Rules & Prizes

Flash Fiction has a specific format.  It must be prose, it must have a storyline -  a narrative with plot development and a resolution.

All entrants and voters are encourage to familiarise themselves with the flash fiction format.  A good place to start:

• flashfiction.net/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/flash_fiction

:: Rules of Entry ::

1. Word count (not including the title) is limited to NO MORE THAN 350 WORDS. Entries with more than 350 words will be disqualified.
2. The competition is open to anyone, of any age, in any country.
3. You may enter as many times as you like.
4. All entries must be the original work of the entrant.
5. Entries must NOT have been previously published in any medium.
6. You may enter in either English or Bahasa Indonesia.
7. All entries will be moderated by the content administrators. Their decisions on compliance with rules is final. There is no appeal procedure.
8. The administrators reserve the right not to publish online any entries deemed obscene or offensive.
9. You must register to enter, and registration information must be truthful.
10. copyrights are retained by the authors.

:: Judging Process ::

1. The top 12 will be determined by popular vote on this website.
2. Anyone can vote for or against one or more entries, but you may vote only once for each entry.
3. Fraudulent voting may lead to the disqualification of an entry.
4. A jury consisting of flash fiction experts and festival programmers will determine the 2 winning entries from the top 12 – one in Indonesian, one in English.

:: Prizes ::

1. The 12 entries receiving the most votes on the website will be published and circulated in a flash fiction zine, Kilatzine, during Festival dates.
2. Each of the 2 winning entries (one in Bahasa Indonesia; one in English) will receive complimentary 4 Day Passes to the 2010 Festival.
3. Each of the 2 winners will be invited to participate in the judging of the 2011 Flash Fiction competition.