The Drabble Harvest Contest 2023 by Hiraeth Publishing [Payment Per Word]: Submit Entries by June 30!

Hiraeth Publishing is organising The Drabble Harvest Contest 2023. Submit your entries by June 30, 2023, and win exciting prizes!

Hiraeth Publishing showcases what they consider the very best in speculative fiction: science fiction, fantasy, horror, paranormal, anything out of the ordinary. They welcome new and established authors and artists equally, as talent is often found in out-of-the-way places. They are a family friendly company, but they don’t shy away from strong language or tough situations if the story or artwork calls for it.

A “drabble” is defined as a short story containing exactly precisely no more and no fewer than 100 words. It has a title, which can be from 1 to 15 words, but no more than 15.

You have to count each word. Hyphenated words, such as tete-a-tete, count as one word. Don’t use your word count tool to count the words, because that tool will count an ellipsis (…) as three words, which really should not be counted at all. It will also count dashes (-) as words, which is wrong. So count each word by sight, not by tool.

Their drabble contests have themes. For each contest, they will simply throw the theme out there. Whatever the theme inspires you to write, that’s what you write.

Space Station Duty-Free

This should be self-explanatory. What would people/aliens try to smuggle in? Or out?

June 30, 2023.

Pay for drabbles is 1 cent a word, which means one dollar (Rs. 80+) per drabble. Pay for First Place is $5.00 (Rs. 400+), and pay for Second Place is $2.00 (Rs. 160+).