Submissions are invited for Friction Fall 2023 Writing Contest. The last date of submission is November 3, 2023.

About Friction

F(r)iction is a literary anthology carefully curated to evaluate an important cultural topic from vastly different perspectives. From historical origins and nonfiction essays to the wildest reaches of fiction, poetry, comics, and art, each issue inspires us to think differently.

F(r)iction is the imprint of the 501(c)(3) literacy and storytelling nonprofit Brink Literacy Project. At the heart of our mission, they use F(r)iction to achieve several of our nonprofit’s key goals: to mentor emerging writers, amplify diverse and underrepresented voices, encourage experimentation and genre-melding, and delve into themes that raise important social issues.

Contest Details

They accept work, written in English, from anywhere in the world—regardless of genre, style, or origin—and welcome speculative writing and experimental literature. Strange is good. Strange with a strong character arc is even better. Keep it weird, folks.

Categories Accepted

  • Short stories: 1,001 – 7,500 words.
  • Flash fiction: up to 1,000 words per piece.
  • Poetry: up the three pages per poem.

Guidelines

  • The winner will be announced publicly on April 15, 2024. Judges’ decisions are final. 
  • Writers over the age of thirteen are welcome to submit. Please note that if you are aged 13 – 16 and your work is selected for publication, we will require a signature from a parent or a guardian.

Guest Judges

Cathy Ulrich, Warsan Shire, and Sejal Shah.

Prizes

 $1,600 in prizes.

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Cover Letter

 Your cover letter should be short and sweet. It should contain the following:

  • Title and category (short fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, comic) of your piece(s).
  • If you are submitting prose, please include the word count in your cover letter. You do not need to include the word count if you are submitting poetry.
  • A short bio (100 word maximum).

How to Submit?

Interested participants can submit online via this link.

Submission Deadline

The last date of submission is November 3, 2023.

Click here to view the official notification for Friction Fall 2023 Writing Contest.