Ireland Writing Retreat and Wild Atlantic Writers invite you to submit flash fiction and creative non-fiction inspired by nature. The closing date is 10th December.
The Flash Fiction Award is open to all genres from sci-fi to crime, and romance to horror, providing nature features as a key element, “It could even be that a tree, plant, stone or other being or Nature in its multitude of expressions plays a key role in your story. ”
The maximum length is 500 words, not including the title.
The Creative Nonfiction Award offers a similar challenge, only instead of a fiction story it should take the form of memoir, personal essay, travelogue (even one about your hometown) or anything other true tale, providing nature plays significant role in your submission.
It must be no more than 500 words, not including the title.
For both competitions, the prize is 500 euros in cash.
A fee of 10 euro is required for each entry.
The closing date is 10th December.
A selection of my Care Home Vignettes have been published as creative nonfiction in the Summer 2019 issue of