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55 Fiction: The world’s shortest stories, with a twist

55 Fiction: The world’s shortest stories, with a twist

Jul 25, 2024

55 Fiction: Short, but not necessarily sweet, the winning tales for this year's annual mini-story contest are in

55 Fiction: Short, but not necessarily sweet, the winning tales for this year's annual mini-story contest are in

Jul 27, 2023

55 Fiction 2022: Read some of the world's shortest stories and the winners of our annual contest

55 Fiction 2022: Read some of the world's shortest stories and the winners of our annual contest

Jul 28, 2022

55 Fiction 2021: Find winners of the shortest story contest ever

55 Fiction 2021: Find winners of the shortest story contest ever

Jul 29, 2021

55 Fiction 2020: Our annual short story contest results are in

55 Fiction 2020: Our annual short story contest results are in

Jul 9, 2020

55 Fiction 2019: The shortest stories you'll read this week

55 Fiction 2019: The shortest stories you'll read this week

Jul 11, 2019

55 Fiction 2018: Keep it short, keep it sweet, and if it’s good enough, you’ll read it this week

55 Fiction 2018: Keep it short, keep it sweet, and if it’s good enough, you’ll read it this week

Jul 19, 2018

55 Fiction 2017: Tales of murder, intrigue, and scandal—short and sweet at 55 words each

55 Fiction 2017: Tales of murder, intrigue, and scandal—short and sweet at 55 words each

Jul 6, 2017

55 Fiction 2016: 29th annual 55 Fiction contest

55 Fiction 2016: 29th annual 55 Fiction contest

By Various Authors Jul 6, 2016

55 Fiction 2015

55 Fiction 2015

Keep it brief: 28th annual 55 Fiction

Jul 8, 2015

55 Fiction 2014

55 Fiction 2014

We like short stories and we cannot lie: This year's 55 Fiction winners

Jul 3, 2014

55 Fiction 2013

55 Fiction 2013

Tornado in a teardrop

Jul 3, 2013

It was all a dream

Our annual 55 Fiction short story contest is back

By Anna Weltner Apr 25, 2013

55 Fiction 2011

55 Fiction 2011

Our 24th Annual short-story writing contest inpires flights of fancy, poignant moments, and--of yes--murder

Jul 6, 2011

55 Fiction: The Book

55 Fiction: The Book

Apr 13, 2011

How to Enter

How to Enter

Yes! You Can Be a Famous Writer!

By Steve Moss Apr 13, 2011

Make Dickens and Milton look like bloviated windbags!

55 Fiction is the perfect literary forum for commitment phobes

By Ashley Schwellenbach Apr 22, 2009

Here are 55 rules (maybe less) for 55 Fiction

It doesn't have to be very long to be very good

By Ashley Schwellenbach May 22, 2008

55 Fiction 2007 Winners

55 Fiction 2007 Winners

The basic premise is ridiculous.

By Patrick Howe Jun 27, 2007

Rules for the 55 Fiction short story contest

May 25, 2006

55 Fiction 2005

55 Fiction 2005

By King Harris Jun 16, 2005

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