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Bi-Monthly Flash Fiction: 

Past Prompts

Wyoming Writers, Inc. hosts a bi-monthly flash fiction contest for members! Prompts are emailed out twice a month, and three winners are chosen from each prompt for recognition in our newsletter. If you'd like to challenge yourself creatively, feel free to make use of our past contest prompts below!

Note:  The contests for the below listed prompts have already been completed and winners chosen. Please do not submit pieces for the prompts on this page.

2024 Prompts

Frozen Moment

Winners:

  •  "A Glorious Way to Die" by Kristy Chapman
  • "Untitled" by Clark Allred
  • "Frozen Moments" by Rick Moritz

Old Made New

Winners:

  • "Good Morning" by T. Thornton Gray
  • "How We Met" by Janna Urschel
  • "Book of Life" by Heidi DeStefano

Up to No Good

Winners:

  • "Up to No Good" by Rick Moritz
  • "Up to No Good" by Kimberly S. Brown
  • "Up to No Good" by Clark Allred

The Footprints Lead

Winners:

  • "Barbara and Nolan:  Mission Accomplished!" by Reatha Thomas Oakley
  • "Untitled" by William Mills
  • "The Recovery" by T. Thornton Gray

One by One

Winners:

  • "One by One" by Rick Moritz
  • "One by One" by Kerry Watkins
  • "Three by Three No More" by Bev Kenik

Sugar Sweet

Winners:

  • "Sugar Sweet" by Nancy Quinn
  • "Sweet Tooth" by T. Thornton Gray
  • "Maple Syrup Sweet" by Peter B. Tirrell

It's Full of Stars

Winners:

  • "It's Full of Stars" by Reatha Thomas Oakley
  • "Untitled" by Courtney Fenix
  • "It's Full of Stars" by Bren Lieske

Bubble Gum

Winners:

  • "Bubble Gum" by Reatha Thomas Oakley
  • "Bubblegum" by Bren Lieske
  • "Real Friends are Forever" by Juan Gutierrez

Two Left Shoes

Winners:

  • "Two Left Shoes" by Rick Mortiz
  • "Two Left Feet" by Reatha Thomas Oakley

Winter to Spring

Winners:

  • "Final Rays" by Lars J. Hillesland
  • "Winter in Spring" by Elizabeth Kearney
  • "Ever Since" by Bev Kenik

Horseback Jack

Winners:

  • "Horseback Jack" by Lars J. Hillesland
  • "Horseback Jack" by Bev Kenik

Never to Return

Winners:

  • "Never to Return" by Rick Mortiz
  • "Never to Return" by Shirley Kinsey
  • "Poor Old Charlie" by Reatha Thomas Oakley

Bargain Bin

Winners:

  • TBA

As Summer Ends

Winners:

  • TBA

Fall Begins

Winners:

  • TBA

Sixteen and Mean

Winners:

  • TBA

Between Halloween and Me

Winners:

  • TBA

The Clock Struck Thirteen

Winners:

  • TBA

2023 Prompts

New Beginnings

Winners:

  • "Adam's New Start" by Sarah Reichert
  • "Trust Your Gut" by Heidi DeStefano
  • "Could be Anyone..." by Nina Naylor

When I Was Sleepwalking

Winners:

  • "While I was Sleepwalking" by Rick Moritz
  • "How to Sleep Like a Baby" by Heidi DeStefano
  • "Babe" by Bev Kenick

Returning Borrowed Time

Winners:

  • "The Problem with Dodos" by San3sus
  • "Returning Borrowed Time" by Bev Kenik
  • "Is Time Worth More than Money?" by Karen B. Call

Only Dialogue

Winners:

  • "Witness Statement" by Reatha Thomas Oakley
  • "The Loss" by Billy Pickel
  • "Conversation with a Stranger" by Heidi DeStefano

Mending Broken Things

Winners:

  • "A Quick Note to Crystal at the Cafe" by Azure Hall
  • "The Hole" by Bev Kenik
  • "Untitled" by Holly Moseley

Through the Secret Door

Winners:

  • "Bathroom #156" by Bev Kenik
  • "Comfort Kills" by Heidi DeStefano
  • "Mystery Door" by Viktoriia Peterson

The Last Dance

Winners:

  • "The Last Dance" by Rick Moritz
  • "The Last Waltz" by Karen Call
  • "The Stilettos" by Bev Kenik

A Lucky Break

Winners:

  • "A Lucky Break" by Rick Moritz
  • "Invisible" by Luanne Chandler
  • "Young Luck" by Heidi DeStefano

Please Return if Found

Winners:

  • "Please Return if Found" by Rick Moritz
  • "Senior Discount Day" by Heidi DeStefano

Just Text Me Instead

Winners:

  • "Just Text Me Instead" by Rick Moritz
  • "Otto Correct" by Bev Kenik
  • "303-555-4321" by Karen Call

Coming In Last

Winners:

  • "Coming in Last" by Rick Moritz
  • "At Last, and Too Soon" by Heidi DeStefano
  • "Toby and Shane" by Bev Kenik

What's Right is Right

Winners:

  • "What's Right is Right" by Rick Moritz
  • "Bred for Blood" by Heidi DeStefano
  • "The Halloween Tree" by Bev Kenik

There They Are Again

Winners:

  • "There They Are Again" by Rick Moritz
  • "There They Are Again" by Clark Allred
  • "In and Out" by Cordell Parker

Aliens!

Winners:

Forthcoming

2022 Prompts

Wide open Spaces

Winners: 

  • "Room to Grow" by Rebecca Ashcraft
  • "The Wide Open Spaces Between" by Sarah Reichert
  • "Protecting the Wide Open Spaces" by Reatha Thomas Oakley

Hunting Out of Season

Winners:

  • "Untitled" by Lee Mossel
  • "Out of Season" by Alma Law
  • "His Prize Buck" by S.E. Reichert

Shiny on a Distant Hill

Winners:

  • "Illusion" by Marsha Marren Mittman
  • "Blind Spot" by Rebecca Ashcraft
  • "Untitled" by Matt Andrews

Love Lost

Winners:

  • "Love Lost:  A Coming of Age Story Unfit for the Chicken-Hearted" by Heidi DeStefano
  • "Remind Me Again About Love" by Rebecca Ashcraft
  • "Out to Pasture" by Mark Miller

One Thing Led to Another

Winners:

  • "Untitled" by Reatha Thomas Oakley
  • "A Bad Day for Jimmy" by Mark Rood
  • "You'll Never Guess What Happened" by Rebecca Ashcraft

Lions, Tigers, and Bears

Winners:

  • "Life Lesson from a Bear" by Heidi DeStefano
  • "Surrender Dorothy" by Rebecca Ashcraft
  • "A Bear in the Woods" by Mark Rood

Under Water

Winners:

  • "Truth Will Rise" by Kathy Bjornestad
  • "Rose Above Water" by Sarah Reichert
  • "Underwater Birthday" by Heidi DeStefano

Read Between the Lines

Winners:

  • "One Morning at the Occidental Hotel" by Jefferson Glass
  • "Reading Between the Lines" by Heidi DeStefano
  • "Where the Hell" by Reatha Thomas Oakley

Forever Young

Winners:

  • "Lost Girl" by Sarah Reichert
  • "My Dear One" by Heidi DeStefano
  • "Pour Toujours Jeune" by Rebecca Ashcraft

Take One for the Team

Winners:

  • "My First Job" by T. Thornton Gray
  • "Taking One for the Team" by Reatha Thomas Oakley
  • "Show and Tell" by Heidi DeStefano

Jungle to Jungle

Winners:

  • "Mowgli, Indiana Jones and Grandma" by Heidi DeStefano
  • "From Jungle to Jungle" by Abbie Johnson Taylor
  • "One Wild to Another" by Sarah Reichert

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

Winners:

  • "Vengeance by Train" by Rick Moritz
  • "Time Capsule Alpha" by Donna Obermiller
  • "The Cheerful Ponytail" by Heidi DeStefano

My Friend the Queen

Winners:

  • "Untitled" by Meredith Sackett
  • "All Hail the Queen" by Terrell Gray
  • "Tuxedo Cat" by Heidi DeStefano

Tomorrow

Winners:

  • "Maybe Tomorrow" by Bev Kenik
  • "Untitled" by Meredith Sackett
  • "Twilight at Loomis Lake" by Heidi DeStefano

Killer in the House

Winners:

  • "Killer is in the House" by Reatha Thomas Oakley
  • "The Killer is in the House" by Priscilla Hughs
  • "Janet and Orlinda" by Heidi DeStefano

Last Person on Earth

Winners:

  • "Last Chance" by Sarah Reichert
  • "Sophies Signs" by Heidi DeStefano
  • "The Last Stand" by Terrell Gray

Over the Hill

Winners:

  • "Over the Hill" by T. Thornton Gray
  • "Life is Life" by Viktoriia Peterson
  • "I'll Be Following" by Bev Kenik

Dark and Stormy Night

Winners:

  • "Dark, Yes—Stormy, Maybe" by Rick Moritz
  • "Night Lightning" by Meredith Sackett
  • "The Purple Box" by Heidi DeStefano

All Hallows Eve

Winners:

  • "All Hallow's Eve" by Reatha Thomas Oakley
  • "Samhain" by T. Thornton Gray"
  • "Divine Justice" by Nina Naylor

Thanks for Everything/Nothin

Winners:

  • "Untitled" by Rick Mortiz
  • "High Street Jewelry Heist" by Reatha Thomas Oakley
  • "Cragsman" by Heidi DeStefano

I Found it Under a Rock

Winners:

  • "Found Under Rock" by Rick Mortiz
  • "Family Ties" by Heidi DeStefano
  • "Found Under a Rock" by Karen B. Call

His Name Was Santee Claus

Winners:

  • "Names are Names are Names" by Rick Mortiz
  • "His Name was Santee Claus" by Abby Chatfield
  • "The Name is Claus" by Vickie Goodwin
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