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F – Fiction Potluck Contest Theme: 20th Century Europe
FICTION POTLUCK
January Challenge:
up to 6,000 words
Deadline: January 31
Find submission links below the rules
A Tip from Sarah:
So much fun stuff happened over a century of progress; have fun with it.
One entry per person.
The Basics
Fiction Potluck is free to enter and open to fiction writers of all ages around the world. One entry per person per challenge.
Submissions are accepted through Dropbox, Duosuma, and email (submissions [at] writersworkout.net).
The selection team reads all entries that follow the submissions guidelines as explained below. Entries are read blind. The team chooses the finalists and contacts everyone.
Finalist author names and bios are posted on this page and announced in our monthly mailer.
The guest judge reads the finalist pieces and chooses three winners. Each of the three winning pieces is published on our blog and linked through this page. Winning entries will be published as received.
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General Rules
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All entries must be in English and original works of fiction.
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The competition runs on UTC time, beginning and ending at midnight.
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You must keep your entry private until after we post the top three winning stories.
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The judges’ decisions are final.
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The judges will contact everyone who includes the Title Information listed below.
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The judges cannot provide feedback for every piece submitted.
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Winning entries will be published as received.
The following are not accepted:
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Simultaneous submissions
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Previously published works
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AI-generated content
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Fanfiction, erotica, religious, or political content
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Pieces longer than the word count limit
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Pieces submitted outside the competition month
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Pieces submitted in .pdf or pasted into the body of the email
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Pieces without the correct Title Information (below) will be rejected unread.
Submissions
January: up to 6,000 words
Keep formatting professional. You can find recommended settings on the submissions page.
Entries must include this Title Information in this order at the top of the document body, aligned left:
Name or Pseudonym, email
Entry Title
Fiction Potluck
Word Count
Accepted file types: .doc, .docx, .odt
Live, unlocked Google Docs or Microsoft Word links are accepted via email (submissions [at] writersworkout.net). We must be able to download your file. We will not request access and we are not responsible for locked docs.