2015 ‘Creative Loafing’ Fiction Contest is here!

Chances are you’ve been sitting around contemplating, brainstorming, or actually working on a piece of fiction that’s ready for the masses. Fortunately for you, the time has come for the 2015 Creative Loafing Fiction Contest submissions. The 2014 contest brought exceptional works from our three finalists incorporating the theme, “Race.” D.C. Hodgens took home first place with “With Apologies to Gene Fowler,” Kate Sweeney’s “The Pain Study,” was our runner-up, and rounding out the top three was Alex Gallo-Brown’s “Surfaces.”

So what’s a local scribe have to do to make it into the top three for the 2015 competition? Well for starters, this year’s theme is “Crush.” Submit a piece no more than 3,000 words (word count’s strictly enforced). All stories must in some way incorporate “Crush” — as a theme, a metaphor, or some good ol’ fashioned puppy love. Winners will be published in Creative Loafing and honored at an awards ceremony.

All entries must be received by 5 p.m. Mon., Nov. 3. No exceptions, so don’t ask. A deadline is a deadline, folks. To submit your piece to the 2015 Creative Loafing Fiction Contest, visit our submission page, where you’ll find a complete list of rules and prize money details. Happy writing!