NEO•GRIOT

ANNOUNCING
THE 2nd ANNUAL
Gemini Magazine
FLASH FICTION
CONTEST!
GRAND PRIZE: $1,000

2nd PLACE: $100
HONORABLE MENTION (4)
ENTRY FEE: $4
DEADLINE: August 31, 2010
MAXIMUM LENGTH: 1,000 words

All Six Finalists Will Be Published in
The October 2010 Issue of Gemini

A tightly written flash that tells an unforgettable story
in a small space is a joy to behold. We truly look
forward to reading yours.

Both new and established writers welcome. Two of
the six finalists in last year's Flash Fiction Contest
were previously unpublished. (see results below)

No restrictions on content, style or genre. Simply send
your best unpublished flash by email or snail mail.

TO ENTER:

1. Click "Donate" and pay the $4 entry fee
     ($3 for each additional flash)

("Security code" is on back of credit card; if no
confirmation number, transaction was not processed)

2. Paste confirmation number and previously
unpublished flash into body of email and send to:

contest@gemini-magazine.com

NO

attachments. Do not include bio—just your story
and contact info. Enter as many stories as you like:

2 stories = $7

3 stories = $10

4 stories = $13
8 stories = $25

OR:

1. Mail entry with $4 check or money order, payable
to Gemini Magazine, to:

Contest, Gemini Magazine
P.O. Box 1485, Onset, MA  02558

(include $3 for each additional entry)

____________________________________________________
RESULTS of recent
SHORT STORY CONTEST
will be published in JUNE issue
(Contest closed March 31)

____________________________________________________

And the Winner of
THE FIRST ANNUAL
Gemini Magazine
FLASH FICTION

CONTEST....

Beverly Akerman, for

"PIE"

Honorable Mention:

V.R. Shankar,

"THE PERCUSSIONIST"

Audrey Webb,

"STALL"

Kate Maruyama,

"the weight of things"

Melindy Wynn-Bourne,

"LEFT"

Jessica Wortsman,

"SNIP, SNIP"

Hearty congratulations to the above
finalists!

We received nearly 400 entries. Loads of
good ones but couldn't print em all. A
sincere THANK YOU to all who participated.
Thanks also to Phil Bernhardt for invaluable
assistance with judging, Nancy Atkinson for
reading (one of the above stories gave her
goose bumps) and Debbie Sirois for
technical support.

Five of the six finalists are women. Four of
the finalists are from outside the U.S. Three
are from Canada and two have never before
been published. That's the spirit of Gemini
Magazine

—

no boundaries, no rules,
everyone gets a chance.

While running this contest was a lot of
work, it was also tremendously exciting.
Let's do it again next year!

—David Bright, Editor