Genres & Theme
Open to All / Most Genres THEMED: Humor. Specific themes may vary. Every other month, Writer's Digest presents a creative challenge for fun and prizes. We'll provide a short, open-ended prompt. In turn, you'll submit a short story of 750 words or fewer based on that prompt. You can be funny, poignant, witty, etc.; it is, after all, your story. The winner will receive $100 in Writer's Digest Books and publication in an upcoming issue of Writer's Digest. IMPORTANT: Must be 18 or older to enter. Only one entry per person, per "assignment." They do not seem to respond to submissions that they aren't accepting.	Go To: Website Support this Publisher: Subscribe Report: Submission/Response Correction/Update New Cover
Lengths
Flash Fiction (< 750 words)
Media
Print Publication Electronic Publication
Payscale
Professional Rates for Short Fiction
Other Info
Accepts electronic submissions only
No simultaneous submissions allowed
No reprints accepted
No multiple submissions allowed
Published 12 x per year
USA
Response Times
Show Overall   Note: These statistics are compiled from response reports sent to us anonymously and through our submissions tracker for registered users. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's staff. Accuracy We have received 14 reports within the past 12 months, not including 2 pending responses (with an avg. wait of 12 days). The more responses reported, the more accurate the info. Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most markets have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here. Days Reported 16 | 101.9* | 516 (min | avg | max) *This data has been normalized to reduce the effect of reported long waits before withdrawals or assumed rejections. Responses (57.1%) Acceptances: 0% (No publication has a 0% acceptance rate. This data is based on response reports sent to Duotrope's Digest, and we have not received reports of any acceptances yet. If one acceptance were reported, the acceptance rate would be 6.7%.) Rejections: 57.1% (35.1 days avg. per rejection) | 0% personal, 12.5% form, 87.5% unspecified Rewrite Requests: - Non-Responses (42.9%) Assumed Rejections: 35.7% (156.2 days avg. per assumed rejection without response) Author Withdrawals: 7.1% (516 days avg. per withdrawal by author) Other Information Submissions are acknowledged within one day on average. Most recent response reported was received on: 29 Apr 2008 Responses have been received for submissions sent as late as: 09 Mar 2008
Themes
Recent Past Deadlines: "When I first told my family about ___, they didn't believe me." (Deadline: 10 Jan 2008) Kitchen Table (Deadline: 10 Mar 2008) Man Walks Into A ... (Deadline: 10 May 2008)
Market Added: 09 Sep 2005 Last Updated: 25 Apr 2008 Last Checked: 15 May 2008

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