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Front Strike Press: FSP Contest: Post Election Emotional Turmoil (Gold Star Program) Gold Star Free

Deadline: Friday, February 28, 2025 11:59 PM US Eastern Standard Time (in 22 days).

Welcome to FPS's very first contest! Our theme is temporarily called "post election emotional turmoil."

If you went into a depressive spiral in November, you're not alone. Share your grief, your rage, your feelings of helplessness with us.

We are accepting:

Poetry: up to 4 pieces, no more than 2 pages per poem

Micro non/fiction: up to 4 pieces, no more than 100 words

Flash non/fiction: up to 2 pieces, no more than 1000 words

Visual Art: up to 6 pieces

Prizes:

Winner: $50 (1 written piece and 1 image which will be the cover art)

Short Listed: $20 (2-5 written pieces and 2-5 images)

Long Listed: our regular $10

All contributors will receive 2 complimentary physical copies once we sort out publication

Entry Fee:

None! Although we would love donations or for you to check out our FourthWall.

Submission Details:

Please submit all written work in 1 file with no personal information included. Visual art is welcome to submit multiple files or even a file sharing website.

If your work is accepted elsewhere, please let us know if we end up longlisting it. We will not be upset if you let us know after announcing the longlist that you must withdraw. Please do not withdraw your whole submission if 1 out of however many is no longer available.

For more details, please visit our website.

Categories: Fiction/Nonfiction/Poetry/Art
File types: .doc, .docx, .pdf, File-Sharing, .gif, .jpg, .jpeg, .png
Number of Pieces:
Up to 4 pieces per fiction submission.
Up to 4 pieces per nonfiction submission.
Up to 4 pieces per poetry submission.
Up to 6 pieces per art submission.
Single File: Not required; may include a separate file/link for each piece.
Anonymous submissions are required (no identifying information in files).
Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Reprints are not allowed.
Multiple entries are allowed.
AI-assisted works are not allowed.

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