You may post your work, receive critiques, and edit until the deadline.

Submission guidelines

• Entry is free, but you’ll need karma points to post your work to the contest. You can earn karma points by writing critiques of work posted to Scribophile.

• To post your work for this contest, check the box that says “Enter this work into the Summer Romance Flash Contest.” Your work will automatically be considered. The check box will be visible until the contest deadline, which is in UTC time.